Who is kobi yamada

And then, one day, something amazing happens. This is a story for anyone, at any age, who's ever had an idea that seemed a little too big, too odd, too difficult. Especially one that follows you around and doesn't seem to be going away? Do you worry about it? Ignore it? Do you run and hide from it? This is the story of a persistent problem and the child who isn't so sure what to make of it.

The longer the problem is avoided, the bigger it seems to get. When you love something, you protect it. Making the movie is like seeing something familiar be born anew. The film allows us to step into the space where imagination meets real life.

One of the important aspects of your books are the way the light and color of the illustrations integrate with the narrative. What inspired that? It was purposeful that the illustration of the chance incorporates light.

It comes from looking for water in the desert. Water would catch our eye because we needed it to catch our eye because we need it to live. We wanted the chance to feel special and sparkly — something that has a little illumination to it. My family went to Japan a couple of times this year and learned about the Japanese idiom ichi-go ichi-e.

Each meeting with another person or group of people is sacred, and we have to honor the sacredness of each unique moment. It would be great if we could get kids to embrace the preciousness of the moment. There are so many things these days that take us out of the now.

He thinks he just might be the luckiest person on the planet. Where else can you experience a world that is created both by the author and the images of your own imagination? I like to think of Maybe as a love letter to the vast potential in all of us. My iphone. The Elliott Bay Book Company. The store is as magical as the books they carry. Made for her. I just fell in love with their selection. Back to Kobi. He has written some amazing books that our family adores and he gave us the incredible opportunity to ask him some questions.

Here they are:. Where did your love of storytelling come from? I think even more than storytelling, my true love is inspiration. And of course, we communicate and inspire each other best through stories.