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    The Unhappy Stonecutter: A Japanese Folk Tale
    The Unhappy Stonecutter: A Japanese Folk Tale
    The Unhappy Stonecutter: A Japanese Folk Tale
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    The Unhappy Stonecutter: A Japanese Folk Tale

    By Charlotte Guillain and Steve Dorado

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    This book tells the story of the Unhappy Stonecutter, a traditional Japanese folk tale. In it, a simple stonecutter learns that you should count your blessings and be grateful for what you already have, instead of always wanting more!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Young Readers
    Release dateJan 5, 2015
    ISBN9781410979865
    The Unhappy Stonecutter: A Japanese Folk Tale
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    Charlotte Guillain

    Charlotte Guillain has worked in children's publishing for over a decade and now writes non-fiction for children in Foundation and Key Stage 1. She has written on a range of subjects, including outer space, the environment and teeth! She lives in Oxfordshire with her husband and two young children.

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      Folktale with a moral about counting your blessings and be grateful for who you are and what you already have and be careful what we wish for. I must tell about Steve Dorado's illustrations of this book (series overall). They are soooooooo cute. ??

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