In heart-warming traditional folklore style, Sunny Seki in "The Last Kappa of Old Japan" weaves a story of the fundamental affinity between all creatures, real and mythical, and the sanctity of our interaction with the physical environment which sustains us.
It is beautifully written and beautifully illustrated as a children's book, but has universal appeal for all ages and all cultures for the many lessons it imparts, ---some directly, some by inference. Yet, in its basic simplicity, it follows the age-old principle of "doing more, with less".
"The Last Kappa of Old Japan" is essentially a beautiful love story,---without the fluff.
Yosh, 3-15-10