Sakura's Cherry Blossoms - Hardcover

Weston, Robert Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1101918748 ISBN 13: 9781101918746

Publisher: Tundra, 2018

Synopsis

Sakura's dad gets a new job in America, so she and her parents make the move from their home in Japan. When she arrives in the States, most of all she misses her grandmother and the cherry blossom trees they used to picnic under. One day, she meets her neighbour, a boy named Luke, and begins to feel a little more settled. When spring comes, Luke takes her to see the cherry blossom trees flowering right there in her new neighbourhood.

About this title

Review:

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PRAISE FOR Sakura's Cherry Blossoms:

"[A] heartwarming story of the ephemeral, the eternal nature of love, friendship, cherry blossoms, and stars." --starred review, Booklist

"Weston combines a look at Japanese customs, a meditation on loss, and observations on adjusting to a new country in this wistful, low-key tale." --Publishers Weekly

"Weston addresses the difficulty of moving to a new country and the loss of a loved one with warmth and compassion." --Kirkus

About the Author:

ROBERT PAUL WESTON was born in Dover, England, but did most of his growing up in the small town of Georgetown, Ontario. Since then, he's also spent time living in the US, Japan, Switzerland and the UK. He holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia and has been nominated for the Journey Prize and the Fountain Award for Speculative Fiction. He has written several novels for young readers, including Zorgamazoo, Dust City and Blues for Zoey. Sakura's Cherry Blossoms is his first picture book. He currently lives in London, England.

MISA SABURI was born in Sleepy Hollow, New York, and raised in Tokyo, Japan. She makes illustrations using Photoshop, sometimes while watching soccer and silly Japanese TV shows. She illustrated the Cantata Learning Sing-Along Books series, as well as the upcoming picture book Snow White, an adaptation of the classic tale. She currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Tundra
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1101918748
• ISBN 13: 9781101918746
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40