When Cherry Blossoms Fall by Katrina Goldsaito - ISBN: 9780316281126
Hardcover
Embrace fleeting beauty and the wisdom of impermanence in this touching tale.

When Cherry Blossoms Fall

$43.88

  • Hardcover

    32 pages

  • Release Date

    20 April 2026

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Summary

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 hibachan spend each day outside, watching the tree’s flowers unfurl. But once the tree blooms, the moment is so brief before it…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780316281126
ISBN-10:0316281123
Author:Katrina Goldsaito, Yas Imamura
Publisher:Little, Brown & Company
Imprint:Little, Brown Young Readers
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:32
Release Date:20 April 2026
Weight:400g
Dimensions:260mm x 260mm x 12mm
About The Author

Katrina Goldsaito

Katrina Goldsaito finds 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 winning The 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.

Yas Imamura is the acclaimed artist of picture books such as Love in the Library by Maggie Tokuda Hall, Winged Wonders by Meeg Pincus, and The Very Oldest Pear Tree by Nancy I. Sanders. She currently lives and works in Portland, Oregon.

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