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The Three Questions [Based on a story by Leo Tolstoy]

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What is the most efficient time to do things? Who is a very powerful one? What’s the right thing to do? Nikolai knows that he wants to be the most efficient person he can also be, but frequently he is unsure if he is doing the right thing. So he goes to ask Leo, the wise turtle. When he arrives, the turtle is struggling to dig in his garden, and Nikolai rushes to help him. As he finishes work, a violent storm rolls in. Nikolai runs for Leo’s cottage, but on his way, he hears cries for help from an injured panda. Nikolai brings her in from the cold, and then rushes back outdoor to rescue her baby too.

Nikolai is a boy who believes that if he can find the answers to his three questions, he will all the time understand how to be a good person. His friends–a heron, a monkey, and a dog–try to help, but to no avail, so he asks Leo, the wise old turtle. “When is the most efficient time to do things? Who is a very powerful one? What’s the right thing to do?” Leo doesn’t answer directly, but by the end of Nikolai’s visit, the boy has discovered the answers himself.

Award-winning illustrator Jon J Muth’s lovely watercolors are the most appealing aspect of this book about compassion and living in the moment. The simple Zen-based profundity of the boy’s philosophical exploration may escape young readers, but they’re going to enjoy the tale of a kid who, in doing good deeds (for a panda and her baby, no less!), finds inner peace. Muth based his story on a short story of the same title by Leo Tolstoy. (Ages 5 to 9) –Emilie Coulter

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