THE DOLL'S DAY FOR YOSHIKO

by Momoko Ishil ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 1, 1966

The story is slim, but it's written with a naturalness which makes it seem much more real and enjoyable than most books which seek to instruct readers about the everyday life and the popular festivals of children in other countries. The Japanese custom ""for friends and relatives to present a baby girl with O-hina dolls for her first Peach Blossom Festival"" is one which appeals to many little girls, most of whom will be able to understand Yoshiko's problem about the festival. Yoshiko had heard much about her mother's dolls, delicately handmade for her, which had been destroyed during the war. She was ten years old, she wanted her own set, and practically all of the dolls looked wonderful to her. But her mother remembered the beauty of her own dolls and appreciated the fact that they were one of a kind and specially hers, and thought none of the store dolls were good enough for Yoshiko. They went to a department store, Yoshiko thought all the dolls were lovely, her mother didn't, and Yoshiko got more and more fatigued as her mother tried to pin down what it was Yoshiko liked. Eventually her mother found someone to make the dolls, and Yoshiko came to appreciate some of her mother's feeling about craftsmanship. It's an easy story for young girls to read to themselves. They will sympathize with that mother/ daughter hiatus and be interested in the detail.

Pub Date: March 1, 1966

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Follett

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1966

Categories: FICTION