REVIEWER: Deidre Schneider
Dianne Snyder's The Boy of the Three-Year Nap is a traditional story takes place in the setting of Japan. The story is based on a boy named Taro, who lives with his widowed mother in poverty. Taro is a very lazy boy who only wishes to sleep and never has any interest in helping his mother. A rich man who is a merchant, moves in next door with his wife and unmarried daughter. Rather than work to help out his mother, Taro comes up with a plan to trick the rich merchant into letting him marry his daughter, by also keeping up with his lazy ways. When Taro's mother comes to the conclusion of what he has done, she ends up tricking Taro into becoming a successful working man. Taro is no longer considered the boy who can take a three year nap. The illustrations are very detailed and really incorporate the feel of the Japanese culture. This would be a very good book to read aloud to students, especially if the lesson is dealing with different cultures. Picture Book/ Easy Fiction. 1988, HMH Books for Young Readers, Ages 5-10, $14.95
REVIEWER: Deidre Schneider
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