Right off the bat, I must admit that I am very impressed by the quality and type of books under the NBM banner. A niche market, perhaps, of presenting books like this, but definitely needed to counter-balance the overload of junk being published by too many others.

That said, The Yellow Jar, being a visual representation of Japanese traditional tales is a beautiful book. The art, crisp and vibrant, is drawn in the style of olden times (or, as said in the book's description: "in the ukiyo-e style (world of floating pictures)").

The two stories, as all folklore, are morality tales teaching a message by means of a visual imagery filled with acceptance and understanding of the unexplainable and unbelievable. This book is simply wonderful. ( )