Bulletin of the Center for Children Books (June 1986): 199. A brief review of So Far from the Bamboo Grove.

Contemporary Authors, vol. 153. Detroit: Gale, 2000.

Fujita Sato, Gayle K. "Watkins, Yoko Kawashima." In Oxford Companion to Women's Writing. Edited by Cathy N. Davidson and Linda Wagner-Martin.

Oxford University Press, 1995. This biographical entry on Watkins briefly describes the harrowing experiences she wrote about in So Far From the Bamboo Grove and it praises her success in reaching children and young adults with her messages about life, values, and world peace.

Sherman, Louise L. School Library Journal (September 1986): 147. A review of So Far from the Bamboo Grove.

Something about the Author, vol. 93. Detroit: Gale, 1997.

Twitchell, Ethel R. Horn Book (July-August 1986): 453. A review of So Far from the Bamboo Grove.

Ward, Nel. Voice Youth Advocates (AugustOctober 1986): 152. A review of So Far from the Bamboo Grove.

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