How My Parents Learned to Eat

Ina R. Friedman, Allen Say (Illustrator)

$7.99

Publication Date: April 27th, 1987

Publisher:

Clarion Books

ISBN:

9780395442357

Pages:

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Description

An American sailor courts a young Japanese woman and each tries, in secret, to learn the other's way of eating.

About the Author

Allen Say was born in Yokohama, Japan, and came to the United States when he was sixteen. His many treasured books for children include Tree of Cranes, Allison, and the Caldecott Medal–winning Grandfather's Journey. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

Praise for How My Parents Learned to Eat

"The book is wonderfully thought-provoking in its portrayal of the subtle similarities and differences among cultures." School Library Journal, Starred —