This book is charming. It will be a birth gift for my pastor upon the arrival of his first child.
This book is dark and troubling. Here is a young boy playing unsupervised in a pond surrounded by snow.
The story and illustrations are both lovely, as expected, but I was disappointed to find that the name of the previous owner was written on the dust jacket of the book I received. The Amazon description said the book was in "new" condition.
Children enjoyed hearing a story about this boy from Japan celebrate Christmasas a peace wishing time. I used the book to create bags by folding them like origami in the story.
Tree of Cranes is the story of a young boy who disobeys his mother, plays near the coy pond, and falls in. His mother is distracted that day, because it is Christmas and she is remembering having celebrated the holiday when she lived in California.
I've been a fan of Say's for quite a few years, and Tree of Cranes doesn't fail to please. One a snowy day one week before the new year, a young boy who's been naughty is perplexed about why his mother has been folding origami cranes and has dug up, potted, and decorated the fir tree his parents planted when he was born.
I first checked out this book from our public library, among other books with a Christmas theme. My five-year old daughter loved the story and the pictures, that she asked me to renew it twice.
I loved this book enough to, in pre-Amazon days, put in two special orders (both failed) through Crown Books and finally, after two years, find a children's specialty book store that could get it for me. It is the story of a small boy learning to obey his mother as well as the story of his first Christmas.
I read this 'first Christmas' story to my children when they were young.
This is the story of a little boy in Japan who disobeyed his mother and caught a cold. Then she acted strangely towards him all day and he didn't know why.
In this beautifully written and illustrated book set in Japan, a young boy catches a cold while looking for fish in his neighbor's pond. His mother takes care of him when he comes back inside, but she is distracted and preoccupied.
Another amazing book by the author. This one tackles the cultural divide while celebrating what is important in life, bridging the East and the West with a delightful message.
First off, the illustrations for this book are phenomenal. It's hard to go wrong with Say's work, but these feel above and beyond lovely to me.
Say tells the story of his first Christmas, when he was a boy in Japan. Serious.
Story, great! Illustrations great.
