Jon J. Muth

American author and illustrator best known for Zen-influenced children's picture books (e.g., Zen Shorts) and work in graphic novels and comics.

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  1. 1. Stone Soup

    Three traveling monks and their dog arrive in a small village where residents are reluctant to share; to teach generosity they pretend to make soup from a single stone, inviting each hesitant villager to add an ingredient until a rich communal meal is created, illustrating the power of sharing, cooperation, and simple kindness.

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  2. 2. Zen Shorts

    A gentle, illustrated children’s tale in which a quiet, wise panda befriends three neighborhood children and, through three simple Zen parables accompanying soft watercolor art, teaches lessons about perspective, acceptance, compassion, the impermanence of fortune, and the value of stillness, listening, and letting go of worry.

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