# Once Upon a Time in Japan - Hardcover

by **Japan Broadcasting Corporation (Nhk)** (Author), **Roger Pulvers** (Translator), **Juliet Carpenter** (Translator)

**\*\*Winner of the 2016 _Creative Child Magazine_ Book of the Year Award\*\*  
\*\*Winner of the 2015 Gelett Burgess Award for Best Multicultural Book\*\***

When wily animals, everyday people and magical beings come together in a collection of Japanese fairy tales, wonderful things are bound to happen

Each story is brilliantly illustrated by a different talented Japanese artist. The tales recounted here are among Japan's oldest and most beloved stories. Entertaining and filled with subtle folk wisdom, these retold stories have been shared countless times in Japanese homes and schools for generations. Like good stories from every time and place, they never grow old. Kids (and their parents ) will enjoy hearing these stories read aloud on the accompanying CD.

**The fairy tales and classic stories in this collection include:**

-   _The Wife Who Never Eats_\--the story of a man who learns the hard way the evils of stinginess.
-   _The Mill of the Sea_\--the story of how a greedy man was responsible for the saltiness of seawater.
-   _The Monkey and the Crab_\--the crabs teach a tricky monkey a lesson in fairness and honesty.
-   _The Magical Hood_\--an act of kindness reaps great rewards.
-   _Sleepyhead Taro and the Children_\--a story about what can be accomplished at the right time, and with the right help and the right spirit.
-   _The Fox and the Otter_\--how a fox pays the price of deceit and selfishness.
-   _The Gratitude of the Crane_\--a story about the rewards of kindness and the danger of curiosity.
-   _The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter_\--a girl who starts life very tiny turns out to be big in many ways.

_All disc content is alternatively accessible on tuttlepublishing.com/downloadable-content._

### Author Biography

**NHK World** is the international service of Japanese public broadcaster NHK. The stories published in this book were part of a special series produced by Radio Japan, NHK World's radio service in 18 languages.

**Illustrators**  
After working as a graphic designer, **Manami Yamada** became an author of children's books and an artist. Her books include _Grandma Nosehair_, whose illustrations were selected for the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition in 2008, and _Kaeru to Okan_ ("The Frog and the Crown"). She is the recipient of several awards.

**Tomonori Taniguchi** was born in Osaka in 1978 and studied _Nihon-ga_ Japanese painting at Kanazawa College of Art. His children's books have been published in Japan, France and Italy. They include _Sarukun to Banana no Yuenchi_ ("Monkey and Banana's Amusement Park") and _Pinocchio, la marionnette de fer_ ("Pinocchio the Iron Puppet").

Born in Gifu prefecture in 1978, **Nao Takabatake** is an author of children's books and an illustrator. He received the Japan Picture Book Award in 2013 for _Kaeru no Odekake_ ("The Frog Goes Out"). His other works include _Chiita Dai Se-ru_ ("Cheetah's Big Sale") and _Banana Jiken_ ("The Banana Incident").

**Takumi Nishio** was born in Tokyo in 1968. He worked as a graphic and set designer for public broadcaster NHK from 1994 to 1999, and later produced animations, illustrations and opening titles for TV programs. He currently teaches at the Yokohama College of Art and Design.

**Number of Pages:** 120

**Dimensions:** 0.8 x 9.4 x 8.1 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** November 03, 2015

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