{"product_id":"japan-and-american-childrens-books-a-journey","title":"Japan and American Children's Books: A Journey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eFor generations, children’s books provided American readers with their first impressions of Japan. Seemingly authoritative, and full of fascinating details about daily life in a distant land, these publications often presented a mixture of facts, stereotypes, and complete fabrications. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing from the Library of Congress’s massive collection, Sybille A. Jagusch presents long passages from many different types of Japanese-themed children’s books and periodicals—including travelogues, histories, rare picture books, folktale collections, and boys’ adventure stories—to give readers a fascinating look at these striking texts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSybille A. Jagusch, chief of the Children’s Literature Center in the Library of Congress since 1983. Foreword by Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla J. Hayden. Paperback,\u003c\/span\u003e 350 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e#21108609\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Congress Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48619639963870,"sku":"vur1787251268054","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/0705\/9422\/files\/japan-and-american-childrens-books-a-journey_1.jpg?v=1787251276","url":"https:\/\/primewearfashion.shop\/products\/japan-and-american-childrens-books-a-journey","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}