Katrina Goldsaito

Yoshio thinks Tokyo sounds like a symphony hall! He delights in everyday sounds--shoes squishing through puddles, raindrops pattering down, and lots of giggles! But one day he meets a musician who tells Yoshio that her favorite sound is ma, the Japanese word for the sound of silence. Yoshio must hear this! But how can he find it amid the hustle...

Celebrate springtime and the beauty of life with this hopeful and inspiring picture book. "We wait for so long, and when they finally come, the petals fall so quickly. Mono no aware, ne?" "What does that mean, mono no aware?" Little Yuna can't wait for her great-grandmother's cherry tree to bloom. She and her hibachan spend each day outside, watching...