The Boy in the Garden

By Allen Say

Book Overview

There was a story that Mama read to Jiro: Once, in old Japan, a young woodcutter lived alone in a little cottage. One winter day he found a crane struggling in a snare and set it free. When Jiro looks out the window into Mr. Ozu's garden, he sees a crane and remembers that story. Much like the crane, the legend comes to life--and, suddenly, Jiro finds himself in a world woven between dream and reality. Which is which? Allen Say creates a tale about many things at once: the power of story, the allure of the imagined, and the gossamer line between truth and fantasy. For who among us hasn't imagined ourselves in our own favorite fairy tale?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0547214103
• ISBN13: 9780547214108
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 10.8" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2