Allen Say: An illustrated talk about his work
Allen Say was born in Yokohama, Japan, in 1937. He dreamed of becoming a cartoonist and at age 12 apprenticed himself to Noro Shinpei, a cartoonist whom he greatly admired. Say has written and illustrated many books, including "The Boy of the Three Year Nap," a retelling of an old Japanese folk tale, which won the 1994 Caldecott Honor Award and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award and set him on his path. His latest work, "Erika-san," tells the story of an American girl whose hopes of reaching old Japan are finally realized.