Wabi Sabi
Wabi Sabi, a little cat in Kyoto, Japan, had never thought much about her name until friends visiting from another land asked her owner what it meant.
At last, the master Says, "That's hard to explain." And That is all she says.
This unsatisfying answer sets Wabi Sabi on a journey to uncover the meaning of her name, and on the way discovers what wabi sabi is: a Japanese philosophy of seeing beauty in simplicity, the ordinary, and the imperfect.
Using spare text and haiku, Mark Reibstein weaves an extraordinary story about finding real beauty in unexpected places. Caldecott Medal-winning artist Ed Young complements the lyrical text with breathtaking collages. Together, they illustrate the unique world view that is wabi sabi.
A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book for 2008!
56 pages, 10 editions
English edition · First published 2008 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers · ISBN 9780316075824
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Editions
10 editions
English
- Wabi Sabi · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers · 2009 · ISBN 9780316075824 This page
- Wabi Sabi · Paw Prints 2011-03-07 · 2011 · ISBN 9781448773244
- Wabi Sabi · Recorded Books, Inc. · 2009 · ISBN 9781440719226
- Wabi Sabi · Recorded Books, LLC · 2009 · ISBN 9781440719257
- Wabi Sabi · Recorded Books, Inc. · 2009 · ISBN 9781440719196
- Wabi Sabi · Recorded Books, Inc. and Blackstone Publishing · 2009 · ISBN 9781664499041
- Wabi Sabi · Recorded Books, Inc. · 2009 · ISBN 9781440719189
- Wabi Sabi · Recorded Books, Inc. · 2009 · ISBN 9781440719240
- Wabi Sabi · Recorded Books, Inc. · 2009 · ISBN 9781440719202
- Wabi Sabi · Little, Brown · 2008 · ISBN 9780316118255
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