The Funny Little Woman
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The Funny Little Woman is a book by Arlene Mosel
("retold by") and illustrated by Blair Lent
. Released by Dutton Press, it was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal
for illustration
in 1973.
The Funny Little Woman is a traditional Japanese tale. The woman in this story likes to laugh and make rice dumplings, one day when she was making the rice dumplings, one of her dumplings started to roll! She and her dumpling ended up on a strange place lined with Jizo (guardian statues). The Jizo warns her not to go after the dumpling, but she does anyway. She is caught by the Wicked Oni, (a demon) who takes her back to his house to have her cook for him and the rest of the oni. The Funny Little Woman gets a magic paddle to make rice dumplings faster. One day she escaped, across a wide river back to her home. She made rice dumplings for a living, and when she sold them, soon became the richest woman in all Japan. She likes to laugh, so she laughs like this, "Tehehehe"!
Arlene Mosel
Arlene Tichy Mosel was an American author of children's literature who was best-known for her illustrated books Tikki Tikki Tembo, a retelling of a Chinese folk tale, and the award-winning The Funny Little Woman, which was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1973.She was born...
("retold by") and illustrated by Blair Lent
Blair Lent
Blair Lent was an American author and illustrator of mostly Chinese-themed books, including the popular 1968 children's book Tikki Tikki Tembo. In 1973 he was awarded the Caldecott Medal for his illustrations of The Funny Little Woman, by Arlene Mosel. He also illustrated the book House of Stairs...
. Released by Dutton Press, it was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal
Caldecott Medal
The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children , a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children published that year. The award was named in honor of nineteenth-century English...
for illustration
Illustration
An illustration is a displayed visualization form presented as a drawing, painting, photograph or other work of art that is created to elucidate or dictate sensual information by providing a visual representation graphically.- Early history :The earliest forms of illustration were prehistoric...
in 1973.
The Funny Little Woman is a traditional Japanese tale. The woman in this story likes to laugh and make rice dumplings, one day when she was making the rice dumplings, one of her dumplings started to roll! She and her dumpling ended up on a strange place lined with Jizo (guardian statues). The Jizo warns her not to go after the dumpling, but she does anyway. She is caught by the Wicked Oni, (a demon) who takes her back to his house to have her cook for him and the rest of the oni. The Funny Little Woman gets a magic paddle to make rice dumplings faster. One day she escaped, across a wide river back to her home. She made rice dumplings for a living, and when she sold them, soon became the richest woman in all Japan. She likes to laugh, so she laughs like this, "Tehehehe"!