Status
Checked out
Due May 20, 2024
Collection
Publication
Tuttle Publishing (2003), Edition: 3rd, 112 pages
Description
Twenty traditional stories from Japan include the tales of Momotaro, the peach boy, the rabbit in the moon, and the tongue-cut sparrow.
Local notes
Horn Book Guide, 03/31/2004
First published in 1953, this anniversary edition features a larger trim size, new design, and colorized illustrations. In twenty traditional stories, anthropomorphic animals speak and take human form, childless couples are blessed with babies, and the poor are rewarded while the greedy suffer punishment. The stories share similarities with Aesop's fables but incorporate distinctly Japanese details.
First published in 1953, this anniversary edition features a larger trim size, new design, and colorized illustrations. In twenty traditional stories, anthropomorphic animals speak and take human form, childless couples are blessed with babies, and the poor are rewarded while the greedy suffer punishment. The stories share similarities with Aesop's fables but incorporate distinctly Japanese details.