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| Zen Shorts (Caldecott Honor Book) | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 80 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1395
Category: Book
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Studio: Scholastic Press
Manufacturer: Scholastic Press
Label: Scholastic Press
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 40
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 10.8 x 0.6
ISBN: 0439339111
EAN: 9780439339117
ASIN: 0439339111
Publication Date: March 1, 2005
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Zen Shorts May 1, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Zen Shorts by Jon J. Muth is about Michel, Addy, Karl and a panda named Stillwater. Stillwater's umbrella lands in their backyard. He went to retrieve it before it would become a nuisance. This is how Addy, Michel and Karl met Stillwater. The day after Addy went to have tea with Stillwater. He was in a big yellow tent with a long red flag on it. He told her a story about his Uncle Ry and a robber. The day after Michel went to visit Stillwater. He was in a tree. He told him a story about two rabbits and luck. The day after Karl went to visit Stillwater. They went swimming. Stillwater told him a story about two monks and a puddle. This is how Addy, Michel, Karl and Stillwater became friends.
Stillwater is a good story teller. He told good understandable stories. Simple things in life reminded him of stories.
I like the way the author put stories in a story. The normal illustrations were colourful while the illustrations for the short story were cartoony.
By Nik
Wonderful. Buy this book! April 21, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Moral philosophy for kids - and their parents. My three year old likes the stories as much as I do. The messages are delivered simply so that you take from them your own meaning to your degree of understanding. We try to read Zen Shorts in the mornings to remind us of more peaceful ways to approach the day. I really can't recommend this book enough.
Beautiful Book April 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The illustrations are georgeous. There are moral stories based on some Zen principles within the main story line. My son is only two, but he loves the pictures (and the Chinese Marlon Brando voice I use for the panda) and I think he'll grow into the story.
So smooth. April 1, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love when lessons are presented in such a way that a child would not recognize that they are learning anything. This is a gently presented story. The book reminds me of Aesop's Fables. I will be purchasing more books by Jon Muth.
Delightful! February 5, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Who knew? Zen can be fun. Well, I thought so, but it sure is wonderful to come across a book with a terrific sense of humor (both visually and in the text) that also conveys values. Other reviews do a terrific job capturing what's great about this book, so I will only add that I have found this book to be valuable while trying to teach my pre-K child about managing anger and disappointment: the juxtaposition of the classic zen tale about "carrying" anger with the child's experience of it could have been heavy-handed, but the joyfulness conveyed by the illustrations and Stillwater's gentle, gentle guidance combine to make the lesson resonate without coming down like an anvil. We now talk of "putting down our anger" in our house and it has made all of us (kids and adults) more centered. A perfect, quiet bedtime read. And the covers of Muth's books, when matted and framed, make for great bedroom posters!
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