Description: An Iseum picture book series. 'The Story of Gabu and Mei' is a heartwarming tale of a wolf and a goat—natural predator and prey—who become friends over the course of one night and quietly protect their secret bond ever after. The captivating premise of such an unusual and unlikely meeting between wolf and goat, combined with the process of the two deepening and nurturing their friendship, delivers thrilling suspense, the gravity of an epic tale, and a quiet, lingering resonance. Since its original publication in Japan in 1994, 'The Story of Gabu and Mei' has been broadcast on NHK and adapted into a beloved theatrical animated film. The final book in the series, The Night of the Full Moon, follows what happens after Gabu sacrifices himself by triggering an avalanche to save the goat Mei, and Mei arrives alone at the Blue Forest. Leaving Gabu behind, swept away in the avalanche, Mei arrives alone at the Blue Forest. Not knowing whether her secret friend Gabu is alive or dead, Mei lives alone in the Blue Forest, tormented by the overwhelming loss of him. Then one day, Mei hears that a wolf has appeared in the Blue Forest. Certain it must be Gabu, she runs with all her might to the place where the wolf was seen. She arrives at a meadow. A little while later, a wolf comes up the hill, dragging a goat in its jaws. All the animals of the Blue Forest hold their breath. But this Gabu is not the Gabu of before—he has forgotten the promise on Windswept Hill, forgotten all memory of Mei, and is now simply a wolf who loves the taste of goat. Can Gabu and Mei ever recover the precious friendship they once shared?