Aya and Her Magic Cat: A Graphic Novel: The Girl Who Folds Enchanted Origami! -- Sam Ita, Paperback
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What happens when origami paper models magically spring to life? This 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! Follow along as Aya and Neko create magic, memories and a little mayhem wherever they go:
Aya and Her Magic Cat: A Graphic Novel: The Girl Who Folds Enchanted Origami! -- Sam Ita, Paperback
$15.99
- Neko reveals her existence on the return trip from Japan, helping Aya conjure up her first enchanted origami
- Aya folds a paper cockroach that scuttles across the floor of the school cafeteria, creating utter chaos!
- A paper dove pulled from a magician's hat during a talent show becomes an attacking bird demon!
- An origami fortune-teller model projects weird and wonderful images on Aya's bedroom ceiling
- Neko produces an animated paper puppet to illustrate how the spirit world can intersect with origami
- Aya and Neko team up to use their magical-origami talents to comfort a distraught preschooler at the playground
Author: Sam Ita
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Published: 5/5/2026
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55 lbs
Size: 8.3" H x 6.3" L x 0.3" W
ISBN: 9784805319987