The launch of a full-color chapter book series featuring best friends Kondo and Kezumi who find a map that leads to the wonders of the unknown, for fans of Ivy & Bean and Mercy Watson -- in paperback.Kondo is big. Kezumi is little. They lived on an island with fruit trees and berry bushes and flitter-birds and fluffle-bunnies. When a surprise bottle washes ashore, they discover a map with a mysterious message: WE ARE NOT ALONE. Kezumi wants to follow the map and explore the world. Kondo wants to stay home and pick fruit from the fruit tree and berries from the berry bushes. But once Kezumi builds the perfect boat, the best friends set sail together to see...well, they don't know!So begin the adventures of Kondo and Kezumi, where islands of cheese and giant mountains await. Rising stars David Goodner and Andrea Tsurumi team up for this illustrated chapter book series filled with charming quirks and unexpected discoveries. Get ready to set foot on uncharted territory with classic themes of friendship, community, and exploration.

 

 

This book is aimed at children at US 1st grade-5th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 6-8 years.

There are 80 pages in this book. This book was published in 2021 by Little, Brown & Company .

David Goodner has an adoring wife and two tolerating cats. He works in a library in North Texas where he gets to see all the new books before anybody else. Andrea Tsurumi is the author of the acclaimed Accident! . An illustrator and cartoonist born and raised in New York, Andrea has an MFA from the School of Visual Arts and a Society of Illustrators Silver Medal. She now lives and draws in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Visit www. andreatsurumi. com, Twitter @AndreaTsurumi, and Instagram @atsurumi