David Boyd

David Boyd is Assistant Professor of Japanese at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. His translations have appeared in Monkey Business International, Granta, and Words Without Borders, among other publications.

David Boyd's Titles

Chirri & Chirra, In the Night

Chirri & Chirra, In the Night

Chirri and Chirra frolic in the moonlight in the latest whimsical adventure of this much-beloved picture-book series from Japan.With the light...


Little One

The Little One

A Bank Street College of Education Best Book of 2022On her way home, a young girl meets a little figure that only she can see. Join the pair...


Almost Nothing, yet Everything A Book about Water

Almost Nothing, yet Everything

Existing in myriad forms, containing multitudes in its reflection, and coursing through each and every one of us, water sustains the world around...


Chirri & Chirra, The Rainy Day

Chirri & Chirra, The Rainy Day

One cloudy day, Chirri & Chirra decide to go out on their bicycles. Dring-dring, dring dring! It's already starting to rain.


Every Color of Light A Book about the Sky

Every Color of Light

A Publishers Weekly Best Picture Book of 2020A Kirkus Best Book of 2020A Shelf Awareness Best Children's Book of 2020Best Illustrator...


Chirri & Chirra, Under the Sea

Chirri & Chirra, Under the Sea

On their sixth adventure, Chirri and Chirra bicycle beneath the waves, discovering the beauty of coral and seashells, and the deliciousness of...


Chirri & Chirra, On The Town

Chirri & Chirra, On The Town

Having explored blossoming fields, a magical mound of tall grass, crystal caves and underground passageways, here Chirri and Chirra explore life...


Chirri & Chirra, Underground

Chirri & Chirra, Underground

Chirri and Chirra go underground in this charming addition to the Chirri & Chirra series!


What What What

What What What

"What happened? What's up? What's going on?" Pan, a third grader, is bursting with questions.