Allen Say Books
The ink-keeper's apprentice
By Allen Say
A fourteen-year old boy lives on his own in Tokyo and becomes apprenticed to a famous Japanese cartoonist.
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The lucky yak
Edward, a yak who has everything, is not happy until a weekend spent babysitting the overactive daughter of his analyst teaches him how to find happiness.
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The Bicycle Man
By Allen Say
The amazing tricks two American soldiers do on a borrowed bicycle are a fitting finale for the school sports day festivities in a small village in occupied Japan.
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A River Dream
By Allen Say
While sick in bed, a young boy opens a box from his uncle and embarks on a fantastical fishing trip.
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The bicycle man
By Allen Say
The amazing tricks two American soldiers do on a borrowed bicycle are a fitting finale for the school sports day festivities in a small village in occupied Japan.
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The Lost Lake
By Allen Say
A young boy and his father become closer friends during a camping trip in the mountains.
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Tree of cranes
By Allen Say
A Japanese boy learns of Christmas when his mother decorates a pine tree with paper cranes.
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Stranger in the Mirror
By Allen Say
When a young Asian-American boy wakes up one morning with the face of an old man, he has trouble convincing people that he is still himself.
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