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Yas Imamura

@yasimamura.bsky.social

Illustrator Portland, OR

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 2w ago

Thank you to We Are Teachers for naming Bathtime for Snow Monkeys one of their best books of the month for October! (it's at the bottom of the list in the nonfiction section, I swear it's there 😅) @yasimamura.bsky.social www.weareteachers.com/new-books-oc...

Best New Books Coming in October 2026 for Kids and Teens

Picture books, easy readers, middle grade and young adult reads, nonfiction, graphic novels, and more.

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 2w ago

⭐️⭐️ 4th star ⭐️⭐️ for Bathtime for Snow Monkeys! @yasimamura.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2026/10/12/b...

Bathtime for Snow Monkeys by Maggie Tokuda-Hall, illustrated by Yas Imamura

Bathtime for Snow Monkeys by Maggie Tokuda-Hall, illustrated by Yas Imamura. Candlewick, 2026. 32 pp. 9781536230895 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture b…

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 2w ago

Happy book birthday to @maggietokudahall.bsky.social & @yasimamura.bsky.social's BATHTIME FOR SNOW MONKEYS - a gorgeous nature picture book written in Haiku! bookshop.org/p/books/bath...

Bathtime for Snow Monkeys: (A Picture Book About Japanese Wildlife, Hot Springs, Nature, and Togetherness for Kids Ages 4-8)

"A serene, exquisite ode to togetherness—and a gentle gateway to haiku for young readers." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)From the critically acclaimed team behind Love in the Library comes a picture...

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Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 2w ago

Just arrived today: my copy of the lovely Bathtime for Snow Monkeys from @maggietokudahall.bsky.social and @yasimamura.bsky.social. I know my nieces will love it!

A photo of an open children's book, with an illustration of three adult and two child snow monkeys immersed in a blue hot spring, with snow-covered rocks in the background and a light snow falling. Two of the adults are holding the children, and all of their eyes are closed. A haiku reads:

Come, baby monkey.
Time to be mindful and hush.
Enjoy the stillness.

KJ Misme @kjmisme.bsky.social · last mo.

“Love in the Library,“ is a picture book by @maggietokudahall.bsky.social, with gorgeous illustrations by @yasimamura.bsky.social- a deeply human story, beautiful and moving, and as important now as ever. I highly recommend it.

A 2-page spread from “Love in the Library”-

Left page:
There was a word there described this, Tama knew: constant.
[illustration of Tama sitting in her bed in the internment camp]
Constant questions. Constant worries. Constant fear.

Right page:
But then, there was also George. George and his big smile were constant.
[illustration of George smiling with his hand on a book, at the library table.

Dr. Diane Jackson Schnoor @drdianeadventures.com · 2w ago

A bedtime story in haiku? Yes, please. Bath Time for Snow Monkeys @maggietokudahall.bsky.social @yasimamura.bsky.social www.buzzsprout.com/2019975/epis... youtu.be/WYrDsuhd4wE #AdventuresInLearning #LearningThroughPlay #BookTok #PictureBookTok #Haiku #BedtimeBooks #MaggieTokudaHall #YasImamura

Ep 210: Curiosity, Courage, Hope: Maggie Tokuda-Hall on Museums, Snow Monkeys, and Freedom to Read

YouTube video by Diane Jackson Schnoor

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · last mo.

Bathtime for Snow Monkeys got its 3rd starred review today, from Shelf Awareness! In which they correctly call @yasimamura.bsky.social's illustrations "glorious."

Bathtime for Snow Monkeys is an exquisite picture book by author Maggie Tokuda-Hall and illustrator Yas Imamura, the talented duo behind Love in the Library. It uses eloquent haiku and elegant illustrations to depict the warmth and tranquility experienced by a troop of macaques luxuriating in a mountain steam bath.

The opening haiku centers readers in the scene: "Mountains surround you./ This is Jigokudani,/ A park for macaques." Nihonzaru (snow monkeys, also called Japanese macaques) make their way through snow falling "thick and cold." The macaques pass "wet trees, slippery rocks--/ careful and quiet," before reaching the sulfurous-smelling hot springs. Here, snow monkeys huddle together; their "little red faces/ Peer out from brown, furry heads" while steam rises. They come here "to relax./ For clean fur and toasty soaks./ To be close to friends."

Until--splash!--one baby snow monkey in the onsen (soak bath) disturbs "the calm/ And others are cross." This baby "wants to play!/ But no one else does." Mama grooms her child with a reminder to "be mindful and hush," and as the baby settles in, the others do, too. "Snow drifts down," but the nihonzaru don't notice the wet flakes, because "they are warm and safe./ Doing what monkeys do best:/ Staying together."

Tokuda-Hall has created a series of blissfully serene, sure-handed haiku that advance a gentle, low-stakes narrative made deeper by extensive sensory details. Her choice to highlight the universal need for companionship and bonding makes this bath time feel comforting and familiar. Just like humans, her macaques "relax, snack, and occasionally have fights about who gets to sit where." In some important ways, however, they are different; for instance, snow monkeys "make up by picking lice out of each other's hair and eating them."

Imamura's glorious gouache and pastel crayon illustrations employ blues, ochers, and plenty of white snow to convey the heat of the pool and the chill of the landscape surrounding i…

Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · last mo.

Bathtime for Snow Monkeys officially goes on sale 10.13, and that means you still have time to preorder it from Mrs. Dalloways in Berkeley, or Green Bean in Portland, to have it signed by both @yasimamura.bsky.social and I AND get a print from the book!

Bathtime for Snowmonkeys cover, preorder to get a signed book and art print, on sale Oct 13!

The print is a gorgeous guache illustraytoon of 5 monkeys chillin in the hot springs from the interior of the book

Publishers Weekly @publisherswkly.bsky.social · 2mo ago

★ Maggie Tokuda-Hall and illustrator Yas Imamura “convey an appreciation of communal care and quietude” in their “serene” picture book BATHTIME FOR SNOW MONKEYS buff.ly/pN2swwO

Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If you preorder your copy through Mrs Dalloway's in Berkeley BOTH @yasimamura.bsky.social and I will sign it AND you'll get a signed print of one of Yas's gorgeous illustrations! mrsdalloways.com/book/9781536...

Bathtime for Snow Monkeys

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Publishers Weekly@publisherswkly.bsky.social · 2mo ago

★ Maggie Tokuda-Hall and illustrator Yas Imamura “convey an appreciation of communal care and quietude” in their “serene” picture book BATHTIME FOR SNOW MONKEYS buff.ly/pN2swwO

Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The second is Bathtime for Snow Monkeys, which is about-- you guessed it-- monkeys in the bath. SNOW monkeys in the bath. The hot springs in Jigokudani Monkey Park in Nagano, Japan. Written in Haiku, illustrated by Yas Imamura and just got a star from Kirkus! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bathtime-f...

Bathtime for Snow Monkeys

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 4mo ago

if you're feeling cheeky it might be fun to preorder one (or both!) of the picture books I have coming out this fall. If you order from Mrs. Dalloways I'll sign 'em AND @yasimamura.bsky.social will sign Bathtime for Snow Monkeys or Love in the Library which is NEAT mrsdalloways.com/list/maggie-...

Maggie Tokuda-Hall Pre-Orders

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The Horn Book @thehornbook.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Congratulations to the 2026 Boston Globe–Horn Book #Nonfiction Award winner and honorees! www.hbook.com/story/presen... #BGHB26 #kidlit @bostonglobe.com @randomhousekids.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @yasimamura.bsky.social @danielmiyares.bsky.social @alisonpstevens.bsky.social

Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Please preorder BATHTIME FOR SNOWMONKEYS (illustrated by @yasimamura.bsky.social) now for unparalleled relaxed vibes to get your kids ready for bath and bedtime mrsdalloways.com/book/9781536...

Bathtime for Snow Monkeys

From the critically acclaimed team behind Love in the Library comes a picture book written in haiku, offering a window into the serene and relaxing world of the snow monkeys of Nagano, Japan.At the Ji...

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foaming pipe snake@guntoucher.bsky.social · 5mo ago

hanging out with a bunch of monkeys in a hot spring and we're all blinking at each other about how much this kicks ass

Chuck Groenink @cgroenink.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Cc @maggietokudahall.bsky.social & @yasimamura.bsky.social

foaming pipe snake@guntoucher.bsky.social · 5mo ago

hanging out with a bunch of monkeys in a hot spring and we're all blinking at each other about how much this kicks ass

Dennis Chan @alwaysbumping.bsky.social · 5mo ago

This is a personal project I made for Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social , who is one of my favorite writers, based on her book "Love In The Library", illustrated by Yas Imamura @yasimamura.bsky.social . Of everything I've made, I'm especially proud of this.

Painted figures of George and Tama based on Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura's "Love In The Library", against a black background, seen from the legs up, at a three-quarter view angle.

Painted figures of George and Tama based on Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura's "Love In The Library", against a black background. The figures are fully in frame, seen from a front angle.

Painted figures of George and Tama based on Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura's "Love In The Library", against a black background. Back view, with their clasped hands visible.

Cover of "Love In The Library" by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura. A woman and a man are in a library reading and holding books, while through the window, an armed guard can be seen monitoring from a watch tower, in front of a barbed wire fence.

Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I am still reeling from this incredible gift. Professional model maker Dennis Chan (and husband of the talented @alawinans.bsky.social!) made this INCREDIBLE figurine of my grandparents. I can't stop turning it over in my hands. What a wild thing to see @yasimamura.bsky.social's work in 3D.

A figurine of Tama and George walking with books tucked in their arms, hand in hand, in front of a copy of LOVE IN THE LIVRARY illustrated by Yas Imamura

Component parts of the Tama figurine, painted but not yet assembled

The finished figurine, in front of a black background

xouqo.bsky.social @xouqo.bsky.social · 11mo ago

“Can you Imagine, the Art and Life of Yoko Ono” by Lisa Tolin artwork by Yas Imamura & “Ono-isms” by Yoko Ono edited by Larry Warsh. Can you Imagine was charming, simple & pure with beautiful art. Ono-isms should have been better, there are hundreds of far more interesting Yoko quotes. Books 22 & 23

The cover of “Can You imagine, the art and Life of Yoko Ono”. A beautifully childlike background of colors and scribbled crayon lines, a piece sign and an illustration of Yoko Ono seen from the side with long dark hair, a hint of a smile, and a third of her face in shadow. Book is laying on multi coloured blankets.

The cover of Ono-isms. A white book cover with the title and authors names centered, within an indented rectangle, in black ink. Book is laying on a multi coloured patchwork background.

A page containing three quotes from Ono-isms.

“We are all entertained to death. We don’t have time to unfocus ourselves from the various daily entertainment we surround ourselves with.”

“When are we going to lift our eyes and look beyond the screen.”

“When you say search for self, you are searching for what you’ve lost because of all the other messages that are coming to you because of the hypnotism you are put under by others in the world. It’s as simple as that.”

Japanese American National Museum @jamuseum.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"They wanted me to remove the word 'racism' from the book altogether" @maggietokudahall.bsky.social #ScrubNothing

Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I both think it's important to tell this story but also: I have done so much work SINCE THEN to try and create a world where it doesn't happen again, along with 5,000 other book creators in @authorsabb.bsky.social. And I feel like that's the more important story by a mile.

Japanese American National Museum@jamuseum.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"They wanted me to remove the word 'racism' from the book altogether" @maggietokudahall.bsky.social #ScrubNothing

Bianca Schulze: The Children's Book Review @tcbrbookreview.bsky.social · 6mo ago

⭐️ TCBR EDITOR'S PICK Mono no aware—the bittersweet beauty of impermanence. 🌸 WHEN CHERRY BLOSSOMS FALL by Katrina Goldsaito, illus. @yasimamura.bsky.social, lets the concept settle in gently—through a girl, her great-grandmother, and a cherry tree: www.thechildrensbookreview.com/when-cherry-...

When Cherry Blossoms Fall, by Katrina Goldsaito | Book Review

A tender intergenerational picture book about a young girl who learns the Japanese concept of mono no aware—the bittersweet awareness of impermanence.

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Maria Marshall @mmarshallauthor.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Don't miss @lauraalary.bsky.social sharing her gorgeous and inspiring new picture book - The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne: Discovering the Stuff of Stars. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @yasimamura.bsky.social @ebyrbooks.bsky.social #interview #kidlit #biography 📚👍

Flubs the Lore Frog @flubsthelorefrog.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Kinbinding, art by @yasimamura.bsky.social! #MTGECL

Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)@yalsa.bsky.social · 11mo ago

YALSA's Excellence in Nonfiction Finalists have been named! Check out the finalists and find out more here before the winner is announced in January: https://ow.ly/K5hE50XE6cT Barb Rosenstock Gail Jarrow Yas Imamura Random House Children's Books Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing

Chuck Groenink @cgroenink.bsky.social · last yr.

Some highlights: meeting some of my editors in person, the absolute gentlemen Matthew Burgess and Doug Salati, and their new book. Discovering and meeting the absurdly skilled @winonanelson.com, seeing @yasimamura.bsky.social’s new Yoko Ono book, and coming across my own books in various places.

Sendakian magic from Doug Salati in Words with Wings and Magic Things

Elayne Crain @elaynecrain.bsky.social · last yr.

Today's #ChewyReviewy is "Can You Imagine? The Art and Life of Yoko Ono" by @lisatolin.bsky.social and @yasimamura.bsky.social. Beautiful! Online review here, Insta, Amazon & Goodreads! #kidlit #bookrecs #pb #heart #visualstorytelling #art #arthistory #pbbio www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Elayne Crain's review of Can You Imagine?

5/5: During my late 90s college years, there were two versions of songs about (but not really about) Yoko Ono on the non-Beatles/JohnLennon/PlasticOnoBand CDs I owned. One was the Barenaked Ladies' "B...

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Children's B🎃🎃kshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · last yr.

Coming soon: new projects from @carrenjao.bsky.social @mnewsome.bsky.social @aramkimart.bsky.social @yasimamura.bsky.social + more buff.ly/vdn18s9

The Horn Book @thehornbook.bsky.social · 2y ago

Day 6 of #HBWomensHistoryMonth features THE BICYCLE: HOW AN ACT OF KINDNESS CHANGED A YOUNG REFUGEE'S LIFE by Patricia McCormick and Mevan Babakar; illus. by @yasimamura.bsky.social (Balzer + Bray/ @harperkids.bsky.social) www.hbook.com/story/review... #WomensHistoryMonth #kidlit

Review of The Bicycle: How an Act of Kindness Changed a Young Refugee’s Life

When her family must flee their beloved home in Kurdistan, young Mevan’s status as a refugee makes her feel smaller and smaller until she makes...

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Lisa Tolin @lisatolin.bsky.social · 2y ago

So honored by this piece in Forbes on Can You Imagine? @yasimamura.bsky.social #yokoono #picturebook “Imamura’s dreamy, ethereal imagery amplifies Tolin’s triumphant text – infused with feminism and passion for art, love, and peace – and underscores Ono’s enduring impact on the global art world.”

🅽ew🆂mart EN 🍋‍🟩 Verified. Not Amplified.@toppnews.bsky.social · 2y ago

🌐 Children Gain Valuable Lessons On Art, Gender, Family, Love, And Peace In New Yoko Ono Picture Book #Peace https://www.forbes.com/sites/natashagural/2025/02/27/children-gain-valuable-lessons-on-art-gender-family-love-and-peace-in-new-yoko-ono-picture-book/

Gabi Snyder @gabisnyder.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hooray! My copy of CAN YOU IMAGINE? The Art and Life of Yoko Ono arrived! This gorgeous picture book was written by my talented critique partner @lisatolin.bsky.social and illustrated by @yasimamura.bsky.social Highly recommended! @simonkids.bsky.social