When thirteen-year-old Sumi Hara finds her family's magical hand-mirror talisman, she dreams her way to the enchanted land of Aventurine where, as a fairy-godmo

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Introduces the basic techniques of Japanese ink painting, discusses tools and materials, and shows how to depict bamboo, orchids, chrysanthemums, and plum branc

Sumi-e is the classic painting style of Japan, and its graceful simplicity is admired around the world. A natural follow-up to the best-sellingThe Sumi-e Book,T

By the time Sumi finishes her first day of school, she decides that school is not as lonely, scary, or mean as she had thought.