Suki's very favorite thing is her blue cotton kimono and she is determined to wear it on her first day back to school--no matter what anyone says.

Suki’s very favorite thing is her blue cotton kimono and she is determined to wear it on her first day back to school - no matter what anyone says.

Mira doesn't like her hair. It curls at the front. It curls at the back. It curls everywhere! She wants it to be straight and smooth, just like her Mama's. But then something unpredictable happens . . . and Mira will never look at her mama's hair the same way again! A delightful celebration of natural hair and the courage it takes to be yourself.

One night as he was going to bed, Alan Lee heard an unfamiliar sound --- cree, cree, cree. "It's just a cricket singing," his mother said. When his uncle told him that in China merchants sold special cages in which to keep crickets as pets, Alan Lee was determined to catch the cricket.

As Coco-chan waits for her mother to finish sewing her new kimono, she falls asleep and dreams she is in a magical garden filled with extraordinary creatures. Includes instructions for making a paper kimono.

Introduces the letters of the alphabet with colorful illustrations and text that describes the culture and history of Japan.

Here's an exciting and charming addition to the CLAMP collection of works! CLAMP artist Mokona loves the art of traditional Japanese kimono. In fact, she designs kimono and kimono accessories herself and shares her love in Okimono Kimono, a fun and lavishly illustrated book full of drawings and illustrations, interviews (including an interview with Ami of the J-pop duo Puffy AmiYumi!), and even short manga stories from the CLAMP artists. Fans of CLAMP will love Okimono Kimono for the personal glimpse of Mokona's kimono obsession, and people who love the traditional Japanese arts will appreciate the love and detail Mokona puts into her work.