Allen SayNew York: Houghton Mifflin, 2009
32 p. (Grades K-2)
As a child, Erika fell in love with a picture of a Japanese teahouse and decided that she would live there one day. With the turn of a page, Erika is grown and on her way to realizing that dream. Readers follow her wandering journey as she reconciles her childhood imaginings with the realities of modern-day Japan, eventually finding her home there. Say's luminous, detailed illustrations capture the beauty of Erika's "old Japan," while the text introduces readers to the traditional Japanese culture that she embraces with gusto. Whether it is read aloud or independently, children will be delightfully transported by this light but satisfying tale of discovery.
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