THE SAMURAI'S DAUGHTER: A Japanese Legend Retold
by Robert D. San Souci
Illustrated by Stephen Johnson
Dial Books, 1992
[AGES 4-8] hardcover/paperback
Trade: ISBN 0-8037-1135-2
Library: ISBN 0-8037-1136-0
$15.00 / 14.89
19 full-color pastel illustrations
10 x 10
32 pages
LC: 91-15585

A classic tale of a courageous heroine's adventure in medieval Japan.

When a samurai nobleman was sent by the emperor into exile, his young daughter Tokoyo was determined to join him. In spite of her noble birth, Tokoyo had spent much time with the amas, the agile women divers of Japan who harvested shellfish from the sea, and she was as strong and brave as any samurai herself. Setting out on a journey to join her father, Tokoyo encountered many terrors and trials -- bandits in the mountains, a ghost ship on the high seas, and finally, a monstrous sea serpent. How she met each challenge and was joyfully reunited with her beloved father makes this thrilling tale, retold by Robert D. San Souci and illustrated with Stephen T. Johnson's luminous paintings, a book that will be loved and remembered by all young readers.

Robert D. San Souci is the author of The Talking Eggs, a Caldecott Honor Book; The Firebird; and The Enchanted Tapestry, all published by Dial. He lives in the San Francisco Bay area.

Stephen T. Jonson, a painter and illustrator, lives in Brooklyn, New York. The Samurai's Daughter is his first book.