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The Boy of the Three-Year Nap
by Dianne Snyder
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In this story, Lazy Taro gets what he wants, but so does his hard-working mother.
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9780395440902,
Reinforced Hardcover,
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
1988
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9780395669570,
Paperback,
Sandpiper,
1993
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Publisher Notes
Lazy Taro gets his comeuppance when his wise mother uses his trick to avoid work to her own advantage. Winner of the Caldecott Honor Medal and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and selected as an ALA Notable Children's Book. Full-color illustrations.
Synopses
A poor Japanese woman maneuvers events to change the lazy habits of her son.
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