| The Seven Gods of Luck: A Japanese Tale Library Edition Contributor(s): Kudler, David (Author), Finch, Linda (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1938808274 ISBN-13: 9781938808272 Publisher: Stillpoint/Atalanta OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Asia - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Other, Religious - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - General |
| Lexile Measure: 700 |
| Series: Winter Tales |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 8" W x 10" (0.80 lbs) 38 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Fifteenth Anniversary Edition with new notes by author David Kudler Sachiko and Kenji just want to welcome the new year in the proper way, but their mother tells them they don't have the money for a New Year's feast. An act of generosity brings help from an unexpected source in this heartwarming Japanese classic. May the Seven Gods of Luck visit you "A lively adaptation of a Japanese folktale.... The well-paced, carefully plotted text has a sprightly partner in its stylized, gently colored illustrations." - School Library Journal |
Contributor Bio(s): Kudler, David: - David Kudler is a writer and editor living just north of the Golden Gate Bridge with his wife, actress, teacher, and author Maura Vaughn, their author-to-be daughters, and their apparently non-literary cats. His teen historical novel Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale, set in sixteenth century Japan was released in June, 2016. He is currently working on the sequel, Bright Eyes. He serves as publisher for Stillpoint Digital Press. Since 1999, he has overseen the publications program of the Joseph Campbell Foundation, for which he has edited three posthumous volumes of Campbell's previously unpublished work (Pathways to Bliss, Myths of Light and Sake & Satori) and managed the publication of over fifty print, ebook, print, audio, and video titles, including the third edition of the seminal The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Currently, David serves as vice-president of the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association. |