The Long Silk Strand

Résumé du livre

In this contemporary folktale set in ancient Japan, a young girl climbs a long silk strand hanging from heaven and discovers her grandmother waiting for her. Using a Japanese setting, this is the story of the bond between a girl and her grandmother that is so strong it conquers death. This beautiful picture book, set in ancient Japan, tells of the special love a grandmother & granddaughter feel for each other. Every night Grandmother ties together pieces of silk thread, making one long silk strand that she winds into a ball. For each piece of thread, Grandmother tells her granddaughter, Yasuyo, a story from her long life. Then one day Grandmother is gone. Yasuyo weeps & looks for the silk ball to keep in memory of her grandmother. Mysteriously, the ball is missing. But Yasuyo discovers a strange & wonderful sight in the garden: a long silk strand hanging from the sky. Laura E. Williams's deeply felt story, illustrated with exquisite cut paper by Grayce Bochak, has the feel of a traditional Japanese folktale-one filled with wisdom & love.