Wabi Sabi

Wabi Sabi

<div><b>The award-winning and New York Times bestselling book about a cat named Wabi Sabi who searches for the meaning of her name</b></div><div><br></div><div>Wabi Sabi, a little cat in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Kyoto</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Japan</st1:country-region></st1:place>, had never thought much about her name until friends visiting from another land asked her owner what it meant. <br><br><em> At last, the master</em><i><br><em> Says, "That's hard to explain." And</em><br><em> That is all she says.</em></i><br><br>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.<br><br> 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. <br><br>A <em>New York Times</em> Best Illustrated Children's Book for 2008!<br><br></div>