Japanese Myths， Legends and Folktales Bilingual English and Japanese Edition

バイリンガルで読む日本の昔ばなし

「したきりすずめ」「かぐや姫」「桃太郎」「金太郎」「ねずみのよめいり」「うらしま太郎」などお馴染みの昔話12 篇を日英対訳でお楽しみいただけます。日本語の漢字にはすべてふりがなが振られ、英文は簡単な英単語で綴られています。文章量はやや多めであり、小学生向けの絵本です。優しいタッチの絵も魅力的な、世代を超えて愛される昔話の決定版です。

These stories are all richly illustrated, with 98 color illustrations by two of Japan’s foremost children’s books illustrators. Executed with great skill and imagination, they bring to life the charming characters of these heartwarming tales of old Japan.

The tales were originally written in English by author Yuri Yasuda based on her interpretations of traditional Japanese stories. Here they are fully bilingual?each one accompanied by Japanese text. The Japanese versions of each tale include simple kanji with furigana pronunciations to help learners recognize the characters.

Japanese Myths, Legends & Folktales is accessible to both English and Japanese-speaking children, as well as to older language learners who wish to enhance their reading ability. This multicultural children’s book will entertain, inspire, and educate in equal measure.