Review By JENNIFER GANNETT This book is an excellent introduction to the Buddhist concepts of karma and satsarma. Set in Vietnam, the story begins and ends with a young girl named Mai, who longs to set sparrows at a nearby temple free from their cages. The cost to do so is more than Mai’s family […]
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Fly Free!
August 21st, 2011 · 1 Comment · Books
Tags: Birds·Buddhism·Early Elementary·Eujin Kim Neilan·Jennifer Gannett·Kindness to Animals·Roseanne Thong·Sparrows·Vietnam
Zen Ghosts
October 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL This is a strange and mysterious Zen ghost story within a ghost story that is perfect for Halloween. Jon J. Muth’s third book about Stillwater the Zen panda bear and his friends Addy, Michael, and Karl continues to raise questions to help children think. Muth, through Stillwater, delivers an old Chinese […]
Tags: Books that Teach Character·Buddhism·Early Elementary·Halloween·Huyen MacMichael·Illustration·Jon J. Muth·Preschoolers·Zen Teachings
Zen Ties
October 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL Jon J. Muth amuses and teaches again through the character of Stillwater the Zen panda in this second children’s book of Buddhist teachings. Just like in Zen Shorts, the giant panda is introduced by a child who notices a bear “sitting.” The watercolor illustrates Stillwater sitting Zazen in the traditional cross-legged Zen […]
Tags: Buddhism·Compassion·Early Elementary·Huyen MacMichael·Illustration·Neighbors·Pandas·Preschoolers·Zen Teachings
Zen Shorts
October 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL My family and I were thrilled when we discovered this book about a Zen Buddhist giant panda named Stillwater and his friendship with the neighboring children Addy, Michael, and Karl. It’s rare to find a children’s book focused on Zen much less a Zen panda bear! Stillwater is the quintessential Zen […]
Tags: Anger·Buddhism·Caldecott Honor·Early Elementary·Huyen MacMichael·Jon J. Muth·Materialism·Older Elementary·Pandas·Preschoolers·Zen Teachings