{"product_id":"mai-and-the-missing-melon","title":"Mai and the Missing Melon","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Sonoko Sakai. Illustrated by Keiko Brodeur. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn exploration of Japanese food, culture, and history that celebrates the special relationship between a child, her grandmother, and the power of kindness by the author of\u003cem\u003e Japanese Home Cooking, \u003c\/em\u003eSonoko Sakai.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis charming story invites the reader on a journey through rural 1960s Japan following a little girl named Mai on the Enoden train, past the oceanside populated with fishers, and to the classic shrine-like home of her grandmother, or \u003cem\u003eobachama\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLoosely based on an event in the author’s childhood, Mai wishes to share the gift of a sweet muskmelon with her grandmother but loses it on the train along the way. Obachama shares the Japanese folktale of The Stone Buddhas as an example of the power of good intentions to cheer Mai up. After the story, Mai hears from the train station master that the melon has been found, and she and her obachama are able to enjoy the sweet muskmelon together. Ages 3-7. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardbound: 32 pp. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50511650848864,"sku":"ofu1790050373579","price":12.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/8447\/6768\/files\/mai-and-the-missing-melon_1.jpg?v=1790050375","url":"https:\/\/milkfrother.shop\/products\/mai-and-the-missing-melon","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}