is free to read in Japanese on the publisher's website
It is the story of how Sono-chan, who runs a bakery in Kiki's Delivery Service, grows up. At the start of the story Sono-chan is three years old, and living with her parents. In the course of the serial’s six chapters, readers will learn more about how Sono-chan met and fell in love with her husband Fukuo - all the action takes place before the beginning of the Kiki stories.
New chapters of “How Sono-chan Became Ososno-san” will be released on the 5th and 20th of each month from now through May. Although there is no English version, the Kanji characters are not too difficult.
There are four other sort books to read on-line as well as the story of Sono-chan -
中脇初枝 「ちゃあちゃんのむかしばなし」
The Fukuinkan main website (in English) is here if you would like to investigate their other (print) titles.
A new, live-action film of Kiki's adventures was released this year on March 1st. I haven't seen it yet and I wonder how it will compare with the Studio Ghibli anime.
