![]() ![]() Notice the details of Japan and Japanese culture in the illustrations and narrative. Japanese storytelling puppet theater storyboards advent of television manga and anime. Kamishibai or Puppet Theater preceded television which was called denki (electric) kamishibai in the 1950s. Jiichan remembers the old days when he would tell his stories and show the pictures to young children and gets a surprise as he tells his stories again. Many years have passed since he last clacked his wooden clappers to gather the children. Jiichan (Grandpa) decides to ride his bicycle that carries a wooden theater box of stories and Japanese sweets to town. Submitted by Lori Bruner Okamura, School Librarian, Hongwanji Mission School Suggested Age: Read-aloud to Kindergarten- Grade 4, Independent reading for Grades 2 and up ![]()
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