Allen Say
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Allen Say was born in 1937 in Yokohama, Japan and grew up during the war, attending seven different primary schools amidst the ravages of falling bombs. His parents divorced in the wake of the end of the war and he moved in with his maternal grandmother, with whom he did not get along with. She mostrar más eventually let him move into a one room apartment, and Say began to make his dream of being a cartoonist a reality. He was twelve years old. Say sought out his favorite cartoonist, Noro Shinpei, and begged him to take him on as an apprentice. He spent four years with Shinpei, but at the age of 16 moved to the United States with his father. Say was sent to a military school in Southern California but then expelled a year later. He struck out to see California with a suitcase and twenty dollars. He moved from job to job, city to city, school to school, painting along the way, and finally settled on advertising photography and prospered. Say's first children's book was done in his photo studio, between shooting assignments. It was called "The Ink-Keeper's Apprentice" and was the story of his life with Noro Shinpei. After this, he began to illustrate his own picture books, with writing and illustrating becoming a sort of hobby. While illustrating "The Boy of the Three-year Nap" though, Say suddenly remembered the intense joy I knew as a boy in my master's studio and decided to pursue writing and illustrating full time. Say began publishing books for children in 1968. His early work, consisting mainly of pen-and-ink illustrations for Japanese folktales, was generally well received; however, true success came in 1982 with the publication of The Bicycle Man, based on an incident in Say's life. "The Boy of the Three-Year Nap" published in 1988, and written by Dianne Snyder, was selected as a 1989 Caldecott Honor Book and winner of The Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for best picture book. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Créditos de la imagen: By Politics and Prose Bookstore - Cropped from Allen Say-- Drawing From Memory (Children's and Teens' Department), CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34104030
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- Nombre legal
- Seii, James Allen Koichi Moriwaki
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1937
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- Japan (birth)
USA - Lugar de nacimiento
- Yokohama, Japan
- Lugares de residencia
- Yokohama, Japan (birth)
California, USA
Portland, Oregon, USA - Ocupaciones
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Through pensive portraits and delicately faded art, Allen Say pays tribute to his grandfather's persistent longing for home that continues within Allen.
This restlessness and constant desire to be in two places speaks to a universal experience as well as the deeply personal ties of family to place, and what it means to be at home in more than one country.
This restlessness and constant desire to be in two places speaks to a universal experience as well as the deeply personal ties of family to place, and what it means to be at home in more than one country.
Beautiful illustrations accompany this touching story of the Kamishibai Man. He was a valued part of the community until the television came along...
Students will enjoy learning about an aspect of Japanese culture through this book.
Students will enjoy learning about an aspect of Japanese culture through this book.
What a gem of a book. This is a wonderful way to learn about Japanese culture through the eyes of a young boy who is describling a very special school dayl The description of the school in the south island of Japan located halfway up a tall green mountain is lush and beautitully rendered. How lovely to be able to see old sailing ships and hear the pounding of the waves for this vantage point.
The setting is a lovely spring day when the annual sportsday is held. The writer does an excellent joy of rendering the excitement of the day with special headbands worn indicating the team the child belongs. Coroeful flags and streamers adorn the poles carried with with chalk lines drawn. The principal sets the tone of sportsmanship and the idea of fun no matter who wins.
Then, there is a joint race of parents and teachers running alonside calling words of encouragement. And then, the winners approached the judges table to receive their prize from the principal. Wrapped in white paper and gold thread, each child walks to the table slowly recognizing the privilidge and honor that winning connotates.
There is a description of the family meal with attention to detail. More games are played in the afternon, with the fun of parents and teachers joining in the festivities.
And then the tone changes as two strangers, make the day important because they are American soldiers. One is very dark skinned, the other had "bright hair like fire." The author stresses physical characteristics to make the difference more profound. The World Was II is over and thus there is no fear of capture, harm or abandonment, simply the recognition that American soldiers are indeed strangers.
The principal gladly offers his bike to the tall black man who performs a series of stunts with the bike. Twisiting and turning, looking backward, leaping in the air with bike in hand, encourages the students to laugh. When the stunts are finished, a prize is given to the very tale American soldier. There is a sense of comradre and joy.
A special school day made all the more important by the inclusion of American Soliders, and two groups, previously at war, now have no need for weapons, only the sense of joy and revelry.… (más)
The setting is a lovely spring day when the annual sportsday is held. The writer does an excellent joy of rendering the excitement of the day with special headbands worn indicating the team the child belongs. Coroeful flags and streamers adorn the poles carried with with chalk lines drawn. The principal sets the tone of sportsmanship and the idea of fun no matter who wins.
Then, there is a joint race of parents and teachers running alonside calling words of encouragement. And then, the winners approached the judges table to receive their prize from the principal. Wrapped in white paper and gold thread, each child walks to the table slowly recognizing the privilidge and honor that winning connotates.
There is a description of the family meal with attention to detail. More games are played in the afternon, with the fun of parents and teachers joining in the festivities.
And then the tone changes as two strangers, make the day important because they are American soldiers. One is very dark skinned, the other had "bright hair like fire." The author stresses physical characteristics to make the difference more profound. The World Was II is over and thus there is no fear of capture, harm or abandonment, simply the recognition that American soldiers are indeed strangers.
The principal gladly offers his bike to the tall black man who performs a series of stunts with the bike. Twisiting and turning, looking backward, leaping in the air with bike in hand, encourages the students to laugh. When the stunts are finished, a prize is given to the very tale American soldier. There is a sense of comradre and joy.
A special school day made all the more important by the inclusion of American Soliders, and two groups, previously at war, now have no need for weapons, only the sense of joy and revelry.… (más)
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Poignant.
Nuanced.
I enjoyed this. It took perhaps 40 minutes to read.
I think it is it’s own thing. Whole and complete. It could be in picture book biographies or with adult biographies.
Some sentiments are a bit shocking but it is a memoir and his impressions are his own. His scars are his own.
I am so thankful that while frustrated by the mess I am supportive of my children’s love of art.