May the Seven Gods of Luck visit you!
"A lively adaptation of a Japanese folktale.... The well-paced, carefully plotted text has a sprightly partner in its stylized, gently colored illustrations." - School Library Journal
"A sweetly illustrated retelling" - The New York Times
Sachiko and Kenji just want to welcome the new year in the proper way, but their mother tells them they don't have the money for a New Year's feast.
When they decide to help their mother by going into town to sell chopsticks and combs that they've made, they stop at the shrine of the Seven Gods of Luck to ask for the gods' help.
An act of kindness brings help from an unexpected source in this heartwarming Japanese classic with a moral that will make children of all ages smile.
Fifteenth Anniversary Edition with notes on the Japanese New Year Festival and the Seven Gods of Luck themselves by author David Kudler
This is the first story in the Winter Tales series, illustrated books for girls and boys telling folktales of the world focussed on the celebration of winter world holidays:
- The Seven Gods of Luck (illustrated by Linda Finch)
- Shlomo Travels to Warsaw (with Maura Vaughn)
- Raven Brings Back the Light (with Maura Vaughn)
