Shape-shifting foxes, samurai crabs and a seriously cranky octopus... The balance of the worlds is under threat and Miku must travel to the Dragon King’s kingdom to put things right.
Praise for TAKESHITA “The book is amazing…I hardly put it down” – Chicklish
“A thrilling contemporary adventure wittily shot through with the powerful fantasy stories of the old demons from the Japanese past.” – Julia Eccleshare
“Genuinely packed full of spooky stuff. This is a series that is both highly original and wonderfully entertaining” – Spine Chills, Australia
If you enjoy manga, yokai, pokemon, Japanese culture or just good-old-fashioned spooky adventure, you'll love Takeshita Demons. Perfect for Halloween!
Cristy Burne is an internationally published award-winning children’s author working on the intersection of story, science, technology and creativity.
Cristy has worked at CERN (home of the Large Hadron Collider!), at Questacon (as part of a science circus!), and in a ute (as a rubbish collector!). She has also bungee-jumped, sky-dived, back-packed, and exploded sewage on her neighbour.
Cristy’s books have been shortlisted for the WA Premier’s Book Awards and the Wilderness Society’s Environment Award for Children’s Literature, won the WA Young Readers Book Awards, and been recognised as Notable Books in the Children’s Book Council of the Australia awards.
Cristy’s latest titles include Fiona Wood: Inventor of Spray-on Skin, Beneath The Trees, and the co-authored Wednesday Weeks science-meets-fantasy series of comedy adventures.