Bess Press - The Musubi Man

"Run run fast as you can! You no can catch me I'm one musubi man!" The Musubi Man is a Hawaii version of the familiar Gingerbread Man story retold in local style. REVIEWS: "This is a Hawaii version of the familiar story of a special confection that just as soon as his maker is finished with him gets up and runs away... This story is charmingly told and the illustrations are the sort that invite rereading because there are so many sweet little details tucked into every picture that you just want to look and look and laugh." - The Honolulu Advertiser "The Musubi Man is a Hawaiian version of The Gingerbread Man with an old woman creating a musubi man out of cooked rice... Students can compare this Hawaiian story with other Gingerbread Man tales differentiating among characters and events and identifying the unique influences of location and culture." - Iowa Reading Journal "How many generations of children grew up learning to read Cinderella, The Gingerbread Man or The Princess and the P