The Boy Who Drew Cats and Other Japanese Fairy Tales (Dover Children's Thrift Classics)

I bought this book for my 19 y.o. granddaughter who is interested in animals and most anything Japanese. While she's not much of a reader, she has enjoyed these short stories.

I purchased this book to read to my children before bed. While a few of the stories have left us laughing all are well written and easy to read out loud even when your eyelids are drooping. Good short stories perfect for a tired parent who still wants to read to their kids. Though I wouldn't recommend for really young kids. Giant rats and such could scare young children.

This was a gift for a very artistic grandson who loves cats. He was really excited when he saw the book (I am told by his mom); moreover, his mom (our daughter) remembered that she had the same book when she was younger and also loved it.

The book I wanted has a better version of the title story, The Boy Who Drew Cats. This story didn't meet my expectations, perhaps because of that.

These are some really awesome stories. It is a collection of short stories. They are very short and easy to get through but also very entertaining.

Must have to accompany the DVD.

A good book, it includes several short, quick to read fables.

Great book of Japanese fairy tales. I read the boy who drew cats as a child - loved it - & it's just as I remember it. The other stories are interesting and creative as well.

This book, like the others in the same series, has quite high cost-efficiency; we can get this at the price of a canned beverage. Besides, it tells well-known Japanese folk tales in a very plain and decent English, which enables readers to read through without consulting dictionaries. Considering these features, it is suited for Japanese learners of English as a gateway to English books.

日本の昔話11編が入っています。子供のころに聞いたお話を、今度は英語で味わってみませんか？英文は平易で、中学校卒業程度の英語力で読めますし、多少分からなくても知っているお話ですから想像力で補えます。挿絵がどの時代のお話でも、江戸時代の装束になっているのはご愛嬌です。

This is a thin volume (60 pages) of Japanese folk tales meant for children. The stories are interesting, but a couple of them ended quite abruptly. The book was originally published in 1924 but could have been edited for "proper" grammar as some concepts and sentences are lost in translation.