Suzuna, The Little Mountain Goddess

03 The Evening of the Big Cloud Cleanse

by Yoko Tomiyasu

illus. by Kazuyoshi Iino

It’s New Year’s Eve and the Big Cloud Cleanse is an extremely busy time for mountain gods, and for Suzuna there’s the extra pressure of this being her first time since starting to stand on her own two feet. As if she wasn’t busy enough, she discovers that someone has stolen the main attraction of the mountain, the thousand-year-old cherry tree. This multi-award winning fantasy adventure is woven with tales and traditions from Japan’s folk culture.

22 x 16 cm, 134 pages, Black-and-white illustrations
First published September 1997

Rights sold: 

• China