Since May is Asian Pacific Heritage month, I thought this Monday would be a good time to feature Cool Melons–Turn to frogs: The life and poems of Issa Story and Haiku translations by Matthew Gollub; Illustrations by Kazuko G. Stone. Published by Lee and Low, 1998. Issa (pronounced ee-sa) was born Kobayasi Yataro in 1763… Read More Male Monday: Haiku of Kobayashi Issa