The Cat Who Taught Zen

KNOW ANYONE WHO COULD DO WITH BEING MORE ZEN? THIS STORY OF A WISE CAT FROM BIG PANDA AND TINY DRAGON AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR JAMES MNORBURY IS THE PERFECT GIFT. I'VE LEARNT THAT WHAT WE WANT IS SELDOM WHAT WE NEED, AND WHAT WE NEED IS ALMOST NEVER WHAT WE WANT. THIS IS THE TALE OF A CAT WISE IN THE WAYS OF ZEN, JOURNEYING TO DISCOVER A FABLED ANCIENT PINE, UNDER WHICH INFINITE WISDOM MAY BE FOUND. ALONG THE WAY HE MEETS A VIVID CAST OF ANIMALS: FROM AN ANXIOUS MONKEY AND A TORTOISE TIRED OF LIFE, TO A TIGER STRUGGLING WITH ANGER, A CONFUSED WOLF CUB AND A COVETOUS CROW. BUT IT'S A SURPRISE ENCOUNTER WITH A PLAYFUL KITTEN THAT FORCES THE CAT TO QUESTION EVERYTHING. TOLD IN A GENTLE, CALMING STYLE, THE CAT WHO Taught Zen INTRODUCES A NEW CAST OF CHARACTERS FOR READERS OF ALL AGES TO FALL IN LOVE WITH, OFFERING TIMELESS WISDOM WRAPPED UP INTO A TALE OF BEGUIILING BEAUTY.