Shiro Kasamatsu
Shiro KASAMATSU
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Urashima and the Kingdom Beneath the Sea (Kodansha Children’s Classics) $4.97 The brave young fisherman who visits the Kingdom Beneath the Sea in this magical legend is sometimes thought of as Japan’s own Rip Van Winkle. The glowing colors and exotic patterns of Shiro Kasamatsu’s illustrations, originally painted half a century ago, lend a unique air of enchantment to a classic folk tale, retold in lilting verse by writer, translator and lyricist Ralph F. McCarthy…. |
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The Inch-High Samurai (Kodansha International) $5.62 The brave little boy who sailed to the Capital in a teacup and fought a demon with a needle to win the love of a Lady is a Japanese cousin to Tom Thumb…. |
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The Inch-High Samurai (Kodansha Children’s Classics, 4) … |