Synopses & Reviews
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"Roth's collage illustrations, created with painted papers, glow in their simplicity and sunny gold palette." Kirkus Reviews
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"Lovely and entertaining, and the tanuki, rarely known for repaying generosity in kind, certainly couldn't ask for a better ambassador." Bruno Navasky, New York Times Book Review
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"Although both the story and the art are understated, the book has a strong and lasting message. School Library Journal
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"The kindly priest enchants; the tanuki, with his sincere determination and long nose sporting such inquisitive whiskers, will win readers' hearts." Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
Tanuki's Gift: A Japanese Tale retold by Tim Myers, illus. By Robert Roth, tells of a badger who teaches a priest a lesson about friendship.