The great poet Basho lives in a hut in the woods, content to live simply and write his haiku poems. One day he shoos a fox out of the cherry tree near his hut. The fox makes a deal with him: if Basho can write a poem that the fox thinks is good, the fox will leave his cherries alone forever. But will Basho's poems ever impress the fox? After two failed attempts, Basho is about to give up when inspiration suddenly seizes him. Simply told and enchantingly illustrated, this story evokes the art and atmosphere of Japan and teaches a valuable lesson about the joys of creating poems.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by Benchmark Books .

Tim J. Myers is the author of "Tanuki's Gift, "a Nick Jr. Best Book of the Year. His fiction was read aloud by Daniel Pinkwater on National Public Radio. He lives in Santa Clara, California. * Tim Myers is a writer and storyteller who lives in Santa Clara, California, where he gives occasional workshops on children's literature. * Oki S. Han is a professional artist and teacher of illustration who lives in Seoul, Korea.