In this playful, rhyming picture book, a child learns to see monsters as his friends who chase away spooky dreams. Alone on a beach, in Japan, the boy sees a tiny oni creeping up from the sand. Soon t
For hundreds of years, school children in Japan have been introduced to poetry through the work of Issa. Born in 1763 on a farm in central Japan, Issa began writing poetry as a young child, inspired b
A beautifully illustrated portrait of Issa, the renowned Japanese poet, includes selections of his graceful haikus, simple and lovely poems that capture the mystery and beauty of the natural world and
