The boy in the garden / written and illustrated by Allen Say.
Material type:
TextPublication details: Boston [Mass.] : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2010.Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 x 29 cmISBN: - 0547214103
- 9780547214108 (hbk)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Picturebook | Folk Tales & Fairy Tales | Say All | Checked out | 06/07/2024 | 33111006501437 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
There was a story that Mama read to Jiro:
Once, in old Japan, a young woodcutter lived
alone in a little cottage. One winter day he
found a crane struggling in a snare and set it
free.
When Jiro looks out the window into Mr. Ozu's
garden, he sees a crane and remembers
that story.
Much like the crane, the legend comes to
life--and, suddenly, Jiro finds himself in a
world woven between dream and reality.
Which is which?
Allen Say creates a tale about many things
at once: the power of story, the allure of
the imagined, and the gossamer line between
truth and fantasy. For who among us hasn't
imagined ourselves in our own favorite
fairy tale?
After Jiro encounters a life-like garden statue of a tall bird, he falls asleep and dreams of the story his mother once told him about a grateful crane.