Japanese Fairy Tales (Dover Children's Thrift Classics)

by Philip Smith

Paperback, 1992

Status

Available

Local notes

398.2 Smi

Barcode

3900

Collection

Publication

Dover Publications (1992), Paperback, 96 pages

Description

Includes five fairy tales derived from centuries-old popular stories told in Japan, stressing such attitudes as respect, obedience, courage, and integrity.

Original publication date

1992

Physical description

96 p.; 8.2 inches

User reviews

LibraryThing member TheDivineOomba
As is typical with the Dover Children's Thrift Classics on fairy tales, I found the stories to be dull and without much energy. Which is too bad - since the stories are really good. For example, the story of Urashima Taro is really fun, but is rather bland in the hands of this book.

Pages

96

Rating

½ (7 ratings; 3.6)
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