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roseleaf24's review against another edition
4.0
Beautiful illustrations that convey the time, the legend, and the seashore. The framing of the story was a bit to pendantic.
crystal_reading's review against another edition
2.0
1968 Caldecott Honor
Not sure I understood this tale.
Not sure I understood this tale.
ama_reads's review against another edition
2.0
Beautiful illustrations. The story is overall OK, but feels unfinished.
calistareads's review against another edition
5.0
I love Taro so much. His ‘Crow Boy’ was so unusual and this is not as powerful, but the man is an artist. I am doing my best to read his catalog because it is so powerful.
How to describe this art. It is beautiful swaths of color with the barest of bare hints at what he wants to show you. It is like a dream that is barely there and you forget as soon as you wake. Some drawings look like chalk or crayon or other media. He does give details, but they are so minimal. It’s amazing that you can get an image from them, but you can. My niece didn’t think they were finished, but I told her this was a style.
The story is a myth from the Japanese sea about a farmer taken down to a palace in the sea by a seaturtle. It is so fascinating. The lines are each simple too. He uses the bare minimum for every part of the story, the telling, the drawing. I have so much respect for this artist. I am assuming Taro is a man, but she could easily be a woman. I can’t ascribe Taro.
This was interesting to see what the niblings made of this story. The nephew didn’t have much patience for it and he gave it 3 stars for the sea turtles. The niece was much more thoughtful. it wasn’t funny which is usually what gets the stars around here, but this got to her at a deeper level and she gave this 4 stars despite not knowing what to make of it.
How to describe this art. It is beautiful swaths of color with the barest of bare hints at what he wants to show you. It is like a dream that is barely there and you forget as soon as you wake. Some drawings look like chalk or crayon or other media. He does give details, but they are so minimal. It’s amazing that you can get an image from them, but you can. My niece didn’t think they were finished, but I told her this was a style.
The story is a myth from the Japanese sea about a farmer taken down to a palace in the sea by a seaturtle. It is so fascinating. The lines are each simple too. He uses the bare minimum for every part of the story, the telling, the drawing. I have so much respect for this artist. I am assuming Taro is a man, but she could easily be a woman. I can’t ascribe Taro.
This was interesting to see what the niblings made of this story. The nephew didn’t have much patience for it and he gave it 3 stars for the sea turtles. The niece was much more thoughtful. it wasn’t funny which is usually what gets the stars around here, but this got to her at a deeper level and she gave this 4 stars despite not knowing what to make of it.
calistareads's review
5.0
I love Taro so much. His ‘Crow Boy’ was so unusual and this is not as powerful, but the man is an artist. I am doing my best to read his catalog because it is so powerful.
How to describe this art. It is beautiful swaths of color with the barest of bare hints at what he wants to show you. It is like a dream that is barely there and you forget as soon as you wake. Some drawings look like chalk or crayon or other media. He does give details, but they are so minimal. It’s amazing that you can get an image from them, but you can. My niece didn’t think they were finished, but I told her this was a style.
The story is a myth from the Japanese sea about a farmer taken down to a palace in the sea by a seaturtle. It is so fascinating. The lines are each simple too. He uses the bare minimum for every part of the story, the telling, the drawing. I have so much respect for this artist. I am assuming Taro is a man, but she could easily be a woman. I can’t ascribe Taro.
This was interesting to see what the niblings made of this story. The nephew didn’t have much patience for it and he gave it 3 stars for the sea turtles. The niece was much more thoughtful. it wasn’t funny which is usually what gets the stars around here, but this got to her at a deeper level and she gave this 4 stars despite not knowing what to make of it.
How to describe this art. It is beautiful swaths of color with the barest of bare hints at what he wants to show you. It is like a dream that is barely there and you forget as soon as you wake. Some drawings look like chalk or crayon or other media. He does give details, but they are so minimal. It’s amazing that you can get an image from them, but you can. My niece didn’t think they were finished, but I told her this was a style.
The story is a myth from the Japanese sea about a farmer taken down to a palace in the sea by a seaturtle. It is so fascinating. The lines are each simple too. He uses the bare minimum for every part of the story, the telling, the drawing. I have so much respect for this artist. I am assuming Taro is a man, but she could easily be a woman. I can’t ascribe Taro.
This was interesting to see what the niblings made of this story. The nephew didn’t have much patience for it and he gave it 3 stars for the sea turtles. The niece was much more thoughtful. it wasn’t funny which is usually what gets the stars around here, but this got to her at a deeper level and she gave this 4 stars despite not knowing what to make of it.
raoionna's review
3.0
A mystical tale of a turtle and a rumination of time are paired with chalk drawings. This is not as wonderful as some of Yashima's books. Or rather, the ending is just a bit surprisingly philosophical.
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