The Big Wave
1948 novel by Pearl S. Buck / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Big Wave is a children's novel by Pearl S. Buck, first published as a short story in the October 1947 issue of the magazine Jack and Jill with illustrations from Ann Eshner Jaffe.[1] Buck expanded the story and published it in book form in 1948 through John Day Company, with illustrations from Utagawa Hiroshige and Katsushika Hokusai.[2]
Quick Facts Author, Illustrator ...
Author | Pearl S. Buck |
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Illustrator | Hiroshige and Hokusai |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Children's novel |
Set in | Japan |
Publisher | John Day Company |
Publication date | 1948 |
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Buck won the 1948 Child Study Association's Children's Book Award (now Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Josette Frank Award) for The Big Wave.