The Wisdom of the Crows and Other Buddhist Tales (4-6)

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Summary: Not for 4 year olds
Review: I got this for my 4 year old daughter. I would suggest waiting a year or two longer. Some of the stories are long and overly complex and minimally illustrated. The short ones are often hard to interpret to a young child (the story of the two monks carrying the young woman across the water for example, my child is a little young to get much out of a story who's moral is something along the lines of 'obey the spirit of the rule, not the rule').

Rating:
Summary: Not for 4 year olds
Review: I got this for my 4 year old daughter. I would suggest waiting a year or two longer. Some of the stories are long and overly complex and minimally illustrated. The short ones are often hard to interpret to a young child (the story of the two monks carrying the young woman across the water for example, my child is a little young to get much out of a story who's moral is something along the lines of 'obey the spirit of the rule, not the rule').

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Summary: Diverse stories of Zen parables with varying lengths.
Review: The book includes 13 Zen parables and folktales from Japan, India, China, Tibet and Burma. It is interesting but the length and complexity vary a lot from story to story. Smaller children (4-6 years old) may be ready for the shorter ones while this book needs more illustration to attract their attention. A good book overall.

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Summary: Buy this book!
Review: This is a great book for children and adults! The stories are well written and well illustrated - I bought it for a child but kept it for myself! Buy it - the stories are very meaningful .......