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by Yuri Yasuda (Author), Yumi Matsunari (Translator), Yumi Yamaguchi (Translator)
Here, beautifully illustrated and presented in both English and Japanese, are 12 of the best Japanese folktales--shared with generation after generation of Japanese children. These charming tales engage your imagination as you're carried on turtle-back rides, brought to the underwater palace of the dragon princess, and discover a temple with a "tea kettle" that is really a cunning badger in disguise.
Stories include:- The Tongue-Cut Sparrow
- The Strong Boy
- The Marriage of a Mouse
- The Fisherman and the Tortoise
- The Luminous Princess
- The Peach Boy
- The Kachi Kachi Mountain
- The Old Men With Wens
- The Old Man Who Made Trees Blossom
- The One-Inch Boy
- The Lucky Cauldron
- The Monkey and Crab Fight
Author Biography
Yuri Yasuda is a graduate of the English Department, International School of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo. Since childhood she has written stories for her own amusement, and she began to tell folk and fairy tales to her two sons and two daughters as soon as they were able to understand the words. In the midst of a busy family life, she finds time to write as well as take part in the civic life of her community.
