Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes is a children's historical novel written by Canadian-American author Eleanor Coerr and published in 1977.

After being diagnosed with leukemia from radiation caused by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Sadako's friend told her to fold origami paper cranes (orizuru) in hope of making a thousand of them.

[6][7] In 2019 Evolving Pictures Entertainment started producing a film tentatively entitled Sadako and the Magic of Paper Cranes,[8] written by British filmmaker Malcolm Clarke.

The story chronicled a group of fifth grade students from Albuquerque, New Mexico, inspired by their teacher, who dream of building a monument to honor the legend and spirit of Sadako.

"[11] The Bell Shakespeare theatre company in Sydney, Australia, mounted a production of Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes during its 1997 season, and again in 2000.