Japanese Children's Favorite Stories
10 best books like Japanese Children's Favorite Stories (Florence Sakade): One Leaf Rides the Wind, Grandma and the Great Gourd: A Bengali Folktale, Anansi and the Talking Melon, Technicians of the Sacred: A Range of Poetries from Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania, The Crane Wife, Tracks in the Snow, Tales of Old Japan: Folklore, Fairy Tales, Ghost Stories and Legends of the Samurai, The Boy Who Drew Cats and Other Japanese Fairy Tales, Fairy Tales from the German Forests, Great Swedish Fairy Tales
| Author | Celeste Davidson Mannis |
| ISBN | 0670035254 |
A young girl makes her way slowly through a Japanese garden where she spots one leaf, two carved temple dogs, three miniature bonsai, and four startled birds. This counting book introduces the youngest readers to the beauty and hidden secrets of a Japanese garden. It also introduces haiku, with ten...
Grandma and the Great Gourd: A Bengali Folktale
| Author | Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni |
| ISBN | 1596433787 |
Once upon a time, in a little village in India, there lived an old woman. Everyone in the village called her Grandma. One day, Grandma received a letter from her daughter, who lived on the other side of the jungle. "Please come and visit me," said the letter. "I haven't seen you in so long. I miss you."
And...
Anansi and the Talking Melon
| Author | Eric A. Kimmel |
| ISBN | 0823411044 |
Now, I have been reading the “Anansi” series ever since I was little and I was always so amazed at the gorgeous artwork and the hilarious writing in each book! So, when I stumbled upon another “Anansi” story that was written by Eric A. Kimmel along with illustrations by Janet Stevens,...
| Author | Jerome Rothenberg |
| ISBN | 0520049128 |
Since its first publication in 1968, Jerome Rothenberg's Technicians of the Sacred has educated a generation of poets, artists, and readers to the multiple faces and possibilities of poetry throughout the world. Hailed by Robert Creeley as "both a deeply useful work book and an unequivocal delight,"...
| Author | Odds Bodkin |
| ISBN | 0152163506 |
Here is my blackboard response on The Crane Wife and Dawn, two traditional tales on the same theme that were quite relevant and depressing after screwing up big time with a physically and intellectually beautiful girl this summer.
What They Were About (NECESSARY SPOILER ALERTS)
The...
It's a snowy day and a young girl in a red coat has decided to trace the tracks she sees in the snow outside her house. With a refrain of "Tracks in the snow./Tracks in the snow./Who made the tracks?/Where do they go?" which kids will quickly pick up and repeat with each reading, the girl begins to eliminate...
| Author | Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford |
| ISBN | 0486440621 |
The member of a distinguished British literary family, A. B. Mitford traveled widely with his parents as a youth and lived in various European countries. From 1866-70, he served as an attaché with the British legation at Edo (Tokyo) — one of the first foreign diplomats to do so. During his brief stay...
| Author | Lafcadio Hearn |
| ISBN | 0486403483 |
A talking tea kettle, a monstrous goblin-spider that lives in a haunted temple, miniature soldiers that plague a lazy young bride, and other fanciful creatures abound in this captivating collection of eleven Japanese fairy tales.
Youngsters are transported to an exotic, faraway world of samurai...
[...] He saw that it was the mouth of the tunnel, and glancing up he saw the giant fir-tree under which he had been sleeping with outstretched arms above him in the light of the moon. "Well-I never! what a dunderhead I am!" he said to himself-"fancy sleeping like that, why such a thing has never happened to...
This book has wonderful tales and equally wonderful artwork by John Bauer. Three tales stand out, "The Magician's Cape", "The Queen," and "The Changelings". The stories include encounters with trolls and feature a good mixture of heros and heroines.
It should be noted, however, that the...
| Author | John Bemelmans Marciano |
Madeline learns her manners!
Madeline loves adventure and is not afraid of mice. She loves winter, snow, and ice. And she also knows the secret to being polite is simply to be kind to others. With help from her friends--Miss Clavel, the girls, and even Pepito--Madeline introduces basic ideas...
| Author | Gerald of Wales |
| ISBN | 0140444238 |
Gerald of Wales was among the most dynamic and fascinating churchmen of the twelfth century. A member of one of the leading Norman families involved in the invasion of Ireland, he first visited there in 1183 and later returned in the entourage of Henry II. The resulting Topographia Hiberniae is an extraordinary...
| Author | Geoffrey of Monmouth |
| ISBN | 0708305202 |
The VITA MERLINI (LIFE OF MERLIN) is an often-overlooked, but nonetheless important and fascinating, account of the life of Merlin, the good wizard of the Arthurian legendarium. In this volume, we have the original Latin poem (from the 12th century), an English translation thereof, and copious notes...
| Author | Penelope Lively |
| ISBN | 0385729375 |
A glorious gift book from an award-winning storyteller and a much lauded illustrator, who evoke the high drama of mythical Greece and the prehistory of Rome in this retelling of "The Aeneid."
Taking his old father on his back and his young son by the hand, Aeneas flees the sacked city of Troy, entrusted...
| Author | Odile Weulersse |
| ISBN | 0802854168 |
It's time to go to market, so Nasreddine loads up the donkey and sets off with his father. But when onlookers criticize his father for riding while Nasreddine walks, the boy is ashamed. The following week, Nasreddine persuades his father to walk, and let him ride -- but then people criticize the boy for...
On Metapsychology, the Theory of Psychoanalysis: Beyond the Pleasure Principle, The Ego and the Id and Other Works
| Author | Sigmund Freud |
| ISBN | 0140138013 |
Covering the last three decades of Freud's life, this collection provides a chronological account of Freudian metapsychology, enabling the reader to trace the development of Freud's thought and modification of his theories in the light of his findings from his clinical work. These writings cover...
| Author | Terry Deary |
| ISBN | 0439999391 |
خیلی خوب بود :))
عملا حقش پنج کامل بود ولی به دو دلیل بهش ندادم
اول اینکه کلا تخریب شخصیت بود کتاب . آقای دیری ( که سر آتش دزد خاطره خوبی ازش ندارم ) کلا زد همه رییس...
| Author | Chieri Uegaki |
| ISBN | 1553377524 |
Suki's favorite possession is her blue cotton kimono. A gift from her obachan, it holds special memories of her grandmother's visit last summer. And Suki is going to wear it on her first day back to school --- no matter what anyone says.
When it's Suki's turn to share with her classmates what she...
| Author | Allen Say |
| ISBN | 0618479546 |
The Kamishibai man used to ride his bicycle into town where he would tell stories to the children and sell them candy, but gradually, fewer and fewer children came running at the sound of his clappers. They were all watching their new televisions instead. Finally, only one boy remained, and he had no money...
| Author | Shinsuke Yoshitake |
| ISBN | 4893096095 |
A little boy declares that he can get ready for the bath by himself, but gets himself stuck in his shirt. He thinks about what would happen if he was permanently stuck in his shirt. It might be alright sometimes, but what about when he gets thirsty or wants to play with his cat? He realizes he could figure out...
Ms. Frizzle's Adventures: Ancient Egypt
| Author | Joanna Cole |
| ISBN | 0590446819 |
Ms. Frizzle is taking on new subjects! Join her on a fascinating trip to Ancient Egypt, where history has never been so alive. It's a thrilling adventure with everyone's favorite teacher!
In this exciting new book about ancient Egypt, Ms. Frizzle dives into the arena of social studies with...
The Crocodile and the Dentist
| Author | Taro Gomi |
| ISBN | 0590677314 |
First sentence: I really don't want to...but I have to.
Premise/plot: There are two sides to every story. Crocodile is TERRIFIED of the dentist. The dentist is TERRIFIED of Crocodile. Both are approaching this appointment with a definite "I REALLY DON'T WANT TO....BUT I HAVE TO." In fact,...
| Author | Kathleen V. Kudlinski |
| ISBN | 0756635268 |
Filled with archival photographs and amazing fact boxes, this groundbreaking series introduces young readers to some of history's most interesting and influential characters.
Tells the story of the farmgirl turned Christian martyr, Joan of Arc, who heard voices encouraging her to secure...
