ABOUT THE AUTHOR

NAHOKO UEHASHI is a popular Japanese writer whose works are loved by young and adult readers alike. She has received numerous accolades, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award. Nahoko has studied indigenous peoples in Australia and worked for many years as a full-time professor of cultural anthropology, in which she earned a PhD. Recently, she has reduced her teaching responsibilities to devote more time to her writing. Nahoko lives near Tokyo, Japan.

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CATHY HIRANO has been translating professionally since 1984. Her translations of YA fiction and fantasy have won several awards, and her translations of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up and its sequels by Marie Kondo are international bestsellers.