| Basho and the Fox (paperback) |
| Specifications | 8.75" X 11"; 32 pages |
| List Price | | US$ 5.95 |  | |  |
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About
the Book
An old pond.
A frog jumps in.
The sound
of water.
—Basho
There are important lessons to be learned,
even by proud poets, in this innovative tale of a fox who thinks he’s a
great poet and a great poet who thinks he can outdo a fox! It is the 1600s in
Japan. Basho is writing the lovely haiku for which he is famous to this day.
Given three chances by the fox, he must write a poem that "needn’t be
great—only good." Confident of his skill, he’s sure he can win
the challenge and its prize, the sweet cherries from the tree near his hut. But
not all is what it seems as a newly humble Basho discovers! Delicate watercolors
convey a truly Eastern sensibility that takes young readers back in time to
feudal Japan while their playful perspectives reinforce the mischievous tone of
the text.
TIM MYERS is a writer, storyteller, and songwriter. Having
lived in Japan for three years, he now makes his home in Plattsburgh, New York.
OKI S. HAN is an author and illustrator of children’s books,
including
Kongi and Potgi
and
Sir Whong and
the Golden Pig.
A graduate of the Fashion Institute of
Technology and the School of Visual Arts in New York, she lives in Seoul, Korea.
