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Under the Cherry Blossom Tree: An Old Japanese Tale

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.

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