Anzu the Great Listener maneki neko Food writer Kaori Becker’s easy-to-follow

Food writer Kaori Becker’s easy-to-follow techniques for creating and cooking with mochi deliver the perfect mix of fun and tradition

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Anzu the Great Listener maneki neko Food writer Kaori Becker’s easy-to-followWritten and illustrated by Benson Shum. Anzu the kaiju loves to tend to his bonsai. Whenever he feels overwhelmed or unsettled, it helps him pause and reminds him to just . . . breathe. One day, when Anzu hears crying in the distance, hes eager to help! The flower power that makes his bonsai bloom has a way of making others smile. But when Anzus flowers seem to lose their power, hurting more than they help, hes not sure where to turnuntil he remembers