From Powells.com
Our favorite books of 2020-2021.
Staff Pick
Yotsuba and her dad, Koiwai, have a special place in my heart and on my bookshelves. Every character is so funny and loveable, and Azuma's attention to background and texture — from soft pancakes to traffic lights to stray leaves on the street — makes this series feel especially tangible and cozy. His story and style fully embody the manga's tag line, “enjoy everything." (Particularly this volume's chapter, "Rocks"... I cried a little.) Recommended By Hannah W., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Yotsuba is going to school...almost Fuuka says at school you read and write and do tests A test is where you write your name at the top and answer questions. Yotsuba got alllll the questions right, so Fuuka gave her a perfect score And, and, you get to paint with big-girl paints like Ena, wear a backpack, make picture books, and collect pretty rocks School is gonna be great ...Right?
About the Author
Kiyohiko Azuma is the bestselling creator of AZUMANGA DAIOH and the critically acclaimed YOTSUBA&! which won the Excellence Prize in the manga category at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2006. The series was also nominated for an Eisner Award in the U.S. in 2008 and has been a regular New York Times bestseller.