A Boy Named Isamu (2022 APALA Honor Title)

The 2022 Honor Picture Book for Asian/ Pacific Literature and called ” A marvel of illustration, prose, and design” by Kirkus in a starred review, A Boy Named Isamu by 2020 Geisel Award Winner James Yang imagines a day in the boyhood of Japanese American artist, Isamu Noguchi. Wandering through an outdoor market, through the forest, and then by the ocean, Isamu sees things through the eyes of a young artist . . .but also in a way that many children will relate. Stones look like birds. And birds look like stones. 

Through colorful artwork and exquisite text, Yang translates the essence of Noguchi so we can all see what an artist sees.