Author : Dianne Snyder
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 30,48 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780395440902
A poor Japanese woman maneuvers events to change the lazy habits of her son.
Author : Dianne Snyder
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,94 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 9781442088450
A poor Japanese woman maneuvers events to change the lazy habits of her son.
Author : Dianne Snyder
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,30 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Books and reading
ISBN :
Author : Allen Say
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 34,64 MB
Release : 2010-10-18
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 054750487X
There was a story that Mama read to Jiro: Once, in old Japan, a young woodcutter lived alone in a little cottage. One winter day he found a crane struggling in a snare and set it free. When Jiro looks out the window into Mr. Ozu’s garden, he sees a crane and remembers that story. Much like the crane, the legend comes to life—and, suddenly, Jiro finds himself in a world woven between dream and reality. Which is which? Allen Say creates a tale about many things at once: the power of story, the allure of the imagined, and the gossamer line between truth and fantasy. For who among us hasn’t imagined ourselves in our own favorite fairy tale?
Author : Allen Say
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 12,21 MB
Release : 2005-05-31
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0547346409
There were eggs in every bird’s nest, the air buzzed with honeybees, and cherry trees blossomed all at once. The poor villagers forgot their cares and gathered in the meadow to sing and dance their time away. But their miserly landlord refused to be happy. Mumbling and grumbling, he sat all alone eating a bowl of cherries and glaring at the merry villagers. Then, quite by accident, he swallowed a cherry pit. The pit began to sprout, and soon the landlord was the wonder of the village—a cherry tree was growing out of the top of his head! What happened to the cherry tree and to the wicked landlord is a favorite joke in Japan. Allen Say tells the story with wit and vitality, and his beautiful drawings complement this classic Japanese tale.
Author : Allen Say
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 32,28 MB
Release : 2005-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 0547345941
The Kamishibai man used to ride his bicycle into town where he would tell stories to the children and sell them candy, but gradually, fewer and fewer children came running at the sound of his clappers. They were all watching their new televisions instead. Finally, only one boy remained, and he had no money for candy. Years later, the Kamishibai man and his wife made another batch of candy, and he pedaled into town to tell one more story—his own. When he comes out of the reverie of his memories, he looks around to see he is surrounded by familiar faces—the children he used to entertain have returned, all grown up and more eager than ever to listen to his delightful tales. Using two very different yet remarkable styles of art, Allen Say tells a tale within a tale, transporting readers seamlessly to the Japan of his memories.
Author : Allen Say
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 32,89 MB
Release : 1993-03-29
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0547529619
A little boy takes a fantasy trip up the river by his house to fly-fish with his uncle.
Author : Allen Say
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 18,46 MB
Release : 2009-11-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0547350481
As a young Japanese boy recovers from a bad chill, his mother busily folds origami paper into delicate silver cranes in preparation for the boy's very first Christmas.
Author : Adam Mansbach
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 38,94 MB
Release : 2012-04-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1453257802
The G-rated, child-friendly version of the hilarious #1 New York Times bestselling classic! Go the F*** to Sleep, the picture book for adults, became a cultural sensation by striking a universal chord for parents (with a bit of potty-mouth language to help them vent their frustration). Now, Adam Mansbach and Ricardo Cortés reunite with Seriously, Just Go to Sleep, inviting the children themselves in on the joke. Of course, kids are well aware of how difficult they can be at bedtime. With Mansbach’s new child-appropriate narrative, kids will recognize their tactics, giggle at their own mischievousness, and empathize with their parents’ struggles—a perspective most children’s books don’t capture. Most importantly, it provides a common ground for children and their parents to talk about one of their most stressful daily rituals. This fresh rendition includes Cortés’s updated illustrations, with a cameo appearance by Samuel L. Jackson, who narrated the audio book version of Go the F*** to Sleep
Author : Allen Say
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 12,65 MB
Release : 1989-03-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0547347812
The amazing tricks two American soldiers perform on a borrowed bicycle are a fitting finale for the school sports day festivities in a small village in occupied Japan.
