Yumi

Meet Yumi the youngest of the Kokeshi. She isadventurous and clever. She takes great pridein everything she does, and personifi es theuniverse that artist Annelore Parot has createdfor her characters. She loves to dress up, go toschool, go to parties and solve problems!Help Yumi to fi nd the right Kimono to wear, and learn Japenese phrases.Find Yumi's friends, and then choose an outfi t for a dress-up party!Decide the best sushi for Yumi to eat and then fall into a Kokeshi fi lleddream!Yumi is a beautiful padded hardback book, complete with leather detailon the cover, and lift-the-fl aps inside.Annalore Parot has created a world for hercharacters while honouring their Japeneseheritage.The books have a distinctly positive feel, andencourage participation. With fun lift-the-fl aps andwhat-can-you-fi nd elements to the story, this is theperfect bedtime story. Children will pour over the detailed drawings,fi nding something new with every reading.