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Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First US edition.
Language
English
Description
"How did the nightingale get its golden voice? A beautiful creation story answers the question. The mountains, trees, and plants are young and full of color, but the animals are dull and drab, so the painter gets to work. She dabs dots on ladybugs and spots on butterflies, stripes on zebras and pentagons on giraffes. Finally, she comes to the very last creature--a patient beetle--and uses her special pot of gold paint. The painter is about to pack...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
English edition; Kodansha Comics edition.
Language
English
Description
"God created the heavens and the Earth -- but, little-known fact, he outsourced the animals to the office of Heaven's Design Team! This hilarious and educational manga features weird real-life animals and puts even some humdrum critters in a strange new light. IT WASN'T MEANT TO BE THIS WAY! After getting Kenta's crazy experiment under control, the Design Department goes back to the drawing board to tune up some old rejected submissions. The Client,...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
English edition; Kodansha Comics edition.
Language
English
Description
"God created the heavens and the Earth -- but, little-known fact, he outsourced the animals to the office of Heaven's Design Team! This hilarious and educational manga features weird real-life animals and puts even some humdrum critters in a strange new light. On the seventh day, God rested. But it turns out He started getting tired long before ... In fact, when it came time to design the animals, God contracted the whole thing out to an agency ......
Author
Language
English
Description
A long time ago, when the world was quite new, a monkey sat watching the birds as they flew. Like feathery rainbows they flashed through the air. 'How come they're so pretty', he thought. 'It's not fair!' When a mischievous monkey discovers a paintbox, he has a brilliant idea, but things don't go quite as monkey has planned.
Author
Pub. Date
2000.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
A collection of creation stories explaining why owls hunt at night, why the dog was chosen to guard farm animals, why polar bears live at the North Pole, and how the elephant came to accept its unique and wonderful qualities.
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