![]() Stopping at a temple on her way home, Wabi Sabi creates poems in its honor and truly understands her name by the time she meets up with her mistress once again. Wabi sabi is the feeling you get when you find harmony in the imperfect that is beautiful. It isn’t until the cat meets a wise monkey and partakes of tea in a plain and beautiful bowl that the phrase begins to take on a real meaning. Each creature she asks explains how difficult a concept it is to explain, and they often end their thoughts with a little haiku (each one describing wabi sabi in some manner). When asked what “wabi sabi” means, the young woman replies, “That’s hard to explain.” Curious, Wabi Sabi sets out to find the true meaning of her name. ![]() One day Wabi Sabi the cat overhears his mistress discussing his name with a pair of visitors. Paired alongside the remarkable Ed Young’s artwork, the final product is a quiet, deep, moving story that may require a special audience, and yet has many uses. ![]() Here he is writing his very first picture book and does he select something easy like being the new kid in school or losing your first tooth? No, Reibstein decides to write a book about the ancient Chinese concept of wabi sabi (later adopted by the Japanese), working in thoughts on Taoism, haiku, and even the works of Basho on the sly. He sure doesn’t shy away from trying to teach kids complex philosophical concepts. ![]() ![]() Credit author Mark Reibstein with this much. ![]()
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