Pulvers, Roger 1944- translator. Carpenter, Juliet Winters translator. Yamada, Manami illustrator. Tanijuchi, Tomonori illustrator. Takabatake, Nao 1978- illustrator. Nishio, Takumi illustrator. text ja 2015 monographic eng

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120 pages : colour illustration ; 21 x 24 cm. + 1 audio disc (12 cm.) Bringing Japanese folk stories to the English-speaking world, this book presents eight stories from the popular NHK Japan Broadcasting Corporation's popular radio series Once Upon a Time in Japan. Each story is brilliantly illustrated by a talented Japanese artist. The tales recounted here are among Japan's oldest and most beloved stories. The wife who never eats -- The mill of the sea -- The monkey and the crabs -- The magical hood -- Sleepyhead Taro and the children -- The fox and the otter -- The gratitude of the crane -- The tale of the bamboo cutter. juvenile Translated by Roger Pulvers & Juliet Winters Carpenter ; Illustrated by Manami Yamada, Tomonori Taniguchi, Nao Takabatake & Takumi Nishio Published in association with NHK Japan Broadcasting Corporation. Translated from the Japanese. Folklore Japan Juvenile literature Fairy tales 398.20952 9784805313596 PPAK 201221 20201221155249.0 eng