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Squabbling squashes / Carol Lingman and Shohaku Okumura ; illustrated by Minette Mangahas.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Somerville, MA : Wisdom Publications, [2021]Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustratrations ; 21 x 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781614296935
  • 1614296936
Subject(s): Summary: "A story for all ages about interconnection and learning to live in harmony amid differences, from a leading light of contemporary Zen-based on a parable from Kosho Uchiyama's classic bestseller Opening the Hand of Thought. Features a contextualizing afterword by Shohaku Okumura. [Amplify what kids will benefit from reading this book] "It's true that we are all different squashes . . . some are bigger and some are smaller . . . some are rounder and some are longer. But even if we are different, we are all connected. We are all growing together. We don't have to be such squabbling squashes.""-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 294.3444 L755 Available 33111010788855
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A Zen Buddhist story for all ages on how to cultivate harmony amid our differences.

A story for children of all ages about interconnection and learning to live in harmony amid differences, from a leading light of contemporary Zen--based on a parable from Kosho Uchiyama's classic bestseller Opening the Hand of Thought .

"[ Squabbling Squashes ] offers a teaching which is perfectly suited for the heart of a child and yet merits a lifetime of careful tending and cultivation. A gorgeous, colorful picture book . . . this read is equally light and profound." -- Lion's Roar

"A story for all ages about interconnection and learning to live in harmony amid differences, from a leading light of contemporary Zen-based on a parable from Kosho Uchiyama's classic bestseller Opening the Hand of Thought. Features a contextualizing afterword by Shohaku Okumura. [Amplify what kids will benefit from reading this book] "It's true that we are all different squashes . . . some are bigger and some are smaller . . . some are rounder and some are longer. But even if we are different, we are all connected. We are all growing together. We don't have to be such squabbling squashes.""-- Provided by publisher.

Grades 2-3 Wisdom Publications.

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