SpiritedAwaymeetsWheretheWildThingsArebywayofyokaimythologyinthisenchantingpicturebookbydebutauthorJ.P.TakahashiandillustratorMinakoTomigahara.Thenightparadeisabouttobegin...ThegroundthundersinTokyo.Agustofwindblows.Thepitter-patterofpawsandclawsdrawscloser.Theairisthickwithswirling,swoopingdemons.It’sEka’sfavoriteeveningoftheyear,theonenightsherefusestomiss.Butit’sbecomehardertotraveltoJapannowthatshe’slivingacrosstheworldinNewYork.Unsureofwhenshecanreturnnexttoseeheryokaifriends,Ekatriestoforgetthatthiscouldbeherlastparadeforsometime.Instead,she’llmarch,sing,dance,hoot,andscreechuntilsunrise.Becauseonthisnight,there’snotimetowaste--thenightparadeawaits.PraiseforTokyoNightParade:“Thissparkling,Miyazaki-huedstoryinstantlywhiskedmebacktochildhoodsummersinTokyo.“--KyoMaclear,authorofTheBigBathHouseandKumo“Anunforgettablestory.Aremarkabledebutthatdeliversabundantly.“--AntwanEady,authorofNigelandtheMoonTwoStarredReviews*AB&NBestBookof2023*SchoolLibraryJournalBestBookoftheYear*
