(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Kano Naganobu. Momotaro, the Peach Boy of Japanese folklore, defeats marauding ogres with the help of a dog, a monkey, and a pheasant. This graceful retelling, detailed and descriptive, is illustrated with a treasure: an early nineteenth-century Japanese handscroll, painted on silk. Careful readers and viewers will be richly rewarded. The postscript provides additional information about the scrolls and the tale.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt