Rieko Nakagawa's Books

Mice Guri and Gura celebrate each month of the year with fun activities like sledding in February and camping in August.

Despite reduced incomes, diminished opportunities for education, and the psychological trauma of defeat, Japan experienced a rapid rise in civic engagement in the immediate aftermath of World War II. Why? Civic Engagement in Postwar Japan answers this question with a new general theory of the growth in civic engagement in postwar democracies. It argues that wartime mobilization unintentionally instills civic skills in the citizenry, thus laying the groundwork for a postwar civic engagement boom. Meanwhile, legacies of prewar associational activities shape the costs of association-building and information-gathering, thus affecting the actual extent of the postwar boom. Combining original data collection, rigorous statistical methods, and in-depth historical case analyses, this book illuminates one of the keys to making postwar democracies work.

The Guri and Gura series of illustrated children's books--aimed at younger readers--introduces two adorable field mice who fall into wonderful adventures and meet fascinating new friends. Incredibly popular in Japan, the eight books in the series are known for their emphasis on friendship and sharing. Now translated into English for the first time, and fully illustrated with watercolor drawings, these books are sure to capture kids' imaginations.

Guri and Gura accidentally trip over a piece of yarn while out on a picnic one fine day. In true-to-themselves fashion, they unravel this mystery with a new friendship and a good meal. The two field mice Guri and Gura are the beloved companions of generations of Japanese children; now translated into English, the Guri and Gura series can enchant a new audience.

Mice Guri and Gura decide to do some spring cleaning in their house.

Mice Guri and Gura celebrate each month of the year with fun activities like sledding in February and camping in August.

Field mice Guri and Gura are just planning to add squash to their garden when a little girl shows up and brings them a huge squash for a gift, allowing them to treat all their friends to dinner, with seeds left over to plant.

Beginning with January, follows Guri and Gura, often with some of their animal friends, as for each of the twelve months they do something typical of the month and the season.

It's a lovely day for a picnic breakfast and who should Guri and Gura meet but Bunny Buna the magical rabbit. An ordinary morning becomes more and more wondrous for the new friends.

Guri and Gura accidentally trip over a piece of yarn while out on a picnic one fine day. In true fashion they unravel this mystery with a new friendship and a good meal.

A small boy trades his model airplane for a blue seed which grows to become a large house able to hold animals, birds, and children.

Book's by Rieko Nakagawa

Guri and Gura's Playtime Book of Seasons

Guri and Gura's Playtime Book of Seasons

Civic Engagement in Postwar Japan

Civic Engagement in Postwar Japan

Guri and Gura Cd Edition

Guri and Gura Cd Edition

Guri and Gura's Surprise Visitor

Guri and Gura's Surprise Visitor

Guri and Gura's Seaside Adventure

Guri and Gura's Seaside Adventure

Guri and Gura's Spring Cleaning

Guri and Gura's Spring Cleaning

Guri and Gura's Playtime Book of Seasons

Guri and Gura's Playtime Book of Seasons

Guri and Gura's Special Gift

Guri and Gura's Special Gift

Guri and Gura's Songs of the Seasons

Guri and Gura's Songs of the Seasons

Guri and Gura's Magical Friend

Guri and Gura's Magical Friend

Guri and Gura's Picnic Adventure

Guri and Gura's Picnic Adventure

The Blue Seed

The Blue Seed

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