Buddhist Animal Wisdom Stories Hardcover – November 9, 2004

These are great stories full of pondering adages. I ordered this for my husband after our trip to see Borobudur as the first level of the complex has art inspired by these stories. I love asking him to tell me the stories over and then he also likes to bring them up over dinner or with friends to see what people conclude the moral of the story is. Everyone has different interpretations which are splendid and gives one a lot to think about.

I grew up on fairy tales, dark stories with ambiguous meanings. These short little stories set in Asia are gentler, simpler, and yet interesting to children and adults.They make perfect bedtimes stories because you can indulge your child and read two or three! She enjoys choosing just which ones she feels like hearing tonight. The pantheon of clever animals and simple peasants seems superior to me to all the royalty and witches of traditional fairy tales. You definitely don't need to have Buddhist leanings to enjoy these; most of them would be just as applicable to Christianity.

The illustrations in this book are incredibly lovely. They just made me want to tear them out and have them framed. I also enjoyed the selection of stories. It is definitely a book "for children of all ages," as the saying goes. Perhaps I should mention that the text requires reading ability beyond that of young people in the early grades. But one can read aloud to younger children...

At first my kids didn't want me to read this for them. After all they mostly read their own books now, but after I started reading for them they couldn't get enough of it. We read a story and then discuss the message in the story. Sometimes if the kids are in a dilemma we will refer back to the wisdom stories and say, what did you learn from the story. My oldest son took the book and started reading it on his own. It's a great book for both kids and adults.

This book is full of some great stories to share with your kids. Each story has a unique lesson to be learned about life, kindness, forgiveness, and more. A great read for all. My kids really enjoyed the stories and the beautiful pictures.

very good book. My son is 6 yrs old and really loves the variety of stories and the stories themselves. We talk about the lessons learned. We both enjoy that some lessons have humor to them. They have wisdom and are an enjoyable read. I recommend this book greatly for a child of 5 to 9 yrs old.

I bought this a few years ago for my then 5 year old son. He's 7 now and still likes it. When we get bored reading the usual books or plots, this is one book we turn to for a more unpredictable story and characters. It would make a great gift too. The stories are 1-2 pages long. Most of the stories are just 1 page. The pictures are cool.

A group of bed time stories for my G-kids. All very nice and short with a moral to the story. Oft times these lead to a conversation that is beneficial to all.

Beautiful book. Thanks for quick delivery.

A beautiful book delivered promptly in excellent condition. Looking forward to reading all the lovely stories to my son.

Very popular night time reading for my 6 -7 year olds. Good variety of stories, good story lengths, interesting ideas within the stories.