Seki, Sunny, 1947-

Yuko-chan and the Daruma doll : the adventures of a blind Japanese girl who saves her village / story and illustrations by Sunny Seki. - 1st ed. - Tokyo : Tuttle Pub., c2012. - 32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Cultural notes are included on [p. 33].

After the 1783 eruption of Japan's Mount Asama destroys crops in nearby villages, a orphaned blind girl who lives at the Daruma Temple in Takasaki invents a doll representing a famed Buddhist monk and his teachings about resilience.

ISBN: 9784805311875

LCCN: 2011031332

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Daruma dolls--Fiction.
Dolls--Fiction.
Buddhist monasteries--Fiction.
Blind people--Fiction.
People with disabilities--Fiction.
Orphans--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Japan--History--Tokugawa period, 1600-1868--Fiction.

LC Class. No.: PZ7.S45654 / Yuk 2012

Dewey Class. No.: [E]