日本の童話や昔ばなし全20作品を収録。
【収録話一覧】
「桃太郎」「ぶんぶく茶がま」「猿と雀」「てんぐの話」「月とうさぎ」「舌きり雀」 「主人公はさぶろう」「ちんちんこばかま」「とっつくひっつく」「蜘蛛が雲を生んだ話」「一寸法師」「てんぐのうちわ」 「わらしべ長者」「くらげのほね」「花咲か爺さん」「さるかに合戦」「鬼の九十九塚」 「いなばの白うさぎ」「かさじぞう」「猿の尾はなぜ短い」

This colorfully illustrated multicultural children's book presents Japanese fairy tales and other folk stories?providing insight into a vibrant literary culture.
For 60 years, generations of English-speaking children around the world have been enchanted by Japanese Children's Favorite Stories?and for good reason. With such titles as "The Toothpick Warriors" and "The Rabbit Who Crossed the Sea," these 20 stories offer age-old lessons in kindness and goodness that are still riveting to children and parents alike. This 60th Anniversary Tuttle edition is proof that good stories never wear out.