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Wabi Sabi / Mark Reibstein ; art by Ed Young.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2008Copyright date: ©2008Edition: First editionDescription: 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 0316118257
  • 9780316118255
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • PZ7.R262 Wa 2008
  • BH221.J3 W325 2008
Awards:
  • Notable Book for a Global Society award winner, 2009
  • Asian/Pacific American Literature Award Honor, 2008
  • Asian/Pacific American Award for Picture Books, 2009.
Summary: This book is a joy for anyone interested in learning about haiku, Japanese gardening, cats, Taoism, or wabi sabi itself. The collage illustrations, laid out in calendar style (spun 90 degrees from a typical book), seem to pop off the page. (Miller Library Staff)Summary: Wabi Sabi, a cat living in the city of Kyoto, learns about the Japanese concept of beauty through simplicity as she asks various animals she meets about the meaning of her name.
List(s) this item appears in: New to the Library: December 2023
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Youth Collection SB455 .R45 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800195638
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This book is a joy for anyone interested in learning about haiku, Japanese gardening, cats, Taoism, or wabi sabi itself. The collage illustrations, laid out in calendar style (spun 90 degrees from a typical book), seem to pop off the page. (Miller Library Staff)

Wabi Sabi, a cat living in the city of Kyoto, learns about the Japanese concept of beauty through simplicity as she asks various animals she meets about the meaning of her name.

Recommended for preschool (age 0-5) and up and for parents and teachers.

Text mainly in English with some Japanese characters.

Notable Book for a Global Society award winner, 2009

Asian/Pacific American Literature Award Honor, 2008

Asian/Pacific American Award for Picture Books, 2009.

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