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In the Eyes of the Cat: Japanese Poetry For All Seasons

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This is one of the most beautiful books of poetry I've ever read, and I've read a lot of poetry collections working in an elementary school library. Children of all ages appreciate these poems, many of them haiku, by Japanese masters of the art of brief imagery. If your kids think poetry isn't really poetry unless it rhymes, share this book with them. Demi's incredibly lovely paintings enhance the beauty and idea of each poem. This sweet book inspires kids to try writing their own poetry.

IN THE EYES OF THE CAT, one will see a vibrant small-sized volume of 77 haiku poetry collection, written by classical Japanese masters including Basho and Issa and illustrated by the distinguished artist, Demi, author the highly-acclaimed EMPTY POT. Though I have this book for a while, I am waiting to share it with my children when they are older for some haiku may be too abstract. But the other day, my kid picked this book up from his school library and was excited to show it to me. I was very delighted so I asked why and what he likes about this book. He answered that "because it has cute cats with different expressions; it also has detailed pictures about many other animals like horses, ants etc., under different weather and also this book teaches me something about something." This something is the image or feeling that haiku evoked in the mind of the readers about the beauty of season, nature, and all lives. This book will be very attractive to young readers for all these elements present.

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