Tea with Milk (Rise and Shine)

Allan Say is a great story teller.

It was a very sweet short story that reflected the ambition of a young girl who eventually encountered love, while adjusting to life in Japan, which was not where she was born. May learned that though some things in life change, some things remain the same, like her love for tea with milk.

As mother to "Third Culture Kids" this book made me teary eyed. This book and Grandfather's Journey (which is related to this one) are both beautiful books that illustrate the tension between homes for children who grow up in more than one place.

We love his books. Straight to the heart of a TCK.

I used this as a read-aloud with my second graders in conjunction with Grandfather's Journey--was accompaniment to a social studies unit as well as just a wonderful read-aloud. My students really liked it, and one student in particular went back to re-read it many times.

Great story for grade 4-5 reader. Good message of self acceptance and cultural identity.

Like the author's other memoir-like stories, this beautifully written and illustrated book will appeal to all ages, and has great messages about culture, love, and where 'home' is. I am collecting all of Allen Say's works for my future grandchildren; his artwork is exquisite and his prose touching and wise.

The book is charmingly illustrated, equal with the story. The overall comment I observe from those that have read it is: " what a nice story"!

It is encouraging to know there was someone before my time went through this and made it through.

アレン・セイ氏の著作と言えば、コルデット賞受賞の『Grandfather's Journey』が有名ですが、独特の陰影と東西の間を象徴するかのような間色は、この本のほうによく活かされていると思います。物語は、著者の母親の少女時代から、著者が生まれることになる成り行きが書かれていますが、他著と同様、削ぎ落とした表現と相俟って、淡々とした美しさで進みます。著者は名作を沢山出していますが、Tea with milk が特徴的なのは、「東洋と東洋の混血者（著者）が西洋に住むこと」の複雑な人生が、光、陰、間が印象的な本作を生み出したと感じられます。