Yumi wants to see Grandma and Grandma wants to see Yumi. They both leave their homes to see each other, taking buses, trains, taxis, trucks, and bikes, but they keep just missing one another as they go back and forth to each other's houses. When they finally meet, they agree on one spot to always find each other. The illustrations are vibrant, highlight the journeys of Grandma and Yumi missing each other, and show the love and desperation the two characters have to see each other.

2019 Outstanding International Books List.

Author lives in Japan.

Japan. Originally published in Japanese as Hayaku Aitaina by EHONKAN in 1979. English translation published in the United States by Chronicle Books in 2018.