Japanese Folktales

These are not your ordinary stories!

Ideal for reading aloud, these stories of monsters, monks, and magical talking animals are guaranteed to delight and engage young children. Surprising, funny, and unusual fables introduce a variety of characters of various temperaments, skills, personalities, and cleverness- characters that can be seen in Japanese miniature carvings called netsuke. Netsuke are an intricate and specialized form of carving, and have existed in Japan for hundreds of years. In this beautiful book, eleven exquisite netsuke carvings come alive for children through vivid storytelling, colorful illustrations and detailed photography. This is a book to read many times.

Striking illustrations of nine imaginative storiesPlots with twists and turnsA variety of characters to engage curious childrenLarge photographs of beautiful netsuke carvingsThis book is ideal for children and adults who are interested in:

myths, folktales & fablesJapanese culture and artreading aloudmagical animalscharacters and behaviora variety of personalitiestricksters & cunningmonstersfriendshipgood deedscollectiblesfigurinescarving