Satoshi

Meet Hattie the magician―she’s a natural performer, and you’re invited to her magic show.Abracadabra, katakurico! Oh, goodness! Out pops a cat from Hattie’s magic hat. Can you guess what creature will

Music and imagination combine to create an unforgettable experience!When Hannah spots a leaf on the grass, she thinks it looks like a violin, and decides to see if she can play it. Soon everything is singing and dancing to the music! A joyful book that celebrates play, creativity and the imagination within us all.

★2024暢銷慶功版書封★──I型人的好人緣閒聊必修課，讓你越聊越討喜──不知道要聊什麼的時候，請這樣說！＼㊣ 擺脫句點王‧最高閒聊全技術 ㊣／從1對1到多人群聊，都OK！7大主題 ╳ 47個溝通技巧 ╳ 110個暢聊心機就算話不多，也超級有存在感！在任何場合、任何話題都聊‧得‧開。 有以下煩惱的你，請務必拿起本書── ‧不敢跟別人主動搭話。 ‧對話一來一往無法超過四句。 ‧總是找不到說話的時機。 ‧話題永遠不會輪到自己身上。 ‧無法好好表達自己的情感。 ‧非常不會聊天。 很多時候，不會聊天不是你的錯， 也不是個性有缺陷，只是你還沒找到對的方法！ 這是一本以「對話」為主題的書，特別適合那些在一對一時可以正常說話，但遇到多人對話就會突然變得不知所措的人。本書作者以自己身為「前‧社交溝通障礙人士」成功克服聊天障礙的經歷出發，向所有不擅長聊天對話的人傳授一套絕對可執行的方法與技巧，從1對1到多人群聊都適用！ 終結尬聊困境，讓你越聊越討喜！ 贏得好人緣的全方位閒聊技術大公開── 傾聽、提問、接話、傳球，對話技能一次到位。 今天開始，再也不必擔心無話可說！ 「我也好想融入大家愉快的聊天，放聲大笑……」 「什麼時候才是接話的好時機呢？」 「好無聊，我在這裡跟空氣一樣透明，還不如回家……」 「1對1沒問題，為什麼人一多就覺得很難聊天呢？」 要變得「很擅長聊天」不是件容易的事，但是「輕鬆融入不同圈子，愉快地參與聊天」是任何人都做得到的事。訣竅就只有一個，那就是把注意力從「我」轉向「大家」。不要去思考「我得說點什麼才行」，而是抱著「讓大家開開心心地聊天吧！」的想法參與對話。 如果帶著這個心態，將書中描述的技巧付諸實踐， 一定能擺脫「我是個可有可無的人」的尬聊困境。 不僅如此，周圍的人還會覺得「你一定得在場」， 成為不可或缺的存在，就不再只是夢想！ 讀完本書，就算是不擅長聊天的你也可以學會： ▌隨時有派得上用場的萬能話題。 ▌在多人聊天中輕鬆說話的訣竅。 ▌拉近關係、取得好感的提問策略。 ▌巧妙控制聊天話題的走向。 ▌擺脫在多人場合中不知所措的焦慮與不安。 ▌躋身小團體中最受信任的頭號成員。 不需要太勉強自己，也能一步步成長，提升對話技巧。 請放心地跟著本書做，贏得屬於你的好人緣吧！

THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ANYONE WHO LOVES BOOKS, TRANSLATED FICTION OR JAPANThe two phenomenal international bestsellers now in one beautiful, foiled gift editionA beautiful, collectable hardback that brings together Days at the Morisaki Bookshop and More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop in one volume. A young woman, lost and heartbroken. Her eccentric, optimist uncle.His wife, with a mysterious secret. Here, in this ramshackle bookshop in the Jimbocho area of Tokyo, these three people will heal their hearts, find connection and overcome loneliness. Hidden away, the Morisaki Bookshop is a booklover's paradise.On a quiet corner in an old wooden building, the shop is filled with hundreds of second-hand books. Here is where Takako comes to nurse a broken heart, finding within its crowded shelves books to soothe and uplift her flagging spirits. Over the course of two novels, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop and More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, Takako and her uncle Satoru discover their similariti

An adorable look at the world through the eyes of a beloved puppy from multi-award-winning picture book legend Satoshi Kitamura. Nominated for a 2025 Carnegie Medal for Illustration! Every day, Lucy goes to school and leaves her puppy at home. But today, determined to find out what school is, he sets off on an adventure to go to Puppy School! The young dogs learn important skills such as scratching behind their ears, learning to sleep wherever they go, and most importantly, how to leave a scent trail - which comes in handy when our puppy finds himself separated from his friends... Can he follow the trail that'll lead him back home to Lucy? The perfect story for dog-lovers, and fans of Oi Dog! (Kes Gray and Jim Field) and Dogger (Shirley Hughes).

THE EMOTIONAL AND LIFE-AFFIRMING NEW NOVEL FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF DAYS AT THE MORISAKI BOOKSHOP, TRANSLATED FROM JAPANESE BY ERIC OZAWAIn Tokyo, there is a neighbourhood with the highest number of bookstores in the world. It is called Jinbocho where book lovers can browse to their heart's delight and where hunters of first editions or autographed copies prowl the bookcases. The Morisaki bookshop, a small family-run shop, is so packed with books that barely five people can fit inside.Books crowd the shelves and invade every corner of the floor; when a customer arrives, the owner, Satoru, immediately pops out from behind the counter. Recently, his wife Momoko has joined him, and often, in her free time after work, their niece Takako also helps out. For the first time, the girl does not feel lonely; she has new friends and new rituals to keep her company: the annual Jinbocho festival, the café around the corner, or an unexpected visitor.Because, as she has discovered