Shibumi and the Kitemaker
Publisher: Cavendish
Published: 1999
Place of publication: USA
Format: Paperback
Description: This is the message that Shibumi, daughter of the emperor, passes down to her father as she dangles from a majestic kite that flies high above the city. Her worried father does not know what to do to bring Shibumi home, but a young samurai is determined to find her in "this moving tale... with lush illustrations {that} share in the narration of the story".