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Dianne Snyder’s re-telling of a traditional Japanese trickster tale, The Boy of the Three-Year Nap, is made even more memorable by Allen Say’s evocative illustrations, reminiscent of Japanese masters. When the laziest boy in the village comes up with a plan to marry a wealthy rice merchant’s daughter, he succeeds…only to be outsmarted by his own mother. A Fine first edition in a Fine dust jacket, this received a Caldecott Honor in 1989.