The Moon Princess / Kaguyahime (Kodansha's Children's Classics) (English and Japanese Edition)

About this book

An old bamboo cutter finds a tiny child in the hollow of a bamboo stalk. Thus begins the beloved story of the Moon Princess whose unearthly beauty brings her fame and would-be husbands from throughout the land but whose destiny shines far off in the sky. The delicate color and detail of Kancho Odas illustrations painted over half a century ago create a mood of charm and mystery admirably accompanied by the lilting verse of writer translator and lyricist Ralph F. McCarthy.