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A delightful collection of well-loved Japanese nursery rhymes, Japanese and English Nursery Rhymes is the perfect introduction to Japanese language and culture for young readers. This beautifully illustrated bilingual children's book features songs and rhymes in both English and Japanese, and is accompanied by an audio CD with recordings of native Japanese speakers. It's impossible not to sing along! Favourite Japanese songs and rhymes include: My Hometown Bubbles The Rabbit Dance The Cradle Lullaby

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...It comes with an audio CD which is an easy way to expose kids to the Japanese language and culture - PragmaticMom.com blog ...In this colorful collection of fifteen verses, [Wright] includes an audio CD with children and parents singing along in both Japanese and English. Acraman's delightful illustrations perfectly complement the songs and bring them to life. - The Children's Book Review The illustrations are adorable! A very useful and stylish addition to my growing collection of children's books. - Tokyoholic blog The illustrations are bright, bold and clear and will certainly appeal to young children...Through music and language, children will learn about Japanese culture and the country. - Castle View Academy blog The spacious format gives the art a chance to perform its magic. Pure saturated colors-honey yellows, tomato reds, and heavenly blues-are the backdrops for pictures that have the effect of woodcuts. The poems themselves showoff the charm and delicacy Wright discusses in her introduction. - Booklist ...an enchanting window into a culture that cherishes its close relationship with nature...This collection holds appeal for anyone interested in the country and would be a wonderful addition to an international-themed storytime. - School Library Journal They include authentically childlike celebrations of rabbits dancing, carp streamers swimming happily in the air and falling rain... - Kirkus Reviews Acraman's graphics combine a polished digital aesthetic with playfully anthropomorphic characters, including three stylized birds perched on a tree and endearing rabbits wearing hachimaki bandannas. Accessible verses and bright, welcoming pictures should have cross-cultural appeal while aiding in language learning. - Publishers Weekly

The spacious format gives the art a chance to perform its magic. Pure saturated colors-honey yellows, tomato reds, and heavenly blues-are the backdrops for pictures that have the effect of woodcuts. The poems themselves showoff the charm and delicacy Wright discusses in her introduction. - Booklist ...It comes with an audio CD which is an easy way to expose kids to the Japanese language and culture - PragmaticMom.com blog ...In this colorful collection of fifteen verses, [Wright] includes an audio CD with children and parents singing along in both Japanese and English. Acraman's delightful illustrations perfectly complement the songs and bring them to life. - The Children's Book Review The illustrations are adorable! A very useful and stylish addition to my growing collection of children's books. - Tokyoholic blog The illustrations are bright, bold and clear and will certainly appeal to young children...Through music and language, children will learn about Japanese culture and the country. - Castle View Academy blog ...an enchanting window into a culture that cherishes its close relationship with nature...This collection holds appeal for anyone interested in the country and would be a wonderful addition to an international-themed storytime. - School Library Journal They include authentically childlike celebrations of rabbits dancing, carp streamers swimming happily in the air and falling rain... - Kirkus Reviews Acraman's graphics combine a polished digital aesthetic with playfully anthropomorphic characters, including three stylized birds perched on a tree and endearing rabbits wearing hachimaki bandannas. Accessible verses and bright, welcoming pictures should have cross-cultural appeal while aiding in language learning. - Publishers Weekly

...In this colorful collection of fifteen verses, [Wright] includes an audio CD with children and parents singing along in both Japanese and English. Acraman's delightful illustrations perfectly complement the songs and bring them to life. - The Children's Book Review The illustrations are adorable! A very useful and stylish addition to my growing collection of children's books. - Tokyoholic blog The spacious format gives the art a chance to perform its magic. Pure saturated colors-honey yellows, tomato reds, and heavenly blues-are the backdrops for pictures that have the effect of woodcuts. The poems themselves showoff the charm and delicacy Wright discusses in her introduction. - Booklist ...It comes with an audio CD which is an easy way to expose kids to the Japanese language and culture - PragmaticMom.com blog The illustrations are bright, bold and clear and will certainly appeal to young children...Through music and language, children will learn about Japanese culture and the country. - Castle View Academy blog ...an enchanting window into a culture that cherishes its close relationship with nature...This collection holds appeal for anyone interested in the country and would be a wonderful addition to an international-themed storytime. - School Library Journal They include authentically childlike celebrations of rabbits dancing, carp streamers swimming happily in the air and falling rain... - Kirkus Reviews Acraman's graphics combine a polished digital aesthetic with playfully anthropomorphic characters, including three stylized birds perched on a tree and endearing rabbits wearing hachimaki bandannas. Accessible verses and bright, welcoming pictures should have cross-cultural appeal while aiding in language learning. - Publishers Weekly

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Danielle Wright first began collecting nursery rhymes from around the world for her young son in 2005. In 2008 she created the award-winning multilingual book My Village: Rhymes from Around the World. Danielle has taught English to children in Japan and currently runs an at-home writing, public relations and editing business. She lives in New Zealand with her husband, two children, and two cats. Helen Acraman is a New Zealand artist living in Toronto, Canada. Her whimsical graphic works reflect a passion for environmental issues, natural living, and the childlike quality that lives in everyone.

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