A Tale of Two Tengu: A Japanese Folktale

by Karen Kawamoto McCoy, Koen Fossey (Illustrator)

Two Japanese goblins compete to find out which of their equally lovely, equally long noses is the better and end up sticking them where they do not belong, in an adaptation of a traditional tale

Genres: Folk Tales

28 pages, Library Binding

First published September 1, 1993

Reviews

[Dave]

Strangely illustrated. The artist makes the tengu look loke European gnomes, for some reason. The general style looks more Chinese than Japanese.

The story is a retelling, but for some reason adds an ending about having to work together in addition to the original moral of avoiding silly competitions.

[Kest Schwartzman]

This is a really cute book.

[Samantha Penrose]

It is best to avoid boastful, competitive behavior.
Beautifully illustrated.