The Boy of the Three-Year Nap

Zusatztext "The pictures, handsome in every respect, are done in Japanese style, and complement a well-crafted story." Booklist, ALA, Starred Review Informationen zum Autor Dianne Snyder spent part of her childhood in Japan, where she heard many traditional folk stories and trickster tales— like "The Boy of the Three-Year Nap"—told by itinerant storytellers. She now lives in Virginia. Allen Say  was born in Yokohama, Japan, and came to the United States when he was sixteen. His many treasured books for children include  Tree of Cranes ,  Allison , and the Caldecott Medal–winning  Grandfather's Journey . He lives in Portland, Oregon. Klappentext A Caldecott Honor Book based on a Japanese folktale and highlighted by Allen Say's beautiful art. Lazy Taro gets his comeuppance when his wise mother uses his trick to avoid work to her own advantage. "The pictures, handsome in every respect, are done in Japanese style, and complement a well-crafted story." (Booklist; starred review) Zusammenfassung A Caldecott Honor Book based on a Japanese folktale and highlighted by Allen Say's beautiful art. Lazy Taro gets his comeuppance when his wise mother uses his trick to avoid work to her own advantage. "The pictures, handsome in every respect, are done in Japanese style, and complement a well-crafted story." ( Booklist ; starred review)

Product details

• Authors: Dianne Snyder, Dianne/ Say Snyder
• Assisted by: Allen Say (Illustration)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 7
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.10.1993
• EAN: 9780395669570
• ISBN: 978-0-395-66957-0
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 260 mm x 241 mm x 6 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Asien, Children's Books / Ages 4-8 Fiction, JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Asia, JUVENILE FICTION: Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Readers / Beginner, JUVENILE FICTION: School & Education, JUVENILE FICTION: Girls & Women, JUVENILE FICTION: People & Places / Asia, JUVENILE FICTION: Poetry (see also Stories in Verse) *, JUVENILE FICTION: Stories in Verse (see also Poetry), JUVENILE FICTION: Art, JUVENILE FICTION: Readers / Intermediate, JUVENILE FICTION: Diversity & Multicultural