Crow Boy
1956 Caldecott picture book
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Crow Boy is a 1955 picture book written and illustrated by Taro Yashima. The book tells the story of a shy Japanese boy named Chibi who hides at school until a new teacher takes notice of him. The book was a recipient of a 1956 Caldecott Honor for its illustrations[1] and shared the 1955 Child Study Association (now affiliated with Bank Street College of Education) Children's Book Award (now called the Josette Frank Award) with Plain Girl by Virginia Sorensen.[2] This book was translated into Japanese by Taro himself and published in Japan in 1979.[3]
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| Author | Taro Yashima |
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| Publisher | Viking |
Publication date | 1955, renewed 1983 |
| Pages | unpaged |
| Awards | Caldecott Honor |
