Shuntaro TanikawaShuntaro Tanikawa produced some 60 books of poetry (some of them best-sellers) and won every major Japanese award for his writing. An English translation of his work received the American Book Award in 1988. His work has been translaed into 15 languages and ten selections have been published in English. He wrote video, radio and film scripts and plays for children. He was the translator of the Mother Goose rhymes and was, for many years, the translator of Peanuts. Read More Read Less