Allen Say

After growing up near San Francisco, a young Japanese woman returns with her parents to their native Japan, but she feels foreign and out of place. Historia de una chica japonesa educada en Estados Unidos, quien al regresar a su país tiene que superar obstáculos para poder adaptarse a su nuevo hogar.

When Allison realizes that she looks more like her favorite doll than like her parents, she comes to terms with this unwelcomed discovery through the help of a stray cat.

A cherry tree growing from the top of the wicked landlord's head is the beginning of his misfortunes and a better life for the poor villagers.

A young artist finds that her creativity comes from within when the rug that she had always relied upon for inspiration is destroyed.

A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather's journey to America which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries.

A biography of Bill Wong, a Chinese American who became a famous bullfighter in Spain.

While sick in bed, a young boy opens a box from his uncle and embarks on a fantastical fishing trip.

A 14-year-old boy lives on his own in Tokyo and becomes apprenticed to a famous Japanese cartoonist.

The amazing tricks two American soldiers do on a borrowed bicycle are a fitting finale for the school sports day festivities in a small village in occupied Japan.

A Japanese American farmer recounts her agricultural successes and setbacks and her enduring love of dance. Based on the true life story of Alice Sumida, who with her husband Mark, established the largest gladiola bulb farm in the country during the last half of the twentieth century.

While his father visits Mr. Ozu to convey traditional New Year greetings, Jiro wanders out to the garden drawn to a life-like statue of a tall bird which reminds him of the "Grateful Crane" story that his mother had read to him.

"Caldecott Medalist Allen Say presents a stunning graphic novel chronicling his journey as an artist during WWII, when he apprenticed under Noro Shinpei, Japan's premier cartoonistDRAWING FROM MEMORY is Allen Say's own story of his path to becoming the renowned artist he is today. Shunned by his father, who didn't understand his son's artistic leanings, Allen was embraced by Noro Shinpei, Japan's leading cartoonist and the man he came to love as his "spiritual father." As WWII raged, Allen was further inspired to consider questions of his own heritage and the motivations of those around him. He worked hard in rigorous drawing classes, studied, trained--and ultimately came to understand who he really is. Part memoir, part graphic novel, part narrative history, DRAWING FROM MEMORY presents a complex look at the real-life relationship between a mentor and his student. With watercolor paintings, original cartoons, vintage photographs, and maps, Allen Say has created a book that will inspire the artist in all of us"--

1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 26 cm510L Lexile

Readings for children. Stories and activities meant to foster reading habits.

During a hunting trip in the jungle, a man is befriended by animals whose fears convince him to give up guns forever.

Kek, an African refugee, is confronted by many strange things at the Minneapolis home of his aunt and cousin, as well as in his fifth grade classroom, and longs for his missing mother, but finds comfort in the company of a cow and her owner.