Crow Boy Explained

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938-Present. Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). en. https://web.archive.org/web/20190329183744/http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecotthonors/caldecottmedal. 2019-03-29. 2019-05-01.
2. Web site: Hare . Peter . Past Winners . 2022-07-05 . Bank Street College of Education . en-US.
3. Book: Usami, Sho.

   . . さよなら日本 絵本作家八島太郎と光子の亡命 ("Good by Japan:Asylum of picture book writers Taro Yashima and Mitsuko"). Shobunsha, Tokyo. 1981. 248. ja.