A day of happy adventure ends with the girls checking into a forest hotel and joining their fellow guests in a starlit serenade in this charming first volume of a planned three-book series." -Meghan Cox Gurdon, The Wall Street Journal debut picture book, Chirri & Chirra, takes 3- to 8-year-olds into a magical forest filled with genial animals and scrumptious things to eat. "With a sweet story and darling illustrations, softly drawn and softly tinted on creamy paper, Kaya Doi's U.S. Expect plenty of tea parties and sandwiches after reading this." -Tasha Saecker, Waking Brain Cells Just the acorn coffee and clover tea will have your mouth watering. The illustrations celebrate the different sizes of creatures and also the food and drink that the girls have along the way. The two girls are matching except for the buttons on their dresses. "Doi's illustrations are a large part of the appeal of this book. A serene, feel-good outing with a cozy, old-fashioned feel." - Kirkus Reviews "Doi creates her illustrations with colored pencil, pastel, and crayon, crafting them to look like mid-20th-century lithographs. Of course." -STARRED REVIEW, Sarah Ellis, The Horn Book What does the rabbit have for lunch? Carrot buns with lemon jam. There’s no tension here, no roadblocks, no problems for the girls to solve, just a summer idyll for those kids who cannot resist making acorns into hats for fairies and whose favorite part of any story is the description of what the characters ate. The crayon/ pastel illustrations in gentle, saturated colors on delicious creamy paper are reminiscent of Marie Hall Ets in In the Forest.
Creatures of all sizes are accommodated, with tiny teacups for honeybees to drink their sweet violet tea and hotel rooms suitable for all travelers, from lizards to bears.
Adult humans are completely absent, which leaves room for the fox waiter, the raccoon baker, the pig flautist, and all the other animals of this peaceable kingdom. Amenities appear just when they need them: the forest café and the bakery, the bridge over the stream, the tree (perfect for napping under), and, finally, the forest hotel, where an animal symphony concert takes place. Chirri and her sister Chirra go on a day-long bike ride through a gently rolling pastoral world. ★ "‘What a perfect day,' says Chirri as this story begins, and she’s right.
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