The Seven Gods of Luck
A Japanese Winter Tale

A book about sharing and the New Year in Japan. When two kids realize that their mother cannot afford a proper New Year's meal for the family, the children pitch in, deciding to sell the things they have made. A trade and a few prayers later, and they are rewarded for their generosity and honest hea......more

Present a Japanese New Year's custom to elementary age student's! This is a fun tale of a brother and sister who when faced without the expected celebration, decided to do put forth effort to make it better. When all seemed hopeless, events took an unexpected turn. There is a few valuable lessons th......more

I received this book book from the publisher when the book I had won a Goodreads Contest when another book I had won was delayed in being sent to me. The story is a simple Japanese folktale with a wonderful moral. The illustrations are very well done. With the large pages, this book will be good for......more

Genre: Fantasy, informational Grade Level: 2nd-3rd I love this book because of how much it taught me. I love learning about new cultures and their traditions. This book begins before the story starts that in Japan everyone celebrates their birthday on January 1st and they have a large feast. It goes......more

This book is one of my favorites out of all the books I have read so far for this assignment. It is very cute and family oriented. The children want so badly to make the holidays the same as every year and they cannot, but they are generous and do not expect anything but end up getting more than wha......more