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Myers, Tim, Reteller

Tanuki's Gift: A Japanese Tale

32 pp. | Cavendish | April, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-7614-5101-3 $$16.95
(3) K-3 Illustrated by R. G. Roth. In this retelling, a tanuki, a badgerlike "raccoon-dog," brings the gift of gold and the even more valuable gift of friendship to a lonely Buddhist priest. Myers provides an excellent author's note about the background of the story and the rationale for his retelling. Collage elements, watercolor, gouache, oil pastel, and ink create a subtle, dreamy set of illustrations with a traditional feeling.
Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

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