On the cover: The Story of Issa, Japanese Haiku Poet (technically, this is not a subtitle, as it does not appear on the title page, but I think it should, and if it had . . . well, read on).
San Carolos, CA: Golden Gate Junior Books, 1970. Illustrated by Lydia Cooley; written “with the editorial [...]
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Fukuda, Hanako. Wind in My Hand.
Posted in Books for Children, History, Translations, tagged Hanako Fukuda, Issa, Lydia Cooley, Mark Taylor, Wind in My Hand on 3 June 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Gershator, Phillis. Sky Sweeper. Illustrated by Holly Meade.
Posted in Books for Children, tagged Holly Meade, Phillis Gershator, Sky Sweeper on 30 December 2007 | Leave a Comment »
New York: Melanie Kroupa Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007.
With many thanks to Melanie Kroupa, and to Phillis Gershator.
Sky Sweeper is the story of Takeboki (say “tah-kay-bow-key” keeping the vowel sounds short and pure), a young man who takes up a simple job. As the Flower Keeper, he must sweep up the flowers that [...]
Issa. Today and Today. Edited and illustrated by G. Brian Karas.
Posted in Books for Children, tagged G. Brian Karas, Issa on 30 December 2007 | Leave a Comment »
New York: Scholastic Press, 2007.
With thanks to Michael Lustbader.
Kobayashi Issa (1763-1828), of course, is one of Japan’s favorite haiku poets, and often the subject of works for children. What most people, in Japan and elsewhere, know about Issa is that many of his poems are about small creatures, and about the spirited way he made [...]
