“In a few short, vibrant pages, [On the Seesaw Bridge] offers a memorable lesson on perspective and cooperation, cleverly (and strikingly) packaged as a playful adventure. Looks like Japanese-titles-in-translation-boutique press Vertical, Inc. chose their first-ever children’s title just right!” – The Smithsonian’s BookDragon
“Kimura allows young children to observe some real struggles involving fear, friendship, and natural instinct–and does so in a slyly humorous text that has the rhythms of another land.”- American Library Association