Keiko's Bubble

by Janet Lewis, Kazue Mizumara (Illustrator)

Inside cover description:
This is a story about Keiko, who lived in Japan in a village near the sea. Her father was a fisherman.
Like all girls, Keiko wanted a doll for her special holiday present. Instead, her father gave her a big hollow glass ball, the kind of beautiful bubble float that fishermen use to make the edges of their nets stay above water. Keiko lent the bubble to her father to use on his fishing boat.
Who'd ever think a glass float for a fish net could be such a wonderful present? Every day Keiko went to the docks to see what luck her bubble brought the boat during the bad season. She learned a lot from following the fortunes of the bubble, and the luck it brought led to good things for Keiko and her family.
This is a warm and charming story, beautifully illustrated by a Japanese artist, giving real-life glimpses of modern Japanese family life.

63 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1961

About the author

Janet Loxley Lewis was an American novelist and poet.
She was a graduate of the University of Chicago, where she was a member of a literary circle that included Glenway Wescott, Elizabeth Madox Roberts, and her future husband Yvor Winters. She was an active member of the University of Chicago Poetry Club. She taught at both Stanford University in California, and the University of California at Berkeley.