Melissa Iwai

• Apr-2000
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• Aug-2000
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• Apr-2003
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Little Emma, hungry for pancakes, must climb up the huge mountain of blankets to awaken the gigantic, snoring two-headed giant, who seems to have forgotten all about breakfast, without falling under the dreaded Sleeping Spell....

• Oct-2010
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On a cold, snowy day, a young girl and her mother shop to buy ingredients for vegetable soup. At home, they work together -- step by step -- to prepare the meal. While the soup is cooking, they spend the time playing games and reading. Before long, D...

• Nov-2017
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A young boy and his father gather ingredients in the garden to prepare pizza on a hot day in this preschool picture book companion to Soup Day. On a sunny, summer day, a young boy and his father assemble the ingredients for a homemade pizza. From ...

• Jun-2021
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An NCTE Charlotte Huck Award Recommended BookA Chicago Public Library Best Book of the YearA heartfelt picture book celebration of food, community, and family -- and little dumpling treasures from around the world.Lili loves to cook baos, and Nai Nai...

• May-2022
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"Gigi crafts her Japanese American identity in this ­enchanting early reader. The cuteness, inclusivity, and cross-cultural problem-solving represented will have young ­readers coming back again and again. A must-buy." -- School Library Journal (s...

• Jan-2023
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Gigi wants to go by something besides her baby name -- but her full name, Geraldine, is too long to write and Hanako, her middle name, doesn’t feel quite right. Will Gigi find the perfect name?This exciting new I Can Read series is brought to you b...

• Sep-2023
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A Geisel Honor�"winning series! A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best!Join Gigi as she tries natto, a traditional Japanese food, in this exciting and engaging Level Three I Can Read book by acclaimed author and illustrator Melissa Iwai. Intergen...

• May-2024
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"A cheery, gentle lesson on the importance of “practice makes ­perfect.” -- School Library Journal (starred review)A Geisel Honor�"winning series!Gigi loves the Japan Day Festival! When Ojiji volunteers at the origami booth, Gigi can’t wait ...