By employing landscapes in lieu of human or animal characters, Osada and Arai ask readers to look--really look--at the rain, the way the changing weather transforms the visible spectrum, and the magnificence of the night sky, phenomena all too often unseen in a hurry-up world.
The result is a story that sharpen.
By employing landscapes in lieu of human or animal characters, Osada and Arai ask readers to look--really look--at the rain, the way the changing weather transforms the visible spectrum, and the magnificence of the night sky, phenomena all too often unseen in a hurry-up world.
Harmonizing our human experience to the natural world, Arai invites the reader to hold imaginative space for our oneness with the natural world.
We go to sleep with the forest, sinking into the pool, into the calm reflection of the moon.
The moon rises, and in a pool of water we see its reflection.
The sun sets.
Yet out of this turbulence, the day blooms bright, the flowers open, and raindrops roll and drip down to the forest floor.
Illustrated by the masterful Ryoji Arai, the calm is shattered when the wind picks up and lightning cuts the sky.
Every Color of Light opens on a lush, green forest in the rain. -STARRED REVIEW, Publishers Weekly Gentle and lyrical, Every Color of Light is a bedtime story told by the elements.
The result is a story that sharpens the senses and quiets the soul.
By employing landscapes in lieu of human or animal characters, Osada and Arai ask readers to look--really look--at the rain, the way the changing weather transforms the visible spectrum, and the magnificence of the night sky, phenomena all too often unseen in a hurry-up world.
Harmonizing our human experience to the natural world, Arai invites the reader to hold imaginative space for our oneness with the natural world.
We go to sleep with the forest, sinking into the pool, into the calm reflection of the moon.
The moon rises, and in a pool of water we see its reflection.
The sun sets.
Yet out of this turbulence, the day blooms bright, the flowers open, and raindrops roll and drip down to the forest floor.
Illustrated by the masterful Ryoji Arai, the calm is shattered when the wind picks up and lightning cuts the sky.
Every Color of Light opens on a lush, green forest in the rain. -STARRED REVIEW, Publishers Weekly Gentle and lyrical, Every Color of Light is a bedtime story told by the elements.
The result is a story that sharpens the senses and quiets the soul.
By employing landscapes in lieu of human or animal characters, Osada and Arai ask readers to look--really look--at the rain, the way the changing weather transforms the visible spectrum, and the magnificence of the night sky, phenomena all too often unseen in a hurry-up world
