Yashima, Taro

The story of a strange, shy little boy in a Japanese village school who was ignored by his classmates until suddenly, and almost too late, a new teacher showed them that Crow Boy has much to offer.

A shy student at the Japanese village school is teased by his classmates but continues to come everyday, despite the long distance he must journey to make it.

Tells about three-year-old Momo who has red boots and umbrella and impatiently awaits the arrival of rain so that she may put them to use.

Momo eagerly waits for a rainy day so she can use the red boots and umbrella she received on her third birthday.

Children hear an old Japanese story about a fisherman who rode on a turtle's back to a beautiful place under the sea, and then ask questions about the story.