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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Kamishibai Man

Kamishibai Man

Say, Allen

Hardcover

Fairy Tales & FolkloreGeneral Juvenile Fiction

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ISBN10: 0618479546
ISBN13: 9780618479542
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: Oct 1 2005
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.50 Width: 10.00 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Awards: North Carolina Children's Book Award, Oregon Book Awards, Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007)

The Kamishibai man used to ride his bicycle into town where he would tell stories to the children and sell them candy, but gradually, fewer and fewer children came running at the sound of his clappers. They were all watching their new televisions instead. Finally, only one boy remained, and he had no money for candy. Years later, the Kamishibai man and his wife made another batch of candy, and he pedaled into town to tell one more story--his own. When he comes out of the reverie of his memories, he looks around to see he is surrounded by familiar faces--the children he used to entertain have returned, all grown up and more eager than ever to listen to his delightful tales.

Using two very different yet remarkable styles of art, Allen Say tells a tale within a tale, transporting readers seamlessly to the Japan of his memories.

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