It’s still showering spring books! And alongside the blossoming cherry trees in Washington, D.C. comes a book that tells us how they got there.
More than 3,000 trees were sent as a gift from the Japanese government to the United States, to be planted along the Potomac River. Author Andrea Zimmerman introduces us to Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore, an American journalist and travel writer, who was responsible for getting the trees there.
You can hear her interview about the book with NPR’s Robin Young here. And check out the book’s official website, and learn more about Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore here.
Of special note: Andrea herself wears several hats. She is an writer; an author/illustrator; picture book blogger; and co-collaborator with her husband, artist David Clemesha. See her many celebrated children’s book titles here.
This just in from The Washington Post via David Clemesha:
If you are in the Washington D.C. area during cherry blossom time, don't miss this event!
What a beautiful and well-timed reminder of Japan’s gifts of beauty– in art, in gardens, in food and landscape. May all the beauty of their country be reborn again soon!
So true. And beautifully spoken. Thank you, Anne!