Zen Shorts

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.