The Emperor of Gladness War Kimiko and her family were

Kimiko and her family were allowed to return to Salt Spring Island and had to rebuild their farm and their life from scratch

• Richard Scarry’s Busy World character will brighten up your desk or nightstand

she is a girl who has just moved to the town of Yonwood

travel-sized fun for holidays away

In the third book in the Indie bestselling series

The Emperor of Gladness War Kimiko and her family wereThe instant New York Times bestseller Oprahs Book Club Pick Named a Best Book of 2025 by TIME, The New Yorker, Harper's Bazaar, USA Today, NPR, People, Christian Science Monitor, Scientific American, and Kirkus Reviews Winner of the Nautilus Book Award Longlisted for the 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence Stunning . . . A heartfelt and powerful examination of those living on the fringes of society, and the unique challenges they face to survive