Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson

About The Author

Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson is a Japanese American author-illustrator who grew up in both America and Japan. She now lives in California in a house filled with three generations of family, two languages, and countless books and art supplies. She’s the author-illustrator of The Mochi Makers and Shell Song. Visit her at SharonFJ.com.

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Books by Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson

Shell Song

Based on a True Family Story

By Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson

Illustrated by Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson

Based on the author’s true family history, this picture book about Japanese American incarceration in Hawai'i during World War II is a moving tribute to the importance of finding and collecting pieces of hope, big or small, even in the darkest of times.

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The Mochi Makers

By Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson

Illustrated by Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson

A girl and her grandmother spend the day making mochi together in this gentle and joyous “storytelling treat” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) celebrating family, tradition, and the memories that matter most.

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