ACHUKA Book of the Day 1 Sep 2026
Publisher: Do Re Mi
ISBN: 9781917933049
Expect to see us recommending several books from Do Re Mi Books over the coming weeks. I’ve been sent a bundle of forthcoming titles and they all look delightful. Do Re Mi is a new independent children’s publisher based in London founded by husband-and-wife team Sam Voulters and Anna Watanabe, Do Re Mi is inspired by cute, weird and funny stories, and the charm and creativity of Japanese children’s publishing.
This chunky board books has been created by one of the publisher’s founders.
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This robust miniature board book features 50 pages filled with food and funny characters. There’s so much to see, with each revisit a child will find more to explore.
Someone’s feeling hungry! What can they eat? Peas? Pizza? Croissants? Kimchi? There’s a world of flavour and colour in this playful introduction to the foods a little one might encounter. Japanese-American illustrator Anna Watanabe’s funny and colourful illustrations are a treat for babies and toddlers.
Inspired by a popular Japanese board book format, Chock-a-Block books are perfectly sized for little hands – ideal for reading, stacking, flipping and sharing, at home or on the go.
The new London-based children’s publisher Do Re Mi will launch in the U.S. this September with a debut season of board books and picture books that married co-founders Sam Voulters and Anna Watanabe say are “silly and free” and different from what’s already available.…
— Publishers Weekly (@PublishersWkly) July 31, 2026
Check out this interview with both the founders:
https://childrensillustrators.com/interviews/anna__sam
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