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Ghosts for BreakfastBy Stanley Todd TerasakiIllustrated by Shelly Shinjo 2002, 29 pages, hardback. |
ORDER -- Item #3060, Price $16.95
Papa decides he and his son should investigate. As they trudge through the darkness, the boy's apprehension and fear increase as the fog grows denser and the woo-o-o-o, woo-o-o-o, woo-o-o-o of the ghosts grows louder. Closer and still closer they go ... until the surprising identity of the ghosts is revealed.
Set in a Japanese American farming community in the 1920s, this humorous ghost story is sure to find a special place in the hearts of children who struggle to overcome their fears. Winner of Lee & Low's New Voices Award Honor, Ghosts for Breakfast is a tasty morsel for all.
SHELLY SHINJO is a full-time illustrator with a degree in illustration from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. She has illustrated for children's magazines and has worked in the animation industry. Shinjo and her husband live in Sedona, Arizona. This is her first picture book.
Book Description from Back Cover
PON! PON! PON! PON! Three unexpected visitors pound on the door of our young narrator's home. They have just seen ghosts-dozens of them-in Farmer Tanaka's field!
Background on Stanley Todd Terasaki and Shelly Shinjo
STANLEY TODD TERASAKI makes his picture book debut with Ghosts for Breakfast, which is based on a similar incident experienced by his mother's great-great-grandfather. A middle school assistant principal in the Los Angeles Unified School District, Terasaki lives in Torrance, California, with his wife and their three children.
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