Under the Cherry Blossom Tree
by Allen Say
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(1 ratings)37 pages1974Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine BooksISBN 9780618556151
About this book
A cherry tree growing from the top of the wicked landlord's head is the beginning of his misfortunes and a better life for the poor villagers.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books
- Published
- 1974
- Pages
- 37
- ISBN
- 9780618556151
- Language
- en
About Allen Say
Allen Say (born James Allen Koichi Moriwaki Seii in 1937; surname written Seii (清井) in Japanese) is a Japanese-American writer and illustrator. He is best known for Grandfather's Journey, a children's picture book detailing his grandfather's voyage from Japan to the United States and back again, which won the 1994 Caldecott Medal for illustration. This story is autobiographical and relates to Say's constant moving during his childhood. His work mainly focuses on Japanese and Japanese American characters and their stories, and several works have autobiographical elements. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Say
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