Green Willow and Other Japanese Fairy Tales

Grace James grew up in Japan and it shows — these 38 tales carry an authenticity that armchair collectors of 'exotic' folklore rarely achieve, and Warwick Goble's illustrations remain among the finest fairy-tale art produced in the Edwardian era. Some ghostly and melancholy tales aren't for very young or sensitive readers, but for folklore lovers and older children this is a genuinely distinctive anthology that stands well apart from standard European fare.