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Zen-inspired activities and stories to help kids learn about patience, kindness, honesty, sharing, and forgiveness.

Have you ever heard the word Zen? It’s what happens when you sit quietly, noticing your breath and what it feels like to just be alive. Zen is a way of closely looking at our life and the world around us so that we can share love and compassion with everyone and everything!

Each chapter has a new story to explore, with themed discussion questions, meditations, journal prompts, and hands-on projects.

Make Zen a part of your everyday life with this fun and friendly guide!

Laura Burges

Laura Burges

Author Bio

RYUKO LAURA BURGES, a lay entrusted dharma teacher in the Soto Zen tradition lectures, teaches classes, and leads retreats at San Francisco Zen Center and other practice centers in Northern California. She received monastic training at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center and taught children for thirty-five years while mentoring other teachers. Her current project with Shambhala is a series of wisdom stories from Tibet, India, and Japan. Laura lives in San Francisco.

Melissa Iwai, Illustrator

Author Bio

MELISSA IWAI has illustrated over 30 books. From the time she was a little kid, she wanted to write and illustrate children’s books. She used to staple paper together and make tiny books for her dolls. She lives with her husband and teenage son in a teeny, tiny apartment in Brooklyn, NY.

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Praise for the book

Midwest Book Review

“Zen for Kids is comprised of 11 engaging Zen-inspired stories and 50 activities to help kids learn about patience, kindness, honesty, sharing and forgiveness. These stories are drawn from different cultures, each concluding with short reflections, questions, and fun, thought-provoking activities that teach children how to integrate the theme of the story into their lives. Thoroughly ‘kid friendly’ in organization and presentations, Zen for Kids will prove a welcome and prized addition to family, daycare center, preschool, elementary school, and community library Buddhism, Zen Philosophy, and Inspirational collections.”

Foreword Reviews

“Featuring an assortment of uplifting activities and entertaining stories, Zen for Kids is a heartfelt Buddhist self-help guide.”

International Examiner

“This is a book of zen-inspired activities and stories to help kids learn about patience, kindness, honesty, sharing and forgiveness. Each chapter has a new story to explore, with themed discussion questions, meditations, journal prompts, and hands-on projects.”

Author: Laura Burges

Zen for Kids: 50+ Mindful Activities and Stories to Shine Loving-Kindness in the World

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