"While the other members of his clan enjoy wrestling, throwing spears, and fighting, Leif prefers to hike up the mountain and enjoy the peace of his beautiful fjord; but when clan loyalty demands that he participate in the Viking Games--he does the best he can, but when it comes to comparing clan treasures, Leif has a surprise for everybody."--

Illustrations and easy-to-read text reveal that if one looks, one can find beauty in objects big and small, alone or with a friend, and that beauty will find those who look for it. You are beautiful from the top of your head to the tip of your toes--but beauty is far more than something you can have. It's also something you have to find. In other people. In nature. In acts of kindness. In math, and art, and music, and sports. In this beautiful inspirational...

"As the plum tree changes in the passing seasons so do the lives of a three-generation farm family." --

In a country far away in the East, the great Karozo lives in a splendid palace and has many wonderful things. But he is sad, because he does not have someone to share it all with. Many beautiful princesses have visited him, but none of them makes him smile. One day, Karozo disguises himself as a peasant, and goes on a journey. He sees many people and things, and finally meets Yamila, a girl who may not be perfectly beautiful, but is beautifully...

"After a mortifying rejection, Sahoko Wakaume has sworn off beautiful boys. But a chance meeting puts her in the sights of gorgeous J-pop star Kouta Kirigaya of the group Like Legend. Sahoko will need all her cynicism to defend herself against Kouta's tenderhearted and affectionate attacks to win her heart! Sahoko tells off the nation's top idol, Kouta, in her family's restaurant for assuming that she's his fan. Instead of being cowed by his mistake,...