Ratings11
Average rating4.4
When Stillwater the giant panda moves into the neighborhood, the stories he tells to three siblings teach them to look at the world in new ways. Includes factual note on Zen.
Series
3 primary booksZen is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2005 with contributions by Jon J. Muth.
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A classmate brought this book in to our Illustrating Children's Books class. This is a story of three kids who meet Stillwater, a Panda neighbor. Within the context of this story Stillwater tells zen stories to the three kids. It's cool without beating it over your head... a similar book, [book:Samsara Dog], felt very heavy handed.
Artistically the book switches from realistic watercolor to quick ink for the zen shorts to great effect. It's definitely a book that I'd keep around for kids.