Age
4-7
Grade
PK-3
Allen Say
Under the Cherry Blossom Tree: An Old Japanese Tale
Paperback
(HMH Books for Young Readers May 31, 2005)
Spring had finally come and everyone in the village was happy, despite being poor - everyone except the miserly landlord. Mumbling and grumbling, he sat all alone eating a bowl of cherries and glaring as the villagers sang and danced in the meadow. Then, quite by accident, he swallowed a cherry pit. The pit began to sprout. Soon the landlord was the wonder of the village - a cherry tree was growing on top of his head! What happened to the cherry tree and to the wicked landlord is a favorite joke in Japan. Allen Say tells the story with wit and vitality, and his beautiful drawings complement this classic Japanese tale.
- ISBN
- 061855615X / 9780618556151
- Pages
- 32
- Weight
- 2.9 oz.
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 0.2
in.