Japanese Myths, Legends & Folktales: Bilingual English and Japanese Edition (12 Folktales)
By (Author) Yuri Yasuda
Translated by Yumi Matsunari
Translated by Yumi Yamaguchi
Illustrated by Yoshinobu Sakakura
Tuttle Publishing
Tuttle Publishing
12th March 2019
12th April 2019
Bilingual edition
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples
398.20952
Hardback
128
Width 216mm, Height 279mm
794g
Here, beautifully illustrated and presented in both English and Japanese, are 12 of the best Japanese folktales shared with generation after generation of Japanese children. These charming tales engage your imagination as you're carried on turtle-back rides, brought to the underwater palace of the dragon princess, and discover a temple with a "tea kettle" that is really a cunning badger in disguise.
These stories are all richly illustrated, with 98 full-page color illustrations by two of Japan's foremost children's books illustrators. Executed with great skill and imagination, they bring to life the charming characters of these heartwarming tales of old Japan.
The tales were originally written in English by author Yuri Yasuda based on her interpretations of traditional Japanese stories. Here they are fully bilingual each one accompanied by Japanese text. The Japanese text includes basic kanji and furigana to help learners begin to recognize the characters. Japanese Myths, Legends and Folktales is accessible to both young English and Japanese audiences, as well as language learners who wish to enhance their abilities. This multicultural children's book will entertain, inspire, and educate in equal measure.
"The tales told in this bookare now retold here by Mrs. Yasuda with exquisitenessThey will be, I am sure, read by Western children with the same delight and the thrill as by the children of this country." --Shinzo Koizumi, Advisor for the Education of the Crown Prince of Japan
"With her extraordinary command of English and great love of children, no one could have been better suited for the work than Mrs. Yasuda, and I know lovers of fairy tales all over the worldwill welcome her contribution to their collection." --Mrs. Takakichi Aso, Daughter of Mr. Shigeru Yoshida, former Prime Minister of Japan
"In these delightful folk stories as told by the gifted author Yuri Yasuda, there are revealed for our better understanding the old traditions and customs, the aspirations and innermost feelings of the Japanese." --Dr. Francis B. Sayer, former U.S. Undersecretary of State
Yuri Yasuda is a graduate of the English Department, International School of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo. Since childhood she has written stories for her own amusement, and she began to tell folk and fairy tales to her two sons and two daughters as soon as they were able to understand the words. In the midst of a busy family life, she finds time to write as well as take part in the civic life of her community.