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The Samurai's Daughter
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Robert D. San Souci |
A Japanese folk tale about the brave daughter of a samurai warrior and her journey to be reunited with her exiled father. |
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The crane wife
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Ena Keo |
After Sachi cares for an injured crane, a beautiful woman asks to be his wife and weaves wonderful silk that makes him a rich man. |
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Screen of frogs
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Sheila Hamanaka |
A spoiled rich man in Japan discovers a respect for nature in time to turn his life around. |
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The Wave
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Margaret Hodges |
A tsunami comes to a Japanese town. An old man sets his rice field on fire to save the people. |
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Under the Cherry Blossom Tree
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Allen Say |
A cherry tree growing from the top of the wicked landlord's head is the beginning of his misfortunes and a better life for the poor villagers. |
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Peachboy
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Eric Metaxas,Jeffrey Smith |
Found floating on the river inside a peach by an old couple, Momotaro grows up and fights the terrible demons who have terrorized the village for years. |
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The crane wife
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Gennady Spirin,Odds Bodkin |
A retelling of the traditional Japanese tale about a poor sail maker who gains a beautiful but mysterious wife skilled at weaving magical sails.
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Belching Hill
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Morse Hamilton |
Summary, An old Japanese woman with a talent for making rice dumplings uses herwits to escape from a cavern filled with ogres. |
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The boy who drew cats
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Johnson, David |
An artistic boy's obsession with drawing cats leads him to a mysterious experience. Based on a legend about the Japanese artist Sesshū Tōyō. |
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Crane Wife
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Odds Bodkin |
A retelling of the traditional Japanese tale about a poor sail maker who gains a beautiful but mysterious wife skilled at weaving magical sails. |
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Lily and the Wooden Bowl
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Alan Schroeder |
A young girl who wears a wooden bowl over her face to hide her beauty overcomes a variety of trials and eventually finds love, riches, and happiness. |
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On Cat Mountain
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Françoise Richard |
A young girl goes on a long and difficult journey in search of the cat that had been her friend and when she returns with treasure, her harsh mistress makes the same journey with very different resul… |
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Favorite Fairy Tales Told in Japan
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Virginia Haviland |
Five traditional Japanese tales: "One-inch Fellow, "The Good Fortune Kettle," "The Tongue-Cut Sparrow," "Momotaro," and "The White Hare and the Crocodiles." |
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Harlequin and the green dress
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Laura Fischetto |
In order to win the heart of his lady love, Harlequin, a scheming servant, sets in motion a chain of complicated and comical events. Includes background information on the commedia dell'arte. |
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Three clever mice
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Gerda Mantinband |
Three folktales featuring mouse characters, from Turkey, Japan, and Nepal. |
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The moon maiden
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Flavia Weedn |
In this retelling of a Japanese fairy tale, a childless couple is allowed to take care of the Moon's daughter until it is time for her to join her mother in the sky. |
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Tasty Baby Belly Buttons
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Judy Sierra |
Urikohime, a girl born from a melon, battles the monstrous oni, who steal babies to eat their tasty belly buttons. |
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Japanese Children's Favorite Stories
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坂出 フローレンス |
An illustrated collection of sixteen stories from Japanese folklore for children. |
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The Japanese fairy book
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Yei Theodora Ozaki |
Twenty-two Japanese legends and fairy tales about peasants and kings, good and bad forces, princesses, animals, the sea, and the sky. |
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Too many suns
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Julie Lawson |
In long-ago China when ten suns lived at the edge of the world, Youngest Brother saves one sun to light the world from the arrows of Yi, the Immortal Archer. |
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