All text and images copyright Tim Myers 2008

                       Tanuki's Gift (2003)

                              Illustrated by Robert Roth


                                          Marshall Cavendish


"The tale is adroitly told...about universal values of friendship...lovely and

entertaining, and the tanuki...certainly couldn't ask for a better ambassador."

                                                          --The New York Times


"...the book has a strong and lasting message."

                                                          --School Library Journal


"...a gentle fable, suitable for both story hours and lap-sharing."

                                                         --Booklist


          A 2005 Anne Izard Storyteller's Choice winner

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