MCBD 2019 Book Review: Beato Goes To Japan

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Beato Goes To Japan

written by Sucheta Rawal, illustrated by Alexandra Abagiu and Oana Vaida


Disclosure: I received a free copy from Sucheta Rawal, Author Sponsor of Multicultural Children’s Book Day (MCBD). 


 

As luck would have it, author Sucheta Rawal visited South Africa at the beginning of this year, so I had my review copy hand-delivered! How special and such a pleasure to meet Sucheta and her husband!

 

Me & the author of Beato Goes To Japan

 

Beato Goes To Japan is the fourth book in this wonderful series about a curious cat who explores different countries.

 

The stories are all based on Sucheta’s travels and feature local people she has actually met during her travels, like little Kazumi in this picture book about Japan.

 

Beato arrives in Tokyo, the largest and busiest city in the world, where he first meets Kazumi, a young Japanese girl. Kazumi offers to show Beato around the country, and together they visit beautiful cherry blossom flower gardens, a school, a restaurant, a temple, and many other exciting places.

 

During his travels, Beato learns calligraphy, dances with robots, meets sumo wrestlers and sleeps in a capsule hotel.

 

Beato Goes To Japan pages

 

On over thirty pages, readers learn many interesting facts about Japan, its people and its culture.

 

My girls both being huge Sushi lovers, their favourite page was the one about typical Japanese foods. They were also intrigued by the tanuki, a Japanese racoon dog that likes to play tricks by dressing like a human.

 

Beato Goes To Japan pages

Beato Goes To Japan pages

 

The dynamic digital illustrations and the fun, fact-filled text make Beato Goes To Japan very appealing to Pre- as well as Elementary School children. My 2-year-old and my 5-year-old both loved it and it is currently our favourite bedtime read!

 

Girls reading Beato Goes To Japan

 


More in the “Beato Goes To” series:

  


 

My review of Beato Goes To Japan is part of Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2019.

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Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2019 (1/25/19) is in its 6th year and was founded by Valarie Budayr from Jump Into A Book and Mia Wenjen from PragmaticMom. Our mission is to raise awareness of the ongoing need to include kids’ books that celebrate diversity in homes and school bookshelves while also working diligently to get more of these types of books into the hands of young readers, parents and educators.

 

MCBD 2019 is honored to have the following Medallion Sponsors on board:

*View our 2019 Medallion Sponsors here:https://wp.me/P5tVud-

*View our 2019 MCBD Author Sponsors here: https://wp.me/P5tVud-2eN

 

Medallion Level Sponsors: 

Honorary: Children’s Book CouncilThe Junior Library GuildTheConsciousKid.org

Super Platinum: Make A Way Media

GOLD: Bharat BabiesCandlewick PressChickasaw Press, Juan Guerra and The Little Doctor / El doctorcito</a, KidLitTVLerner Publishing GroupPlum Street Press

SILVER: Capstone PublishingCarole P. Roman, Author Charlotte RiggleHuda EssaThe Pack-n-Go Girls

BRONZE: Charlesbridge PublishingJudy Dodge CummingsAuthor Gwen JacksonKitaab WorldLanguage Lizard – Bilingual & Multicultural Resources in 50+ LanguagesLee & Low BooksMiranda Paul and Baptiste Paul,RedfinAuthor Gayle H. SwiftT.A. Debonis-Monkey King’s DaughterTimTimTom BooksLin ThomasSleeping Bear PressDow PhumirukVivian Kirkfield

 

MCBD 2019 is honored to have the following Author Sponsors on board:

Honorary: Julie FlettMehrdokht Amini,Author Janet BallettaAuthor Kathleen BurkinshawAuthor Josh FunkChitra SoundarOne Globe Kids – Friendship StoriesSociosights Press and Almost a MinyanKaren LeggettAuthor Eugenia ChuCultureGroove BooksPhelicia Lang and Me On The PageL.L. WaltersAuthor Sarah StevensonAuthor Kimberly Gordon BiddleHayley BarrettSonia PanigrahAuthor Carolyn Wilhelm, Alva Sachs and Dancing DreidelsAuthor Susan Bernardo, Milind Makwana and A Day in the Life of a Hindu KidTara WilliamsVeronica AppletonAuthor Crystal BoweDr. Claudia MayAuthor/Illustrator Aram KimAuthor Sandra L. RichardsErin DealeyAuthor Sanya Whittaker GraggAuthor Elsa TakaokaEvelyn Sanchez-ToledoAnita BadhwarAuthor Sylvia LiuFeyi Fay AdventuresAuthor Ann MorrisAuthor Jacqueline JulesCeCe & Roxy BooksSandra Neil Wallace and Rich WallaceLEUYEN PHAMPadma VenkatramanPatricia Newman and Lightswitch LearningShoumi SenValerie Williams-Sanchez and Valorena Publishing, Traci SorellShereen Rahming,Blythe StanfelChristina MatulaJulie RubiniPaula ChaseErin TwamleyAfsaneh MoradianLori DeMonia, Claudia Schwam,Terri Birnbaum/ RealGirls RevolutionSoulful SydneyQueen Girls Publications, LLC

 

We’d like to also give a shout-out to MCBD’s impressive CoHost Team who not only hosts the book review link-up on celebration day, but who also works tirelessly to spread the word of this event. View our CoHosts HERE.

 

Co-Hosts and Global Co-Hosts: A Crafty ArabAgatha Rodi BooksAll Done MonkeyBarefoot MommyBiracial BookwormsBooks My Kids Read, Crafty Moms Share, Colours of Us, Discovering the World Through My Son’s Eyes, Descendant of Poseidon ReadsEducators Spin on it Growing Book by BookHere Wee Read, Joy Sun Bear/ Shearin LeeJump Into a BookImagination Soup,Jenny Ward’s ClassKid World CitizenKristi’s Book NookThe LogonautsMama SmilesMiss Panda ChineseMulticultural Kid BlogsRaising Race Conscious ChildrenShoumi SenSpanish Playground

 

TWITTER PARTY Sponsored by Make A Way Media:

MCBD’s super-popular (and crazy-fun) annual @McChildsBookDay Twitter Party will be held 1/25/19 at 9:00pm.E.S.T. TONS of prizes and book bundles will be given away during the party ( a prize every 5 minutes!). GO HERE for more details

 

FREE RESOURCES From MCBD:

Free Multicultural Books for Teachers: http://bit.ly/1kGZrta

Free Empathy Classroom Kit for Homeschoolers, Organizations, Librarians and Educators: http://multiculturalchildrensbookday.com/teacher-classroom-empathy-kit/

 

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  1. Mia Wenjen
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    I love reading about Japan! Thank you so much for being a cohost and for your support of MCBD!

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