Where Are You Going? To See My Friend!

Written by Kazuo Iwamura · Illustrated by Eric Carle

Characters journey to meet friends, merging two worlds in a bilingual tale of unity and discovery.

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40 pages

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Bookroo's summary

In a vibrant bilingual adventure, characters embark on a journey to meet their friends. As they gather one by one, their paths converge in a stunning gatefold, blending English and Japanese. What surprises await when these colorful worlds unite? Discover the magic of friendship and language in this unique picture book.

From the publisher

Legendary author/illustrator Eric Carle pairs with Kazuo Iwamura to create a picture book full of rhyme and repetition, in a question and response format that will delight young readers.

Acclaimed author-illustrator Eric Carle and Japanese artist Kazuo Iwamura have created a unique bilingual book, half in English, half in Japanese, with each half illustrated respectively by Carle and Iwamura. Carle, using his distinctive collage technique, and Iwamura introduce a colorful cast of characters who join one another, one-by-one, on the way to see their friends. The two parts meet in the middle, in a beautiful eight-page gatefold. Here, Carle and Iwamura’s stories and art come together, as the friends finally meet, joining English and Japanese.

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