"Heian" (pronounced "HEY-an") means "peace" in Japanese.
For over 30 years, Heian is commited to supporting the best in crafts
and children's books—all with an Asian accent!
The Asian Folktales Retold series refashions stories from Asian oral traditions, preserving them with unique illlustrations and storyteller's phrasing. These books will delight children ages 8 and up, not to mention their parents!
Asian Folktales Retold

Vietnamese Tales of Rabbits and Watermelons
Told and edited by Masao Sakairi
Illustrated by Shoko Kojima

In a lively folktale from Vietnam, a trickster rabbit gets into one scrape after another but always manages to escape. In another story, a good man wronged by the lies of jealous rivals triumphs with the help of watermelons.

32 pp, 8.25 x 11.25", hardcover, ISBN 978-0-89346-948-1, $16.95
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Vietnamese Fables of Frogs and Toads
Told and edited by Masao Sakairi
Illustrated by Shoko Kojima

A talking frog falls in love with a student and convinces him to marry her! His classmates laugh at him and try to show how ridiculous his frog bride is, but every trick they play turns into a triumph for her. In another fable, a toad sets off for the heavens to ask the gods to bring rain to the dry land. Along the way, he gathers animal friends who help him make the gods listen.

32 pp, 8.25 x 11.25", hardcover, ISBN 978-0-89346-947-4, $16.95
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Indonesian Tales of Treasures and Brides
Told and Edited by Kuniko Sugiura
Illustrated by Koji Honda

In an inspiring folktale from Indonesia, a poor young man pours his heart into making a gift to woo a princess, even though her other suitors are wealthy and powerful. In a very different story about a bride, a young man tricks a beautiful goddess into marrying him--but can he keep her when she discovers the truth? In a third tale, a diligent stepdaughter earns a treasure from an old woman for her hard work. Her spoiled stepsister seeks a similar reward but is surprised by what she earns.

32 pp, 8.25 x 11.25", hardcover, ISBN 978-0-89346-951-1, $16.95
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Indonesian Fables of Feats and Fortunes
Told and Edited by Kuniko Sugiura
Illustrated by Koji Honda

In a lively folktale from Indonesia, a mischievous small deer (a kanchil) can't stop playing tricks on other jungle animals, even though they are a lot larger and fiercer than he is. In two other stories, a singing rooster and a baby water buffalo must battle powerful fighters of their own kind if they are to bring great good fortune to their people.

32 pp, 8.25 x 11.25", hardcover, ISBN 978-0-89346-950-4, $16.95
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China Tells How the World Began!
As Told by Miwa Kurita
Illustrated by Saoko Mitsukuri
Edited by Miyoko Matsutani

Two lively folktales from China show children the pitfalls of being greedy or boastful. A jealous brother does himself in by grabbing too much of a good thing, and an incompetent bragging rooster finds himself literally and figuratively in deep water.

32 pp, 8.25 x 11.25", hardcover, ISBN 978-0-89346-944-3, $16.95
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Chinese Fables Remembered
As Told by Miwa Kurita
Illustrated by Saoko Mitsukuri
Edited by Miyoko Matsutani

Two lively folktales from China explain to children how the world began, according to legend, and how the Chinese zodiac of twelve years came to have the symbols of the animals that it has.

32 pp, 8.25 x 11.25", hardcover, ISBN 978-0-89346-945-0, $16.95
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