Crow Boy is a 1955 picture book written and illustrated by Taro Yashima. The book tells the story of a shy Japanese boy named Chibi who hides at school until a new teacher takes notice of him. The book was a recipient of a 1956 Caldecott Honor for its illustrations[1] and shared the 1955 Child Study Association (now affiliated with Bank Street College of Education) Children's Book Award (now called the Josette Frank Award) with Plain Girl by Virginia Sorensen.[2] This book was translated into Japanese by Taro himself and published in Japan in 1979.[3]
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| Author | Taro Yashima |
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| Publisher | Viking |
Publication date | 1955, renewed 1983 |
| Pages | unpaged |
| Awards | Caldecott Honor |
References
edit- ^ "Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938-Present". Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). Archived from the original on 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- ^ Hare, Peter. "Past Winners". Bank Street College of Education. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- ^ Usami, Sho [in Japanese] (1981). さよなら
日本 絵本 作家 八島 太郎 と光子 の亡命 ("Good by Japan:Asylum of picture book writers Taro Yashima and Mitsuko") (in Japanese). Shobunsha, Tokyo. p. 248.
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