kamishibai

Presents adaptations of twenty-five folktales from Asia that are ideal for classroom use, using the Japanese method of Kamishibai storytelling, with tips for using the stories to coach students in the art of Kamishibai Story Theater and suggestions for coordinating grade-level story productions.

After many years of retirement, an old Kamishibai man--a Japanese street performer who tells stories and sells candies--decides to make his rounds once more even though such entertainment declined after the advent of television.