Allen Say

A Japanese boy learns of Christmas when his mother decorates a pine tree with paper cranes.

A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather's journey to America which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn b

At home in San Francisco, May speaks Japanese and the family eats rice and miso soup and drinks green tea. When she visits her friends' homes, she eats fried chicken and spaghetti. May plans someday to go to college and live in an apartment of her own. But when her family moves back to Japan, she soon feels lost and homesick for America. In Japan everyone calls her by her Japanese name, Masako. She has to wear kimonos and sit on the floor. Poor May...

Everything changes for Almond Biggs when a new girl comes to school. The New Girl can play "The Flight of the Bumblebee" fast fast fast on her violin. And every day Almond sits and listens. Lost in the music, Almond wonders if she has her own unique gift. One special day, as Almond is watching the crows, circling and twirling in the wind, she realizes that she too can spread her wings and discovers the magic to being happy inside and out. Allen Say's...

A young artist finds that her creativity comes from within when the rug that she had always relied upon for inspiration is destroyed.

While sick in bed, a young boy opens a box from his uncle and embarks on a fantastical fishing trip.