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Title: The Girl Who Loved Caterpillars: A Twelfth-Century Tale from Japan by Jean Merrill, Floyd Cooper ISBN: 0-698-11393-4 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: January, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99

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Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: Very cute Japanese Fairy Story
Comment: "The Girl Who Loved Caterpillars" is a very cute Japanese fairy story about a girl who goes against what girls are "supposed" to like and are "supposed" to act and follows her own path. (Incase you wanted to know: the movie/manga "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" was inspired by this story.) This story is very well written/translatted and is a good start for those looking for Japanese fairy stories. The values of the Japanese during Heian Period of Japan are presented as well as a message to be an individual that applies to the current day.

(And if you don't want to get that in-depth, it's a really good story too. ^_^)

The only problem I have with this is the ending. It's as if the author intended a second chapter but either didn't finish or it was lost. You're left wondering what happened to the Girl Who Loved Caterpillars.

Rating: 5
Summary: Beautiful illustrations; lovely tale of medieval Japan
Comment: This is a marvellous presentation of the traditional Japanese tale ``The lady who loved insects''. It has an admirable protagonist in the title character who is sensible and strong, able to think for herself, who resists the pressures to conform.

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