Product Description: Born in 1763 on a farm in central Japan, Issa began writing haiku as a young child. Matthew Gollub has integrated the story of Issa's life and selections of his best-known work with Kazuko Stone's visual interpretations in the form of whimsical watercolors. Full color.

A biography and introduction to the work of the Japanese haiku poet whose love for nature finds expression in the more than thirty poems included in this book.

In ancient China, a man falls asleep beneath a willow tree and dreams he is a butterfly; based on the stories of the Chou Dynasty Taoist philosopher, Zhuangzi.

When a little boy falls asleep on a Japanese beach one evening, ten oni drummers suddenly appear and begin beating their taiko drums to chase away the boy's bad dreams. By the creators of Cool Melons--Turn to Frogs! 12,500 first printing.

Aligay's star friends help him return home when he becomes lost in space

Alligay plays connect-the-dots with the stars to make Twinklegator, an imaginary friend, who comes down to earth to play.