Monday, March 5, 2007

Zen Shorts, by Jon J. Muth

This is a children's illustrated book. It's about 3 children who make friends with a panda bear. The panda bear teaches them each a lesson by telling them a short story (a "zen short"). The illustrations are beautiful (even more so because they have been painted in watercolor and ink), and the story is excellent. I'd go as far as to buy it in hard back. Afterall, it does have a panda bear in it....

1 comment:

Kristen said...

I found it at the library and agree that the pictures and story are both really fun. It may be a bit old for Sienna though. She didn't fully appreciate the storyline and was easily distracted.