Coconut Monk by Thich Nhat Hanh; Illustrated by Vo-Dinh Mai
	List Price:   $14.95 Unit Price:   $11.96 You Save:   $2.99 (20%) ISBN-10:   1888375531 ISBN-13:   9781888375534 Publisher:   Parallax Press; Plum Blossom Books Edition:   illustrated Category:   Non-Fiction Pub. Date:   April 2006 Pages:   40 Format:   Hardcover; Cloth over boards
Awards
2006  Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize  Nominee/Honoree  2000  James Beard Foundation KitchenAid Book Awards  Nominee/Honoree
Subjects
BUDDHISM_JUVENILE LITERATURE
Description/Notes
In a war-torn world filled with images of violence, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh offers young readers reassurance and a reminder that peace can be found through empathy. Based on a talk given directly to children, this timely book uses the image of a cat and a mouse and their smiling friend the Coconut Monk as metaphors for overcoming seemingly unconquerable divides of nature, nation, and belief. Teaching equanimity, compassion, and perseverance, the book includes full-color oil paintings by Vietnamese-American painter Vo-Dinh Mai that further enhance the author?s message.