As a very hot day in a Spanish village by the sea draws to a close, the children have grown bored and quarrelsome. 

They turn to their uncle to amuse them. He, too, is ready for a break from his work and tells them a story they love to hear.

Once he had grand dreams of seeing the world, but now he is known as “Tapicero Tap Tap,” after the sounds 

that come from his humble furniture workshop. The war robbed him of his dreams of travel and he stayed 

in his small Spanish village making fine sofas and chairs.

But Tapicero Tap Tap is far from bitter: he has found and shared the treasures of a productive life lived among family 

and good friends. And besides, it’s never too late to travel.

Warab Aska’s stunning art and moving text combine in a story that transcends time and place.

Praise for Who Hides in the Park:

“The paintings are dreamy and mysterious.... Well-written and evocative.”
―Canadian Book Review Annual

Warab Aska is one of those gifted artists who also writes stories.

He produced several successful books in his native Japan before immigrating to Canada in 1979. His first book with Tundra, Who Goes to the Park, won several prizes including the City of Toronto Book Award, which was given to a children’s book for the first time. Warab has had solo exhibitions of his art in Japan, England, the U.S., and Canada. His art has also achieved global acclaim in exhibitions staged in the Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Yugoslavia, and Iran. His works are part of the permanent collections of Japan’s Imperial Family as well as in many prominent private collections. Warab Aska lives in Toronto.