Book Series Guide

Ralph F. McCarthy · series

Kodansha Children's Classics books in order

A series of bilingual English-Japanese retellings of Japanese folktales and children's classics, with Ralph F. McCarthy as reteller.

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Reading order

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Publication order

  1. 1
    The Adventure of Momotaro, the Peach Boy

    Book 1 · children's book · 1993

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  2. 2
    The Inch-High Samurai

    Book 2 · children's book · 1993

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  3. 3 Cover of Urashima and the Kingdom Beneath the Sea
    Urashima and the Kingdom Beneath the Sea

    Book 3 · children's book · 1993

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  4. 4 Cover of The Moon Princess
    The Moon Princess

    Book 4 · children's book · 1993

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  5. 5
    Grandfather Cherry-Blossom

    Book 5 · children's book · 1993

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  6. 6
    The Sparrows' Inn

    Book 6 · children's book · 1994

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  7. 7
    Click-Clack Mountain

    Book 7 · children's book · 1994

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  8. 8
    The Monkey and the Crab

    Book 8 · children's book · 1994

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  9. 9
    Kintaro, the Nature Boy

    Book 9 · children's book · 1995

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  10. 10
    The Magic Badgerkettle; and, A Spouse for a Mouse

    Book 10 · children's book · 1995

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