"Zen Shorts" by John Muth

With graceful art and simple stories filled with love and enlightenment, author Jon Muth—and his character Stillwater the bear—present three ancient Zen tales in this charming book, Zen Shorts. Three children stumble across Stillwater, a giant panda, in their own backyard and befriend their new neighbor. The panda shares stories about the value of material goods, the boundaries of good and bad, and what it means to hold on to frustration. These Zen Shorts are sure to strike a chord in everyone they touch.