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Gr 1-5 An elderly kamishibai (paper theater) man decides to return to the city and spend the day on his former rounds. His wife makes candies for him, just as in the past, and he sets off on his bicycle. Things have changed -there's traffic with honking horns and he wonders, -Who needs to buy so many things and eat so many different foods? - when he sees the shops and restaurants replacing beautiful trees that have been cut. He sets up hi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In Japan in the 1930s, kamishibai ("paper theater") performers told stories, illustrating them with picture cards displayed in small wooden theaters mounted on their bicycles; they earned a meager living by selling candy to the children who gathered for their serial cliffhangers. In Say's nostalgic homage to this dramatic form, former kamishibai performer Jiichan (Grandpa) essays a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More