Vietnamese Fables of Frogs and Toads

by Masao Sakairi, Shoko Kojima (Illustrator), Matthew Galgani (Translator)

This new HEIAN series is devoted to oral retellings of Asian childhood tales. Each story can be read individually or aloud to young children just learning to listen. Vietnamese Fables of Frogs and Toads includes “The Frog Bride” and “The Toad Who Brought the Rain.” Vietnamese Tales of Rabbits and Watermelons includes “The Rabbit Who Always Got Away” and “Antem and the Watermelons.”

32 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2006

Reviews

[Dolly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book offers a couple of interesting fables with colorful illustrations that would be fun to read aloud with older children. This book provides a small glimpse into another culture.