Experience the wonder and excitement that Japan's classic tales bring to storytime with this multicultural children's book. This Japanese children's book welcomes readers to a fantastic world populated by singing turtles, boys who wrestle wolves, and a host of other beloved characters who have lived on for centuries in the traditional tales of Japan. Drawn from Japanese folklore passed down from generation to generation, the six enchanting stories collected in this volume have been lovingly retold for today's readers. Vibrantly illustrated and full of thrilling adventures, funny discoveries, and important lessons, they're sure to become future favourites. Included in this multicultural children's book are some of Japan's best-loved stories: The Rolling Rice Cakes How to Fool a Cat The Princess and the Herdboy Saburo the Eel-Catcher The Singing Turtle Kintaro's Adventures. These traditional tales, although entertaining, provide kids with a great introduction to Japan and its culture, and Kintaro's Adventures And Other Japanese Children's favourite Stories is the answer to anyone searching for traditional Japanese books for children to add to their home library.

 

 

This book is aimed at children in preschool-3rd grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published in 2018 by Tuttle Publishing .

Florence Sakade was an experienced editor and author of numerous books about Japan, including Tuttle Publishing's Urashima Taro and Other Japanese Children's Stories, Little One-Inch and Other Japanese Children's Stories, and Kintaro's Adventures and Other Japanese Children's Stories. Illustrator Florence Sakade was an experienced editor and author of numerous books about Japan, including Little One-Inch and Other Japanese Children's Favorite Stories and Peach Boy and Other Japanese Children's Favorite Stories. Yoshio Hayashi was one of Japan's most noted illustrators of children's books.