The Three Questions: (Based on a story by Leo Tolstoy) [Hardcover]

A perfect gift for graduation--or any occasion--by a Caldecott Honor Book Artist!

Quietly life changing...
--The New York Times

Young 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!

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.

Praise forThe Three Questions:
Quietly life changing... --The New York Times
* A soaring achievement. --Kirkus Reviews, starred review
* Moral without being moralistic, the tale sends a simple and direct message unfreighted by pomp or pedantry. Muth's art is as carefully distilled as his prose. A series of misty, evocative watercolors in muted tones suggests the figures and their changing relationships to the landscape. --Publishers Weekly, starred review

Jon J Muths enchanting picture books include his Caldecott Honor BookZen Shortsand four companion books featuring Stillwater, Koo, and their wonderful young friends. His bookThe Three Questions, based on a short story by Tolstoy, was called quietly life-changing byThe New York Times Book Review. AndThe Horn Bookcalled JonsStone Soupdelicious and satisfying. His exquisitely beautiful books have been translated into more than fifteen languages and are cherished by readers of all ages. Jon lives in New York lC3