{"product_id":"needs-metadata-9784805319987","title":"Aya and Her Magic Cat A Graphic Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sam Ita\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by Tuttle Publishing, 2026-05-05\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;What happens when origami paper models magically spring to life?\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; This exciting graphic novel tells the story of Aya Wada, a teenage girl who visits her relatives in Japan and unknowingly adopts a powerful feline Kami spirit named Neko, who follows her home to America. Each chapter tells an amusing story about how Neko brings Aya's folded origami paper models to life--literally!\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Follow along as Aya and Neko create magic, memories and a little mayhem wherever they go:\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; \u0026lt;ul\u0026gt; \u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Neko reveals her existence on the return trip from Japan, helping Aya conjure up her first enchanted origami\u0026lt;\/li\u0026gt; \u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Aya folds a paper cockroach that scuttles across the floor of the school cafeteria, creating utter chaos!\u0026lt;\/li\u0026gt; \u0026lt;li\u0026gt;A paper dove pulled from a magician's hat during a talent show becomes an attacking bird demon!\u0026lt;\/li\u0026gt; \u0026lt;li\u0026gt;An origami fortune-teller model projects weird and wonderful images on Aya's bedroom ceiling\u0026lt;\/li\u0026gt; \u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Neko produces an animated paper puppet to illustrate how the spirit world can intersect with origami\u0026lt;\/li\u0026gt; \u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Aya and Neko team up to use their magical-origami talents to comfort a distraught preschooler at the playground\u0026lt;\/li\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/ul\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; Each chapter includes instructions for a simple origami model that readers can fold using the illustrated tear-out folding papers that are included at the back of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081096413353,"sku":"PHBK-9784805319987","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/9899\/1785\/files\/25590453483898.jpg?v=1779378518","url":"https:\/\/myti.com\/products\/needs-metadata-9784805319987","provider":"Myti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}