The Moon Maiden: Inspired by an Old Japanese Tale

Weedn, Flavia; Gilbert, Lisa

ISBN 10: 0786800453 / ISBN 13: 9780786800452

Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 1995

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Moon Maiden: Inspired by an Old Japanese Tale
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786800453
• ISBN 13: 9780786800452
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

In this retelling of a Japanese fairy tale, a childless couple is allowed to take care of the Moon's daughter until it is time for her to join her mother in the sky

Reviews

According to the prefaces of these Dream Maker books, eight "trusted storytellers" were chosen by Father Time "to spread magical tales throughout the world"?each of these somewhat precious volumes represents a selection. In the first, "an original American tale," a lonely bruin takes comfort in a snow bear he constructs; when his wintertime pal must leave, he discovers the friendship offered by memories. The title character of The Ragged Peddler, a tale of Middle Eastern origin, brings happiness to a village "in which the people complained and grumbled all the time." Tears shed by the eponymous girl in the third tale (from Japan) prove to be the source of fireflies, while the fourth book, inspired by an old Nordic tale, concerns a poor man's son who triumphs over finer fellows to win a princess's heart. The narratives seem attenuated, as if to fit a predetermined length. And, although Weedn's all-animal casts radiate an appealing insouciance, the stories' general absence of action often makes the pictures seem superfluous. Ages 4-8.
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