Description "A harmony of exotic scenery and Eastern sensibility - Sleepyhead Susan is back!" Susan is such a sleepyhead that Mrs. Maria has to bang on a frying pan ten times just to get her out of bed. But today, Susan wakes up early all on her own — because today is the day Mrs. Maria takes the tomatoes she's lovingly grown to sell at the market. At the market, they pile up a mountain of tomatoes at Mr. Jorge's stall. But what's this? No one is buying! The stall is tucked away in such an out-of-the-way spot that no customers come by. Then Susan comes up with a clever idea. She ties her donkey, Sanchez, in front of the stall, picks up some tomatoes, and starts dancing through the market. Everyone who sees her asks where they can buy tomatoes, and Susan answers, "At the stall with the donkey!" And just like that, every last tomato is sold. The author is Japanese but studied in Spain, giving the book an exotic yet warm Eastern sensibility. Following the previous book, Sleepyhead Susan's Sweater, this story follows Susan as she takes her delicious red tomatoes to the market. The richly detailed depiction of the marketplace is charming and full of interest. The warm, carefully illustrated artwork, combined with Susan's clever wit in selling her tomatoes, will delight and surprise children. Author Takako Hirono was born in 1974 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, and studied at Escola Massana in Spain. After returning to Japan, she began creating illustrations, and her exotic, lighthearted artistic style has won the hearts of many children. Her picture books include Let's Take a Walk, See You Again on a Rainy Day, and Sleepyhead Susan's Sweater, and she also illustrated Kiki's Witch Lessons II.