Publisher Description
Award-winning author Lee Wardlaw's books have been honored by such prestigious groups as the American Library Association and the Children's Book Council. Using a Japanese form of short poetry that concentrates on humanlike foibles, Won Ton follows a shelter cat as he gets a new home. When the cat, who considers himself a prince of his kind, is given the name Won Ton, he's aghast. ''How can I be soup?'' he asks. But soup or not, Won Ton and his new owner soon find a way to live happily together.
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“Children will enjoy
the adventures of a cat named Won Ton as he makes the journey from animal
shelter to his new home and from aloofness to caring…James Yaegashi is
outstanding in delivering the haiku and in making this audio flow from poem to
poem as a story. Within each haiku, he brings auditory delight.”
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About Lee Wardlaw
Lee Wardlaw has published
more than two dozen award-winning books for young readers. Her books have been
honored by the American Library Association, the International Reading
Association, Children’s Book Council, the International School Librarians Association,
and more. She has also won seven state reader’s choice awards and is an active
member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators, the
Author’s Guild, California Reading Association, and Children’s Literature
Council of Southern California. She lives in Santa Barbara with her family.
About James Yaegashi
James Yaegashi has appeared in numerous Broadway and off-Broadway productions, film, and television roles. He was also a popular radio disc jockey in Japan. He is a four-time winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award for audiobook narration, and his voice-over credits include a featured role in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.