Jasmine Toguchi Brave Explorer Pre-order Campaign

She’s baaaaack! Jasmine Toguchi is back in a new set of chapter books and this time she and her family are going on vacation to Japan!

Book 5 will be published on October 18, 2022.

Jasmine Toguchi Brave Explorer by Debbi Michiko Florence

Illustrations by Elizabet Vuković

Farrar Straus Giroux/Macmillan

Toothbrush? Check. Her special journal? Check! Eight-year-old Jasmine Toguchi—flamingo fan, tree climber, and top-notch messmaker—can hardly wait for her family vacation to Japan, and by the time their plane finally touches down, she’s ready to dive into their new adventure. There are so many things to see in Tokyo: Ramen Street, which she learns is not a whole street made of ramen; old temples with fancy gates; and Tokyo Tower, where you can even spot Mount Fuji on a good day.

But when they arrive, Jasmine finds herself unable to get away from her older sister Sophie’s crabby attitude. Plus there’s so much about Japan she didn’t know, and she seems to be getting in trouble right and left. Will Jasmine be able to cheer up her sister AND find her footing in a new country?


You can pre-order now from anywhere books are sold. If you pre-order from Bank Square Books, I will personalize and sign your copy. Please be sure to write to whom you’d like the book signed in the comment section when you check out. I will not otherwise see who is purchasing the book. For every pre-order from Bank Square Books, you will also get a Jasmine Toguchi bookmark and a limited edition stickers.

Thank you, as always, for all your support! Happy reading!