Zen Ties
Stillwater the Panda returns in a delightful companion to his Caldecott Honor Book, Zen ShortsSummer has arrived -- and so has Koo, Stillwater's haiku-speaking young nephew. And when Stillwater encourages Koo, and his friends Addy, Michael, and Karl to help a grouchy old neighbor in need, their...
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Stillwater the Panda returns in a delightful companion to his Caldecott Honor Book, Zen ShortsSummer has arrived -- and so has Koo, Stillwater's haiku-speaking young nephew. And when Stillwater encourages Koo, and his friends Addy, Michael, and Karl to help a grouchy old neighbor in need, their efforts are rewarded in unexpected ways. Zen Ties is a disarming story of compassion and friendship that reaffirms the importance of our ties to one another.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780439634250 (0439634253)
Publish date: February 1st 2008
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Pages no: 40
Edition language: English
Series: Zen
I read this before its predecessor Zen Shorts and, while the illustrations won me over completely, I was left wondering a little what all the fuss was about. This is certainly a nice story about friendship and compassion, but it felt a little lofty. But because of the humour and gentleness of the ...
For the PandaBat. Pretty good, but the scale of the giant panda shifts all over the place; it's as bad as Clifford for that.***2008 December 28Same as Zen Shorts, only with the addition of Koo. Even better.