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The Boy Of The Three-Year Nap (1988)

by Dianne Snyder(Favorite Author)

3.68 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0395440904 (ISBN13: 9780395440902)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

HMH Books for Young Readers

review 1: What a wonderful book! You are given small, but great, glimpses into Japanese culture. As I read this story to my kids my oldest daughter was asking me questions about the culture such as wearing kimonos and what a samurai was. What a great teachable moment. The story itself was also quite entertaining, since I'm sure we all know someone with the tendency for laziness. For a minute there I thought Taro's mother might be a bit of a nemesis, but I was thankfully corrected with the delightful ending.
review 2: Taro lives with his mother. Taro is lazy and all he does is eat and sleep. He was always taking a nap and people would say that if no one woke him, he would sleep for three years. Taro devises a plan to marry the daughter of a wealthy merchant, by dressin... moreg up as a god and demanding the merchant give Taro the girls hand in marriage. The merchant asks Taro’s mother if he can marry, but his mother has plans of her own. Now, Taro is not the laziest person and no one calls him “The Boy of the Three-Year Nap”. less

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