Yotsuba Vol. 12

Yotsuba Vol. 12

Oops! Your shoe! Your shoe! Your shoe came untied! But don’t worry! Tora taught Yotsuba how to tie a bow like a butterfly! Now Yotsuba can tie Juralumin’s ribbon aaaall by herself. Huh? Why are Yotsuba’s hands blue? Well, see, there was this reeeally pretty blue paint…and Yotsuba thought Daddy would want his stuff to be reeeally pretty blue too… Are Yotsuba’s hands gonna stay blue forever and ever?!!

Biographical Notes:

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.

Title Notes:

Age Rating A (All Ages)

PERFECT FOR FANS OF: Azumanga Daioh, Genshiken, Ranma 1/2, Little Miss Sunshine, Stand By Me, About a Boy, Azumanga Daioh and Lucky Star

FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES! This series is perfect for children and parents, young and old. Yotsuba, the little green haired tyke, can win just about anyone over with her charm (as the series’ past rave reviews seem to prove)! This includes fans of Western comics; the Comics Journal touted the series as one of the best of 2006.

INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED PRIZEWINNER. A fan favorite, Yotsuba&!has garnered many critical nods. The series was nominated for an Eisner award (2008) in the Best Publication for Children category. It also won the Excellence Prize (Manga Category) at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2006; it was nominated in 2008 for the highly competitive Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize and was a runner-up for the first ever Japanese Cartoon Grand Prize (Manga Taisho). Other recognition includes its being listed as one of the twenty best comics of 2005 by PW and as one of the top graphic novels for teens by YALSA in 2008.

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