Izumi, Ren and little Yoshi are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the famous poet Bash¿ in their village. It is 17th century Japan and the poet is walking far to the north, writing his now world-famous haiku.
Libby Hathorn's endearing story describes their encounter with Bash¿. Sadami Konchi's sensitive paintings light up the story with a grace and beauty to ably match the text.

Libby Hathorn is an established children's writer of more than 80 works for children, with many awards and commendations in Australia and internationally. Her works have been adapted to stage, screen and opera. Libby has several CBCA awards; was awarded an AWGIE for the libretto of her picture book Grandma's Shoes; and the Lady Cutler Award 2020 for services to Australian Children's Literature. Her most recent book, No Never, written with daughter Lisa Hathorn-Jarman, won the 2021 CBCA Picture Book of the Year Award (Early Readers). Poetry has been a mainstay of her life and work, so composing a picture book text, to her, is much like writing a poem.