Muth, Jon J

Three hungry men charm a poor village into making enough soup to feed them all.

Contains three stories that celebrate the seasons, featuring the title work in which the animals gather to party on a cold winter night in the cave of a sleeping bear who wakes up and protests that he has missed the food and the fun, and including "Waiting for Wings," and "Come On, Rain!".

Contains twenty-six illustrated haikus about the four seasons.

Three hungry men charm a poor village into making enough soup to feed them all.

On Halloween night, Stillwater the giant panda tells Karl, Addy, and Michael a spooky and unusual story. Based on a Zen koan.

A stonecutter wants to be everything he is not and has to learn the hard way that what he really wants to be is exactly who he is.

In this retelling of a European folktale set in China, three wise monks trick a poor, frightened community into finding happiness by teaching them the magic of generosity.

Stillwater the bear moves into the neighborhood and tells stories to three siblings that teach them to look at the world in new ways.

When Stillwater the panda encourages Koo, Addy, Michael, and Karl to help a grouchy neighbor, their efforts are rewarded in unexpected ways.

Nikolai asks his animal friends to help him answer three important questions: "When is the best time to do things?" "Who is the most important?" and "What is the right thing to do?".