The Moon Princess
ISBN-13: 9781568365275
Author(s): Ralph F McCarthy
Subjects: YFA
Publisher: Kodansha Europe Head Office
Publisher Imprint: Kodansha USA
Publication Date: 04-07-2013
Format: Hardback
Availability: In stock
£8.99
About the book
An old bamboo cutter finds a tiny child in the hollow of a bamboo stalk. Thus begins the beloved story of the Moon Princess, whose unearthly beauty brings her fame and would-be husbands from throughout the land, but whose destiny shines far off in the sky. The delicate color and detail of Kancho Oda's illustrations, painted over half a century ago, create a mood of charm and mystery, admirably accompanied by the lilting verse of writer, translator, and lyricist Ralph F. McCarthy.