{"product_id":"erikasan-isbn-9780618889334","title":"Erika-San","description":"\u003cp\u003eCaldecott Medalist Allen Say creates a beautiful story about an American girl who seeks adventure in Japan and discovers more than she could have imagined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her grandmother’s house there is one Japanese print of a small house with lighted windows. Even as a small girl, Erika loved that picture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt will pull her through childhood, across vast oceans and modern cities, then into towns—older, quieter places—she has only ever dreamed about.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Erika cannot truly know what she will find there, among the rocky seacoasts, the rice paddies, the circle of mountains, and the class of children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Erika-san, can Japan be all that she has imagined?\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"Many themes—Erika’s search for \"old Japan\"; the subtle chain of incidents that lead to love—may appeal most to older readers, perhaps even adults. Children with a strong curiosity about another culture, though, will recognize Erika’s unwavering interest, and many readers will welcome the varied views of Japan, from city to town to tiny village reflected in Say’s \u003cstrong\u003ee\u003c\/strong\u003exquisitely rendered watercolors.\"—\u003cem\u003eBooklist \u003c\/em\u003e \"With luminous watercolors and economical text, Caldecott Medalist Say (\u003cem\u003eGrandfather's Journey\u003c\/em\u003e) tells of an American girl whose ingenuous hopes of reaching \"old Japan\" are finally realized . . . Say sprinkles Japanese words and definitions smoothly into the story as Erika surprises a male colleague (and readers) with the thoroughness with which she pursues her dream. Although the plot may prove slow going for many in the target audience, aficionados of Say's tranquil work will find both the message and the delivery deeply satisfying.\"—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/em\u003estarred review \u003c\/strong\u003e \"Expert angles and a touching sense of stillness make this piece visually masterful even while conceptually disquieting.\"—\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/em\u003e \"Say’s storytelling and art are as absorbing as ever; the illustrations of rural Japan will have adults yearning for their own remote farmhouse.\"—\u003cem\u003eHorn Book \u003c\/em\u003e \"Say's eloquent watercolors are a lesson in composition, with dramatic geometry, especially diagonals, bringing poise and elegance to what could otherwise be ordinary scenes.\"\u003cem\u003e—The Bulletin\u003c\/em\u003e  \"Say's book makes a case for following your dreams, however inchoate and even . . . dreamlike they are.\"\u003cem\u003e—New York Times Book Review \u003c\/em\u003eBookshelf\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890233700581,"sku":"NP9780618889334","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780618889334.jpg?v=1730232824","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/erikasan-isbn-9780618889334","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}