Odds Bodkin

The Crane Wife Odds Bodkin

Brief Description: A haunting and breathtakingly beautiful retelling of a Japanese taleReview Quotes: "A poetic gem... Exquisite and memorable."--"Kirkus Reviews Brief Description: A retelling of the traditional Japanese tale about a poor sail maker who gains a beautiful but mysterious wife skilled at weaving magical sails. Publisher Marketing: When Osamu, a lonely sail maker, nurses an injured crane one blustery night, he never suspects that this simple act of kindness will change his life forever. This retelling of a traditional Japanese folktale teaches readers young or old a lesson about life and love. Review Citations:

Publishers Weekly 10/22/2001 (EAN 9780152163501, Paperback)

Publishers Weekly 09/16/2002 (EAN 9780152163501, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 154 (EAN 9780152163501, Paperback)

PW Notes and Reprints 10/22/2001 pg. 79 (EAN 9780152163501, Paperback)

PW Notes and Reprints 09/16/2002 pg. 71 (EAN 9780152163501, Paperback)

Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/1999 pg. 784 (EAN 9780152014070, Hardcover)

Kirkus Review - Children 09/15/1998 pg. 1380 (EAN 9780152014070, Hardcover)

New York Times 03/14/1999 pg. 30 (EAN 9780152014070, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 10/01/1998 pg. 121 (EAN 9780152014070, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 87 (EAN 9780152014070, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 111 (EAN 9780152014070, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 154 (EAN 9780152014070, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1999 pg. 13 (EAN 9780152014070, Hardcover)

Booklist 11/15/1998 pg. 587 (EAN 9780152014070, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Publishers Weekly 10/26/1998 pg. 66 (EAN 9780152014070, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1999 pg. 93 (EAN 9780152014070, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Bodkin, Odds ODDS BODKIN is an acclaimed storyteller, composer, and teacher of the art of storytelling. He lives in New Hampshire. Contributor Bio:  Spirin, Gennady Gennady Spirin was classically educated at the Moscow Art School at the Academy of Arts and at the Moscow Stroganov Institute. Influenced by Russian Renaissance painters, Mr. Spirin has developed his own unique style of illustration using traditional Russian art techniques. His work appeared four times on the annual New York Times Ten Best Illustrated Books of the Year list. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.