Wabi Sabi Av Mark Reibstein

<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><br><br> 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. <br><br> At last, the master says, "That's hard to explain." And</I><br><I> That is all she says.</I></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 <I>New York Times</I> Best Illustrated Children's Book for 2008!