Emma's Rug footwear holds onto his dreams of

holds onto his dreams of the future

it also served as a refuge for its artists and writers and scientists

gardener Mas Arai returns to Hiroshima to bring his best friend’s ashes to a relative on a small island

from interviews with family

Hardbound: 128 pp

Emma's Rug footwear holds onto his dreams ofBy Allen Say. Emma is a gifted young artist whose most prized possession is a small, shaggy rug. When her mother accidentally puts the rug in the washing machine and destroys it, Emma is devastated because she thinks that her rug is the source of her talent and that she can no longer create. This story addresses the question of where human creativity comes from. Hardbound: 32 pp.