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In this semiautobiographical story told through the eyes of a man who ages backward, Caldecott medalist Allen Say reveals the power of memory to shape one's art.As an old man takes a morning walk, he is startled by a paper airplane overhead. He follows it to a strangely familiar town. There he meets a man who calls him "son" and high school boys who ask him to play catch. When he sees a glimpse of his reflection, he realizes a shocking fact: H...

Caldecott Medalist Allen Say's tale of a young boy who saves a baby bird from the local bullies is filled with compassion and empathy. Based on a true story and gorgeously illustrated, this story from an iconic picture book creator is not to be missed.A young boy sees a baby bird quivering in the hands of a neighborhood bully.Suddenly, he wants the orphan sparrow more than anything. He trades all his treasures for the bird and calls it Kozo, L...

A young boy, aware of his grandmother's forgetfulness, helps her recall a time when she was a kindergarten teacher teaching her students about hummingbirds and their nests.

Ohne Rücksicht auf Mamas Warnungen spielt ein japanischer Junge an einem eiskalten Teich, in dem Karpfen schwimmen. Wieder zu Hause angekommen, wird er sofort mit einem heißen Bad und einem Reisbrei behandelt, um einer Erkältung vorzubeugen. Die Haltung seiner Mutter lässt ihn jedoch mehr frösteln als das Wetter. Er kann nicht verstehen, warum sie ihn zu ignorieren scheint. Der Junge hört ein Geräusch im Garten und beobachtet, wie Mama die Ki...

With elegant watercolors, Allen Say's beautiful picture book is a moving tribute to his parents and their path to discovering where home really is. At home in San Francisco, May speaks Japanese and the family eats rice and miso soup and drinks green tea. When she visits her friends' homes, she eats fried chicken and spaghetti.May plans someday to go to college and live in an apartment of her own. But when her family moves back to Japan, she so...

Ohne Rücksicht auf Mamas Warnungen spielt ein japanischer Junge an einem eiskalten Teich, in dem Karpfen schwimmen. Wieder zu Hause angekommen, wird er sofort mit einem heißen Bad und einem Reisbrei behandelt, um einer Erkältung vorzubeugen. Die Haltung seiner Mutter lässt ihn jedoch mehr frösteln als das Wetter. Er kann nicht verstehen, warum sie ihn zu ignorieren scheint. Der Junge hört ein Geräusch im Garten und beobachtet, wie Mama die Kie...

The New Girl at school plays the violin so beautifully that Almond gets lost in the music, but she also feels sad because she does not know if she herself has any talent at all--until the school play, when with the encouragement of her mother, her teacher, and the New Girl, she finds she has a talent for acting.

In this simple, engaging remembrance, Say tells how two American soldiers come upon his country school's athletic festival and put on a show of trick bicycle riding that leaves the audience cheering".--Booklist. Illustrated.

Eine Geschichte über Reiselust, Migration, Fernweh, Heimat und kulturelle Identität in einer globalisierten Menschheit. Auswanderung und Einwanderung, Fremdheit und Vertrautheit, Weggehen und ankommen - eine Familiengeschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts mit drei Generationen - erzählt in poetischen Bildern von Starautor Allen Say.

A Caldecott Medalist brings his lavish illustrations and hybrid narrative and artistic styles to the story of artist James Castle. This fictional biography allows readers to experience Castle's emergence as an artist despite the overwhelming difficulties he faced. Full color.

Early one morning a boy comes into town looking for work. He meets a sign painter who takes him on as a helper. Each billboard has only one word, Arrowstar. They do not know its meaning. As they are about to paint the last sign, the boy looks up and sees in the distance a magnificent structure. Is it real? Together, they go to find out.

When he was a young man, the author's grandfather left his home in Japan to explore the world. He began his journey by crossing the Pacific Ocean on a steamship, then wandered the deserts, farmlands, and cities of North America. In this title, he tells the story of his own family's cross-cultural history in elegant watercolour paintings.

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Vor langer Zeit rannten die japanischen Kinder herbei, wenn der Kamishibai-Mann mit seinen Holzklötzen klapperte, um sie zu rufen. Begierig auf seine Geschichten und seine Süßigkeiten versammelten sie sich um sein Fahrrad mit der hölzernen Bühne darauf. Versammelt Euch also und lasst Euch vom Kamishibai-Mann die Wunder des "Papier-Theaters" zeigen. Feiert mit ihm die freudige Wiederentdeckung der Verbindung zwischen Geschichten-Erzähler und P...

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In this Caldecott Medal-winning picture book, master storyteller Allen Say chronicles his family's history between Japan and California. A lyrical, breathtaking tale of one man's love for two countries, Grandfather's Journey is perfect for fans of Dreamers, A Different Pond, and Thank You, Omu! Through pensive portraits and delicately faded art, Allen Say pays tribute to his grandfather's persistent longing for home that continues within Allen...

Through gorgeous illustrations and heartwarming words, children and adults will find inspiration in Emma's ability to find creativity within herself. Emma is a gifted young artist whose most prized possession is a small, shaggy rug. When her mother accidentally puts the rug in the washing machine and destroys it, Emma is devastated and ceases her art. But she soon comes to find that creativity comes from within, not from an object. A perfect g...