Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window - Tapa blanda

"[Totto-chan] is a quiet indictment of sterile education." --New York Times "Sensitively written, delicately illustrated, poetically translated, Totto-chan is, like a haiku, filled with aesthetic and philosophical depth." --Library Journal "[Totto-chan] has reminded millions of Japanese what children think education should be." --International Herald Tribune "Totto-chan can be expected to attract American educators, parents, and perhaps some children who appreciate the international view beyond their own first-floor window." --Christian Science Monitor "[Totto-chan] is a quiet indictment of sterile education." -New York Times"Sensitively written, delicately illustrated, poetically translated, Totto-chan is, like a haiku, filled with aesthetic and philosophical depth." -Library Journal"[Totto-chan] has reminded millions of Japanese what children think education should be." -International Herald Tribune"Totto-chan can be expected to attract American educators, parents, and perhaps some children who appreciate the international view beyond their own first-floor window." -Christian Science Monitor

This engaging series of childgood recollections tells about an ideal school in Tokyo during World War II that combined learning with fun, freedom, and love. This unusaul school had old railroad cars for classrooms, and it was run by an extraordinary man--its founder and headmaster, Sosaku Kobayashi--who was a firm believer in freedom of expression and activity.