Grandfather's Journey is a book about a young boy who retells his grandfather's journey coming from Japan to America. The text illustrates all of the obstacles and hardships his grandfather had to overcome while inhabiting a new country. This text can be used in a 3-5th grade classroom during a less...
Description: When Allison tries on the red kimono her grandmother has sent her, she is suddenly aware that she resembles her favorite doll more than she does her mother and father. When her parents try to explain that she is adopted, her world becomes an uncomfortable place. She becomes angry and wi...
I had a great time reading this book. The illustrations are phenomenal! And the story was cute, too. I really liked the main character, Erika, and how she just fell in love with Japan and its history when she was a child. She reminded me of myself. I loved how so worked so hard throughout her life s...
I took my niece to the library on Sunday and we ended up sitting right next to the Caldecott winners. I've been wanting to read Grandfather' Journey for awhile so I picked it up. It's a good story (though I object to the "white, black, red, yellow men" bit... those aren't the exact words Say uses,...
by Allen Say The first time Ama read Tree of Cranes by Allen Say, she told me she didn't like it very much. I thought she was being ridiculous since that is my absolute favorite Allen Say story. I was visiting her one afternoon and she gave me Emma's Rug to read. I felt the way she must have whe...
by Allen Say Another children's book written in the first person! Both that I've read recently were biographical stories about Asian women (awesome!). Alice's story is very touching. Definitely one of my favorite books of Say's.
I read this book today in odds and ends between my classes and it haunted me whenever I walked away. I've fallen in love with Say's books since I first discovered Grandfather's Journey during my first year living in Japan, and each new (to me) book brought new depth and wonders and beauty, and Drawi...
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