A Story in Japanese and English.

By Donna Jo Napoli. Illustrated by Naoko Stoop.

When a young Japanese girl moves into her new house, she is happy to see a girl her age playing in the snow just outside her window. The only problem is the Japanese girl doesnt speak English and the American girl doesnt speak Japanese.

How will these two girls have any fun at all? As it turns out, its not that hard when both girls are looking for a friend! What starts with a simple hello and konnichiwa becomes a day filled with fun in the snow.

Each girls love of play, snow, and making a new friend transcends the need to speak the same language, and by using simple words in their own languages, along with a bit of charades, the girls find they have all they need to build a snow creature.

An important book to show children that speaking the same language isnt a prerequisite to making a new friend. Ages 4-8 years.

Hardbound: 40 pp.