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Allen Say

Allen Say (born James Allen Koichi Moriwaki Seii in 1937; surname written Seii (清井) in Japanese) is a Japanese-American writer and illustrator. He is best known for Grandfather's Journey, a children's picture book detailing his grandfather's voyage from Japan to the United States and back again, which won the 1994 Caldecott Medal for illustration. This story is autobiographical and relates to Say's constant moving during his childhood. His work mainly focuses on Japanese and Japanese American characters and their stories, and several works have autobiographical elements.
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Japanese-American author and illustrator

Born 1937

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  • Cover of: Tea with milk
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    Cover of edition teawithmilk00saya First published in 1999 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: The bicycle man
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    Cover of edition bicycleman00saya First published in 1982 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Allison
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    Cover of edition allison0000saya First published in 1997 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Grandfather's journey
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    First published in 1993 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: The ink-keeper's apprentice
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    Cover of edition inkkeepersappren00saya_0 Cover of edition inkkeepersappren00saya Cover of edition inkkeepersappren00saya_2 Cover of edition inkkeepersappren00alle First published in 1979 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: The lost lake
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    First published in 1989 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Emma's rug
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    Cover of edition emmasrug0000saya First published in 1996 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: A river dream
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    First published in 1988 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Imagine
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    Cover of edition houghtonmifflini00houg_8 Cover of edition imaginecoop00coop Cover of edition imagine00coop Cover of edition imaginecoo00coop First published in 1996 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The boy in the garden
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    First published in 2010 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Stranger in the mirror
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    First published in 1995 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Once under the cherry blossom tree: an old Japanese tale.
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    First published in 1974 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: El Chino
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    First published in 1990 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The sign painter

    First published in 2000 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Tree of cranes
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    First published in 1991 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Kamishibai man
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    First published in 2005 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Dr. Smith's safari
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    Cover of edition drsmithssafari00saya First published in 1972 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Erika-san
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    First published in 2008 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Music for Alice

    First published in 2004 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Almond

    First published in 2020 — 2 editions
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Japanese-American author and illustrator

Born 1937

Subjects

Children's fiction, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Japan, fiction, Artists, Japanese americans, fiction, Artists, fiction, Japanese Americans, Folklore, Juvenile literature, Picture books, Artists, juvenile literature, Biography, Caricatures and cartoons, Cartoonists, Dreams, fiction, Fantasy fiction, Folklore, japan, Folklore, juvenile literature, Grandparents, fiction, Graphic novels, Homesickness, Illustrators, Japan, Japanese American artists

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Japan, United States, Japón, West (U.S.)

People

Allen Say, El Chino, James Castle (1900-1977)

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Alternative names

  • James Allen Koichi Moriwaki Seii

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January 12, 2022 Edited by tmanarl bio
January 12, 2022 Edited by tmanarl Added new photo
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import