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The Three Questions

by Jon J. Muth

A fable built around three questions

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A fable built around three questions

Jon J. Muth reworks a story by Leo Tolstoy as a children’s fable about Nikolai’s search for answers to questions of timing, importance, and right action. The turning point comes when Nikolai responds to a stranger in need, connecting the book’s moral inquiry with compassion and attention to the present moment. Muth’s watercolors accompany the text, bringing visual storytelling to a premise centered on values and choices.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 encountering stories about compassion and values
  • Families or educators seeking a fable that opens discussion about choices and helping others
  • Readers interested in picture books adapted from classic stories

Themes

CompassionValues and virtuesBeing presentHelping others

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Book overview

With his stunning watercolors -- and text that resounds with universal truths, award-winning artist Jon J Muth has transformed a story by Tolstoy into a timeless fable for young readers.

 

A perfect gift for graduation--or any occasion--by a Caldecott Honor Book Artist!"Quietly life changing..." --The New York TimesYoung Nikolai is searching for the answers to his three questions: When is the best time to do things? Who is the most important one? What is the right thing to do?But it is his own response to a stranger's cry for help that leads him directly to the answers he is looking for. This profound and inspiring book is about compassion and being engaged in each moment. With his stunning watercolors -- and text that resounds with universal truths, Jon J Muth has transformed a story by Leo Tolstoy into a timeless fable for readers of every age!
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