Description: "A funny new fable about artistic creation and chasing fame. Basho, a 17th-century poet on an evening walk, stops to rest next to a murky old pond. Here, readers may expect he will encounter the frog that inspired his renowned poem: Old pond-- Frog jumps in Splash. But before the frog came the mosquito, who smells blood: "My life?" she whines, "It could fill a book of poetry!" And before the mosquito came the lily, who perfumes the air, hoping to be immortalized in a poem. And before the lily came the carp, who flutters her tail in the poet's face. In a twist that would have delighted Basho, a Zen Buddhist, the fame-seeking creatures cause only their own suffering. Instead, the inspiration for BashM's poem comes from a frog that only wants a morning swim. Splash!"--
Brief description:
CAROLINE ADDERSON is an author of books for young readers and adults. Her picture books include Norman, Speak! (illustrated by Qin Leng) and the Pierre & Paul series (illustrated by Alice Carter). Early chapter books include the Jasper John Dooley and Izzy series, as well as Babble! And How Punctuation Saved It (illustrated by Roman Muradov). Caroline has won the Sheila Egoff Award, the Chocolate Lily Book Award and the Diamond Willow Award, among many other honors. She lives in Vancouver, B.C.
Review Quotes:
"A gleefully inventive tale that captures the provenance of one of history's most famous poems." -- Kirkus Reviews