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Bamboo Hats and a Rice Cake
By Tompert, Ann & Demi,
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-51759-272-4
- Publisher
- New York : Crown, c1993.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 1993
Gr 2-5 In a story set in long-ago Japan, an old couple has no money for rice cakes and so can not start the New Year auspiciously. En route to the village to sell his wife's wedding kimono, the man discovers six statues of the deity Jizo by the roadside, and vows to bring them an offering on his return. Continuing on, he exchanges the garment for a basketful of fans, the fans for a golden bell, and the bell for five bamboo hats-but no rice cakes. Passing the statues on his way home, he places a hat on each one's head. As ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
