When Cherry Blossoms Fall [Hardcover]

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 hībāchan spend each day outside, watching the tree’s flowers unfurl. But once the tree blooms, the moment is so brief before it loses its petals again—this is what her hībāchan callsmono no aware. It isn’t until her great grandmother—and the petals she loves—are gone that Yuna finally understands what the phrase really means: an awareness of something's impermanence. 

Critically acclaimed illustrator Yas Imamura of Love in the Library has created stunning artwork to accompany this profound text. Readers will love pouring over these pages again and again!Katrina Goldsaitofinds mono no aware in the ever changing sky above the fields of western Massachusetts and in her ever changing children. She is the author of the award winningThe Sound of Silence, translated into seven languages, and named a Book of the Year by NPR and many others.ReachYou, her AR collaboration with Jonah Goldsaito, connects participants with their grief­—mundane or profound —and premiered at the Tribeca Festival. She invites you to connect with her at katrina.goldsaito.com.
 
Yas Imamurais the acclaimed artist of picture books such asLove in the Libraryby Maggie Tokuda Hall,Winged Wondersby Meeg Pincus, andThe Very Oldest Pear Treeby Nancy I. Sanders. She currently lives and works in Portland, Oregon. She invites you to connect with her at yasimamura.com.