Doors to the World

About the Book

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt book page

http://www.hmhco.com/shop/books/Kamishibai-Man/9780618479542

Meet the Author/Illustrator Allen Say

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/mtai/say.html?grade=4

Interview with Allen Say

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP0fY5BUrqA

Kamishibai Man book trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDIAe43F0Jc

Story Read Aloud

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8kmIiFvcds

Book Analysis: Culture Theme Aging

http://multiculturallitchild.blogspot.com/2010/07/review-kamishibai-man-by-allen-say.html

Culture

A Brief Introduction Video About Kamishibai Presented By A Teacher (With English Subtitles).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6URceEr_zc

Storytelling: Lessons From Kamishibai‬‬‬

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtaj9K8A1cc

Kamishibai Original From A Japanese Storyteller (In Japanese): Kamishibai Master Yassan‬ ‬‬

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pWNJIM09Ww

6 Japanese Folktales For Kids

http://www.whatdowedoallday.com/2014/04/japanese-folktales-for-kids.html

Peach Boy-Momotaro (Japanese) ももたろう- 桃太郎（日本語版）Japanese Classical Stories | Fairy Tale

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k75rkB61Bk

Traditional Japanese Folk Stories: Urashima

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSBTBX5juLE

History

Introduction, historical background and easy-to-follow instruction for classroom and students’ work samples

https://popgoesthepage.princeton.edu/tag/kamishibai-man/

Kamishibai’s brief history- past present and future

http://www.kamishibai.com/history.html

Kamishibai’s history in-depth

http://aboutjapan.japansociety.org/content.cfm/the-many-faces-of-kamishibai

Language

Japanese Greetings and Writing System
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/language/lesson1/lesson1_01.html

Learn the Top 25 Must-Know Japanese Phrases!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6ciMT6KhVo

Japanese Alphabet Song - Study Hiragana Katakana Chart - Learn To Read Japanese Alphabet Table

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAfi3D9K7lk

8 Catchy Songs To Learn Hiragana And Katakana

http://japaneselevelup.com/8-songs-learn-hiragana-katakana/

Learn Japanese Numbers 1 to 20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3won-7W3Js

Father’s Chinese Opera by Rich Le

A Year in Japan: Folktales, Songs and Art for the Classroom by Motoko Dworkin with Eshu Bumpus

Grass Sandals: The Travels of Basho by Dawnine Spivak and illustrated by Demi

Other Books Written and Illustrated by Allen Say:

The Sign Painter

Under the Cherry Blossom Tree

El Chino

Emma's Rug

Stranger in the Mirror

The Lost Lake

A River Dream

The Bicycle Man

Tea with Milk

Allison

Grandfather’s Journey

Tree of Cranes

Teaching Activities

Teachingbook.Net: Lesson And Author Guides

http://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=9920

A Kamishibai Story: The Three Magic Charms: A Kamishibai Tale‬

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_Ugic0n49M

Create Mini-Kamishibai (Lesson)-How To Make A Your Own Kamishibai

http://education.asianart.org/explore-resources/lesson-or-activity/create-mini-kamishibai-lesson

How to Use Storycard Theather

http://www.storycardtheater.com/PDFs/Kamishibai-Tips-Handout-2010.pdf

Ready To Use Storyline And Pictures

http://www.japansociety.org.uk/schools/resources/downloads/using-kamishibai/

Lesson Guide Japanese Folktales - Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

http://education.asianart.org/sites/asianart.org/files/related-downloads/Japanese-Myths.pdf

Lesson Ideas

http://www.readtomeintl.org/kamishibai-man/

A Teacher’s Resource: Japanese Paper Drama Tradition: Kamishibai

http://aboutjapan.japansociety.org/content.cfm/japanese-paper-drama-tradition-kamishibai

David Wiesner's Spot, an interactive storytelling app for kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KxqUS72uks