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Star Festival, The
Moni Ritchie Hadley
Illustrator: Mizuho Fujisawa
Ages: 5 & Under
Published: 2021
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
ISBN: 978-0-8075-7595-6
Keywords: Tanabata Matsuri, Japanese celebration, holiday, folklore, ingenuity
Amidst the vibrantly-illustrated backdrop of a traditional summertime Japanese folklore festival, a young girl seeks her grandmother in the crowd of celebrants. Back matter.