The fact that this is based on a real man is even better because not only do we see the benefits of what he did but it shows that even in our lowest point, we still can help other Wonderful, wonderful book! Deserves the Newberry Medal (for author) and the Caldecott Medal (for illustrator). It shows how one man choose to grieve and how he, in turn, helped many others do the same. This book delicately written and illustrated is a gentle way to help children (of all ages) learn about grief and loss. Wonderful, wonderful book! Deserves the Newberry Medal (for author) and the Caldecott Medal (for illustrator).
Thank you to NetGalley and Orca Book Publishers for providing a digital ARC.more Hirota is fiction, the inspiration is real and fascinating. The author's note at the end about the real phone booth is a nice touch. The colour palette is soft and limited, and it has a definite Japanese flavour that helps bring the setting to life. The illustration of Makio sitting on the dock and staring at a shadow of him and his dad on the water is one of my favourites. Though it does depict the actual earthquake and subsequent tsunami, the book isn't too scary, and there's nothing overtly graphic. The story is lovely, and the illustrations complement it perfectly. It isn't until he starts to deal with his feelings-shouting at the sea, and even using the telephone to talk to his dad-that he begins to heal. His father is washed out to sea and lost. Young Makio is watching the sea when the earthquake and tsunami hit. Though the real one was built before the tsunami, it became a way for many to deal with their grief after the 2011 disaster. The s What an interesting story! I hadn't heard about the "phone of the wind" before. What an interesting story! I hadn't heard about the "phone of the wind" before. Residents of Otsuchi and pilgrims from other affected communities have been traveling to the wind phone since the tsunami.more
He built the phone booth so he could speak to his cousin who had passed, saying, "My thoughts couldn't be relayed over a regular phone line, I wanted them to be carried on the wind." The Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in 2011 destroyed the town of Otsuchi, claiming 10 percent of the population. Hirota's Garden is inspired by the true story of the wind phone in Otsuchi, Japan, which was created by artist Itaru Sasaki. Makio calls to the sea to return what it has taken from him and ultimately finds his voice and solace in a phone that carries words on the wind. But as more and more villagers are drawn to the phone booth, its purpose becomes clear to Makio: the disconnected phone is connecting people to their lost loved ones. At first Makio is puzzled the phone isn't connected to anything. Hirota, begins a mysterious project-building a phone booth in his garden. The entire village is silenced by grief, and the young child's anger at the ocean grows. It just sits there, unable t When the tsunami destroyed Makio's village, Makio lost his father. When the tsunami destroyed Makio's village, Makio lost his father.
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