Tracy Gallup is a children's book author (A Roomful of Questions; A Crazy Little Series; Paint the Night) and illustrator (A Beastly Banquet) and maker of whimsical doll figures. She is the illustrator of the award-winning My First Book of Haiku Poems. Visit her website at www.tracygallupillustration.com.
""This book is a sweet story about Japanese grandparents sharing their culture with their grandchild who lives in America. The words are simple and it's a bit of a counting book. It is a wonderful story about sharing culture, tradition and love with relatives faraway. It is a wonderful book for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month or to talk about family or for a unit about Japan!"" —Crafty Moms Share blog ""Anna's story is also a bilingual counting book…It teaches readers how to count kokeshi dolls up to 10 in both languages. Families can extend the learning by having their young child count how many times they see Anna's cat, find how many times they see mail from Anna or her grandparents, or count how many kokeshi there are throughout the book, from front cover to back cover…If you want to introduce your children or students to kokeshi and learn how to count them in Japanese, I'd recommend Anna's Kokeshi Dolls."" —Nichi Bei News