Japanese Children's Favorite Stories

by Florence Sakade and Yoshio Hayashi

Book Overview

This colorfully illustrated multicultural children's book presents Japanese fairy tales and other folk stories--providing insight into a rich literary culture. Playful goblins with long noses, magic... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804833818
• ISBN13: 9780804833813
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.2" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 5 to 4 years

Customer Reviews

Fairy Tales and "Shushin"

I grew up with this book and my children in turn have enjoyed it. These very traditional and/or popular Japanese children's tales all bring the flavor of Japan to readers through the the illustrations and the style of the stories, which mostly are "shushin" (include morals). This is one of several books of Japanese children's stories by Tuttle Publishing which would be valuable in classrooms as examples of a different style of storytelling ... and yet some sound so familiar... and as a look into a different culture.