| The Boy of the Three-Year Nap: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner Contributor(s): Snyder, Dianne (Author), Say, Allen (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 039566957X ISBN-13: 9780395669570 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1993 Annotation: Lazy Taro gets his comeuppance when his wise mother uses his trick to avoid work to her own advantage. Winner of the Caldecott Honor Medal and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and selected as an ALA Notable Children's Book. Full-color illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Asia - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Asia - Juvenile Fiction | Diversity & Multicultural |
| Dewey: 398.2 |
| Lexile Measure: 610 |
| Physical Information: 0.17" H x 10.33" W x 9.45" (0.36 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Japanese |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 5460 Reading Level: 3.7 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A 1989 Caldecott Honor Book Lazy Taro gets his comeuppance when his wise mother uses his trick to avoid work to her own advantage. |
Contributor Bio(s): Snyder, Dianne: - Dianne Snyder spent part of her childhood in Japan, where she heard many traditional folk stories and trickster tales-- like "The Boy of the Three-Year Nap"--told by itinerant storytellers. She now lives in Virginia.Say, Allen: - Allen Say was born in Yokohama, Japan, in 1937. He dreamed of becoming a cartoonist from the age of six, and, at age twelve, apprenticed himself to his favorite cartoonist, Noro Shinpei. For the next four years, Say learned to draw and paint under the direction of Noro, who has remained Say's mentor. Say illustrated his first children's book -- published in 1972 -- in a photo studio between shooting assignments. For years, Say continued writing and illustrating children's books on a part-time basis. But in 1987, while illustrating THE BOY OF THE THREE-YEAR NAP (Caldecott Honor Medal), he recaptured the joy he had known as a boy working in his master's studio. It was then that Say decided to make a full commitment to doing what he loves best: writing and illustrating children's books. Since then, he has written and illustrated many books, including TREE OF CRANES and GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY, winner of the 1994 Caldecott Medal. He is a full-time writer and illustrator living in Portland, Oregon. |