{"product_id":"9784805319987","title":"Aya and Her Magic Cat","description":"Author: Sam Ita\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9784805319987\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Berkeley Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Mar 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 128\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat happens when origami paper models magically spring to life?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFollow along as Aya and Neko create magic, memories and a little mayhem wherever they go:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeko reveals her existence on the return trip from Japan, helping Aya conjure up her first enchanted origami\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAya folds a paper cockroach that scuttles across the floor of the school cafeteria, creating utter chaos!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA paper dove pulled from a magician's hat during a talent show becomes an attacking bird demon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn origami fortune-teller model projects weird and wonderful images on Aya's bedroom ceiling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeko produces an animated paper puppet to illustrate how the spirit world can intersect with origami\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAya and Neko team up to use their magical-origami talents to comfort a distraught preschooler at the playground\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach 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":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46688068370590,"sku":"ADS-9784805319987","price":27.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9784805319987.jpg?v=1775631808","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9784805319987","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}