Three picture books and one written and illustrated by Hikaru Suemasa were published in Japan by
Shogakukan. from 1999 introduces the characteristics of Tarepanda, with numerous illustrations of how the characters move. It presents reports on different aspects of the Tarepanda characters, like how they play, the mystery of Tarepanda, and how to catch them. from 1999 follows Tarepanda through the seasons and at seasonal events, like
kagami mochi at new years,
sakuramochi,
Hinamatsuri, and
Kodomo no hi in the spring,
rainy season,
morning glory flowers, going to the beach and
Obon holiday in the summer,
Tsukimi dango, reading, doing arts and sports in the fall, Christmas,
ōsōji house cleaning and snow in the winter. from 2000 includes
yonkoma manga, photos of stationery, other merchandise, and from Tarepanda shops, reports on how Tarepanda was created, how the merchandise is manufactured, and photos of Tarepanda plush toys in various locations, like on a playgound, in a traditional Japanese room, and in New York. from 2001 follows Tarepanda and the people it runs into as it moves through a realistically depicted city, encountering a
salaryman helping it across the street, children hitting it with a soccer ball on a playground, an artist and kittens in the park, commuters in the subway, construction workers on a construction site, and so on, before finally being picked up by a policeman and returned to its original home. ==Media==