A shy Japanese boy having difficulty adjusting to school is misjudged by his classmates.
Chibi has been an outcast since that frightening first day of school when he hid under the schoolhouse. Afraid of the teacher and unable to make any friends, Chibi passes his free time alone — alone at study time, alone at playtime, always a "forlorn little tag-along." But when Mr. Isobe arrives, the teacher sees things in Chibi that no one else has ever noticed...Download and start listening now!
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Taro Yashima (1908–1994) was the pseudonym of Atsushi Iwamatsu a Japanese artist, illustrator, and author. He is best known for his beautifully illustrated children’s books. He published the autobiographical volumes The New Sun and Horizon Is Calling describing his life as an artist in Japan and he and his family’s escape to the US.
Nancy Wu has narrated audiobooks since 2004, winning three AudioFile Earphones Awards. A New York theater, television, and film actor, she has recorded in studios all over the world—from Italy to Switzerland to Thailand. Her credits include Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Hope & Faith, All My Children, Made for Each Other, and the Oscar-nominated film Frozen River.