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| Author | Taro Yashima |
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| Publisher | Viking |
Publication date | 1955, renewed 1983 |
| Pages | unpaged |
| Awards | Caldecott Honor |
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]
- ^ "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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| Author | Taro Yashima |
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| Publisher | Viking |
Publication date | 1955, renewed 1983 |
| Pages | unpaged |
| Awards | Caldecott Honor |
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]
- ^ "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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