FICTION

Sumo Colors

by Sanae Ishida (text) & illus. by Sanae Ishida
Little Bigfoot. (Little Sumo). Sept. 2022. 22p. Board $9.99. ISBN 9781632173447.
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PreS-K–A merry troupe of sumo wrestlers traipses through a landscape inspired by the iconography of feudal Japan. Soft washes of color depict a carriage ride past a red shrine, a tea ceremony in a green garden, a boat ride over a blue ocean, and a picnic under a pink sunset. Each page features the English name of a color, as well as its Japanese name, both written in hiragana or katakana characters and transliterated into the Latin alphabet.
VERDICT A treat for the eye and an early primer on Japanese vocabulary. Recommended for all collections.
Reviewed by Jonah Dragan , Oct 01, 2022

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