Summer 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.
熊猫师父静水的侄子阿古来度假,静水带着他和三个孩子去拜访邻居惠小姐。在孩子们的心里,惠小姐年纪又老性格又乖戾。但是在熊猫师父的引导下,大家的心慢慢向彼此敞开,并开始真正互相了解,连阿古的水杯也有了不一样的意味……
凯迪克大奖得主穆特用简单而充满隐喻的故事,给孩子们讲起妙不可言的生活智慧和“人生小哲学”。透过点到为止、富有韵味的语言,柔和明丽、清新自然的图画,孩子们将心领神会什么是珍惜、自信、爱与关怀,还有人与人、人与物、人与事之间割舍不断的联系。
By Jon J Muth, Hardcover, Simplified Chinese Characters, 40 Pages, 10.25'' x 9.6'