Allen Say discusses his new book Kamishibai Man which is based on a happy memory from his childhood.
Each afternoon, the kamishibai man would wheel his bicycle into Say's Tokyo neighborhood and sound his wooden "clappers'' to draw a crowd of children. He would sell candy and then present the latest installment of an ongoing theater production, with scenes painted on large-sized cards and presented on a box attached to his bicycle.
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I've been impressed by Say's work for a while now but have never known much about him -- thanks for the link, Camille.
Say's medium is the picture book so he gets classified as a children's author but I have long felt that his books are wonderful grown up reads.
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