Product Description

An American sailor courts a young Japanese woman and each tries - in secret - to learn the other s way of eating. Satisfaction ensured. Beautiful drawings come to life. Top quality children s item. Great gifts for your little adorable ones.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #201045 in Books
• Brand: Houghton Mifflin
• Published on: 1987-03-30
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .10" h x 7.80" w x 7.80" l, .20 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 32 pages

Review
"The book is wonderfully thought-provoking in its portrayal of the subtle similarities and differences among cultures." (School Library Journal Starred )

Ingram
An American sailor courts a young Japanese woman and each tries, in secret, to learn the other's way of eating. Full color illustrations throughout.

About the Author
Ina Friedman says that her engineer husband has built a Japanese garden and pool for each of the houses they have lived in over the years, but that the idea for this book really came when she and a Japanese friend were comparing notes on their difficulties in "learning to eat." This is Ms. Friedman's first picture book, but she is the author of two books for older readers: Escape or Die, which told the stories of young Holocaust survivors, and Black Cop. Born in Chester, Pennsylvania, Ms. Friedman was educated at Pennsylvania State University and now lives in Chillicothe, Ohio.

Allen Say was born in Yokohama, Japan, in 1937. He dreamed of becoming a cartoonist from the age of six, and, at age twelve, apprenticed himself to his favorite cartoonist, Noro Shinpei. For the next four years, Say learned to draw and paint under the direction of Noro, who has remained Say's mentor. Say illustrated his first children's book -- published in 1972 -- in a photo studio between shooting assignments. For years, Say continued writing and illustrating children's books on a part-time basis. But in 1987, while illustrating THE BOY OF THE THREE-YEAR NAP (Caldecott Honor Medal), he recaptured the joy he had known as a boy working in his master's studio. It was then that Say decided to make a full commitment to doing what he loves best: writing and illustrating children's books. Since then, he has written and illustrated many books, including TREE OF CRANES and GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY, winner of the 1994 Caldecott Medal. He is a full-time writer and illustrator living in Portland,