Folklore -- Japan
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Folklore -- Japan
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Folklore
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- The Snow Country Prince, written by Daisaku Ikeda ; illustrated by Brian Wildsmith ; English version by Geraldine McCaughrean
- Screen of frogs, an old tale, retold and illustrated by Sheila Hamanaka
- Asian tales and tellers, Cathy Spagnoli
- How the world got its color, adapted and illustrated by Marilyn Hirsh
- Tales from the bamboo grove, by Yoko Kawashima Watkins ; illustrations by Jean and Mou-Sien Tseng
- Japanese fairy tales, by Lafcadio Hearn and others
- The tiger's whisker, and other tales and legends from Asia and the Pacific, Illustrated by Enrico Arno
- Grandmothers' stories, wise woman tales from many cultures, retold by Burleigh Muten ; illustrated by Sian Bailey
- Momotaro (The peach boy), a japanese folktale, retold by M. J. York; illustrated by Betsy Thompson
- Twelve years, twelve animals, a Japanese folk tale adapted by Yoshiko Samuel. Illustrated by Margo Locke
- Tsubu, the little snail, by Carol Ann Williams ; illustrated by Tatsuro Kiuchi
- The crane maiden, Miyoko Matsutani ; illustrated by Chihiro Iwasaki ; English version by Alvin Tresselt
- A tale of two tengu, retold by Karen Kawamoto McCoy. Illustrated by Koen Fossey
- The Kingfisher treasury of stories from around the world, chosen by Linda Jennings ; illustrated by Victor Ambrus
- Bamboo hats and a rice cake, a tale adapted from Japanese folklore, by Ann Tombert ; illustrated by Demi
- The inch boy, illustrated by Junko Morimoto
- Folktales from the Japanese countryside, as told by Hiroko Fujita ; edited by Fran Stallings with Harold Wright and Miki Sakurai
- Mighty Mountain and the three strong women, Irene Hedlund ; English version by Judith Elkin
- Issun BĂ´shi, the one-inch boy, Icinori ; translated from French by Nicholas Grindell & Co
- Japanese folktales for language learners, bilingual stories in Japanese and English, Eriko Sato, Anna Sato
- Belching Hill, retold by Morse Hamilton ; pictures by Forest Rogers
- The tongue-cut sparrow, retold by Momoko Ishii ; illustrated by Suekichi Akaba ; translated from the Japanese by Katherine Paterson
- Tsunami!, Kimiko Kajikawa ; illustrated by Ed Young
- The wise old woman, retold by Yoshiko Uchida ; illustrated by Martin Springett
- The crane wife, retold by Ena Keo ; illustrated by Cheryl Kirk Noll
- Tasty baby belly buttons / by Judy Sierra ; illustrated by Meilo So
- The adventures of the one inch boy, issun boshi, retold by Essei Okawa; illustrated by Teruyo Endo
- The terrible EEK, a Japanese tale, retold by Patricia A. Compton ; illustrated by Sheila Hamanaka
- Japanese stories for language learners, bilingual stories in Japanese and English, Anne McNulty & Eriko Sato ; illustrated by Rose Goldberg
- Under the cherry blossom tree, an old Japanese tale, retold and illustrated by Allen Say
- Japanese tales, selected, edited, and translated by Royall Tyler
- Stories from Japan, by Edward W. Dolch and Marguerite P. Dolch. Illustrated by Lucy and John Hawkinson
- Peach Boy and other Japanese children's favorite stories, compiled by Florence Sakade ; illustrated by Yoshisuke Kurosaki
- The story of Yuriwaka, a Japanese Odyssey, translated and retold by Erik and Masako Haugarrd ; illustrated by Birgitta Saflund
- The beckoning cat, based on a Japanese folktale, by Koko Nishizuka ; illustrated by Rosanne Litzinger
- Wisdom tales from around the world, fifty gems of story and wisdom from such diverse traditions as Sufi, Zen, Taoist, Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, African and Native American, Heather Forest
- The badger and the magic fan, a Japanese folktale, adapted by Tony Johnston ; illustrated by Tomie dePaola
- I am Tama, lucky cat, a Japanese legend, Wendy Henrichs ; illustrated by Yoshiko Jaeggi
- The magic peach, a story from Japan, retold by Janet Palazzo-Craig ; illustrated by Makiko Nagano
- How the withered trees blossomed, Miyoko Matsutani ; pictures by Yasuo Segawa
- The boy who drew cats, retold & illustrated by David Johnson
- Favorite fairy tales told in Japan, retold by Virginia Haviland ; illustrated by George Suyeoka
- Little Fingerling, a Japanese folktale, retold by Monica Hughes ; illustrated by Brenda Clark
- The fisherman under the sea, Miyoko Matsutani ; illustrated by Chihiro Iwasaki ; English version by Alvin Tresselt
- The stonecutter, a Japanese folk tale, adapted & illustrated by Gerald McDermott
- Tobei, a Japanese folktale, retold by Mae Durham ; pictures by Mitsu Yashima
- The five sparrows, a Japanese folktale, adapted by Patricia Montgomery Newton
- The tongue-cut sparrow, a Japanese folktale, retold by M.J. York ; illustrated by JT Morrow
- The Fisherman and the grateful turtle, Urashima Taro ; retold by Essei Okawa ; illustrated by Koichi Murakami
- Issun Boshi (one-inch boy), a Japanese folktale, retold by Nadia Higgins ; illustrated by JT Morrow