Ibuki, Hiroko
Summary: Sweet and soft animal friends made with popular Japanese knitting techniques. This collection of 25 cuddly toy animals includes everything from favourite pets to zoo animals. Made with soft materials and adorable expressions, these sweet companions make the perfect gift for newborns, grandchildren and animal lovers alike. While some fit in the palm of your hand, the largest is the huggable size...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.432 IBUSummary: After losing her parents in a car accident, Okko goes to live with her grandmother, who runs a traditional Japanese inn built on top of an ancient spring said to have healing waters. Okko discovers there are spirits who live there that only she can see; not scary ones, but welcoming ghosts who keep her company and play games. The inn₂s motto is that it welcomes all and rejects none, and it is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY ANIME OKKShinya, Shima
Summary: "Centuries before the Skywalker saga, a new adventure begins... It is the era of the High Republic and interstellar expansion is at its height. As trusted guardians of peace, the renowned Jedi protect the Republic and shine their light on those exploring the darkest reaches of the galaxy. When Padawan Keerin Fionn and Jedi Knight Lily Tora-Asi learn that the recent Drengir battle was not an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA GRAPHIC STASummary: After more than a decade of sober political dramas and social-minded periodpieces, the great Japanese director Masaki Kobayashi shifted gears dramatically for this rapturously stylized quartet of ghost stories. Featuring colorfully surreal sets and luminous cinematography, these haunting tales of demonic comeuppance and spiritual trials, adapted from writer Lafcadio Hearn's collections of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A young boy named Sosuke rescues a goldfish named Ponyo, and they embark on a fantastic journey of friendship before Ponyo's father forces her to return to the sea. Ponyo's desire to be human upsets the balance of nature and only Ponyo's mother, a beautiful sea goddess, can restore nature's balance and make Ponyo's dreams come true.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD PoSummary: Past and present collide as a film director discovers a mysterious key that unlocks the secrets of a legendary actress who vanished at the height of her career.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DreamWorks Home Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD ANIME MILShirasaki, Hiroko
Summary: "This comprehensive do-it-yourself home fermentation guide centres on the amazing superfoods at the heart of the healthy Japanese diet. Author and fermentation expert Hiroko Shirasaki starts with easy preparations for shio koji, amazake, nukazuke and three types of miso. Then she shows you how to harness the probiotic power of these and other fermented ingredients in scores of delicious...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Yoda, Hiroko.
Summary: Provides information and history on Japanese monsters, including the kappa, kitsune, and Onibaba.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Pub. 2012
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 398.2 YODIbeyi
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Publisher / Publication Date: Redeye Distribution 2022
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK IBEHirono, Mazie
Summary: "Mazie Hirono is one of the most fiercely outspoken Democrats in Congress, but her journey to the U.S. Senate was far from likely. Raised poor on her family's rice farm in rural Japan, Hirono was seven years old when her mother left her abusive husband and sailed with her two elder children to the United States, crossing the Pacific in steerage in search of a better life. Though the girl then...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HIRCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HIRONO, MAZIE HIRCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B HIRONO HIRŌima, Yoshitoki
Summary: "Shoya is a bully. When Shoko, a girl who can't hear, enters his elementary school class, she becomes their favorite target, and Shoya and his friends goad each other into devising new tortures for her. But the children's cruelty goes too far. Shoko is forced to leave the school, and Shoya ends up shouldering all the blame. Six years later, the two meet again. Can Shoya make up for his past...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 SILMadokoro, Hisako
Summary: A puppy named Buster helps a lost and frightened kitten find its mother.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Children's Books 1991
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JE Preschool Madokoro 1991Kiyoko, Hayley
Contents: Expectations (overture) -- Feelings -- What I need (featuring Kehlani) -- Sleepover -- Mercy/Gatekeeper -- Under the blue/Take me in -- Curious -- xx -- Wanna be missed -- He'll never love you (HNLY) -- Palm dreams -- Molecules -- Let it be.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wea Corp 2018
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK KIYŌima, Yoshitoki
Summary: Despite their tense pasts, Shoya begins to embrace the friend group that used to terrorize Shoko because she couldn't hear. Now that summer vacation is in full swing, the crew can work together to film Tomohiro's eccentric movie. Each fun-filled day lazily passes by, but doubt tugs at Shoya's heavy heart and he is desperate to cling on to meaningful moments before they are gone ...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 SILSummary: When Ginei Studios shuts down, filmmaker Genya Tachibana and his assistant are tasked with interviewing its reclusive star, Chiyoko Fujiwara, who had retired from the spotlight 30 years prior. As she recounts her career, Genya and his crew are literally pulled into her memories where they witness her chance encounter with a mysterious man on the run from the police. Despite never knowing his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2001
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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY ANIME MILKawakami, Hiromi
Summary: In the Nakano Thrift Shop, the young woman who works the register falls for her reserved co-worker and asks her employers sister for advice in attracting him and soon comes to realize that love requires acceptance of idiosyncrasies and secrets.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Europa Editions 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KAWKiyoko, Hayley
Contents: Sugar at the bottom -- Luna -- For the girls -- Flicker -- Underground -- Deep in the woods -- Supposed to be -- Chance -- Well -- Sos -- Found my friends -- Panorama.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK KIYOmori, Hinako
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Publisher / Publication Date: Redeye Distribution 2022
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC OMOKiyoko, Hayley
Summary: Seventeen-year-old Coley is still grieving her mother's death when she moves to rural Oregon and feels more alone than ever, but when she meets Sonya, Coley considers risking it all and opening up her heart to love again.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wednesday Books 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC KIYMadokoro, Hisako
Summary: Buster is frightened by the strong winds outside his dog house until he goes outside to play and discovers what fun the wind can be.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Children's Books 1991
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Preschool Madokoro 1991Samura, Hiroaki.
Summary: These stories are told with the same bold, kinetic art style and brilliantly paced storytelling that Samura's Blade of the Immortal epic is famous for. The main offering, "Ohikkoshi," follows the turbulent paths of several twenty-something art students as they fall in love, fall in lust, play in rock bands, ride motorbikes, eat, sleep (together), and try to avoid making life decisions while...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Comics 2006
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 OHIArakawa, Hiromu
Summary: When Edward and Alphonse Elric dabble in alchemy, they end up physically changed and with unique powers which the government uses for different purposes, including murder.
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media 2005
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: Y Graphic FulCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC ARA Bk1Araki, Hirohiko
Summary: "Young Jonathan Joestar's life is forever changed when he meets his new adopted brother, Dio. For some reason, Dio has a smoldering grudge against him and derives pleasure from seeing him suffer. But every man has his limits, as Dio finds out. This is the beginning of a long and hateful relationship!" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2015
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 JOJAraki, Hirohiko
Summary: "Not too long ago, Giorno Giovanna was just an ordinary hoodlum, but now he dreams of being something bigger... He dreams of being a true mafioso! Giorno is ready to join one of the most dangerous gangs in town, and the first step is learning everything he can about their operations. The second step is gathering the friends and allies he'll need in order to take control of the gang for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2021