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Age: 4+ years
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Illumination Arts Publishing Company (September 1, 1999)
Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.7 x 0.3 inches

Issa is the greatest bonsai master in all of Japan. With his special techniques, he is able to make trees stay small and perfectly shaped. His wife Kyomi is skilled in the arts of painting and weaving, so their lives are filled with beauty. But something is missing: they have no children.

One day, they receive an unusual gift, an orphan bear cub. They quickly fall in love with the delightful little bear and name him Doukeshi. Since the Emperor forbids the keeping of wild animals, Issa uses bonsai techniques to prevent the tiny bear from growing. Issa even tries to make him look like a cat so no one will notice.

Kyomi wants Doukeshi to grow so he can run freely in the forest. But Issa loves him too much to let him go. Finally, the God of Bears visits Issa in a dream and shows him that the greatest love is allowing Doukeshi to return to his wild nature.

About the Author

Bernard Libster is a man of many interests. Initially intending to pursue a medical career, he decided to become a writer after spontaneously composing a poem one night. Raised in Golden's Bridge, New York, Bernie now resides in the New Jersey suburb of Hasbrouck Heights, where he works as an advertising copywriter. He enjoys writing essays, short stories, and Haiku, the Japanese form of short poetry. "My inspirations are the Japanese poets, Issa and Basho, and the Italian children's writer Gianni Rodari." Bernie has lived in Mexico, France, and England and has traveled widely in Italy. He loves to cook, bicycle, and sing (while driving alone in the car). Bernie and his wife, author Marian Calabro, are owned by two cats, Zooty and Penny. The Bonsai Bear was inspired by their previous cat, Jester-the-Bear.
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