Little Owl: An Eightfold Buddhist Admonition

by Janwillem van de Wetering, Marc Brown (Illustrator)

Uses animal characters to present an interpretation of the Eight Buddhist Admonitions.

Genres: Nonfiction, Childrens

64 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1978

About the author

Jan Willem Lincoln "Janwillem" van de Wetering was the author of a number of works in English and Dutch.

Reviews

[Dolly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an entertaining story that teaches the eight Buddhist Admonitions. The story is a bit long and a parent might choose to break up the story into a couple of readings, but it would interrupt the flow of the story a bit. We read the story all at one time and our girls anticipated the repetitive parts of each story, helping me to read those parts aloud. And the ending was a bit abrupt, but helps to bring the story full circle.

The black and white pen-and-ink illustrations (by Marc Brown who is famous for his Arthur books) appear almost like woodcut prints in the way they are textured. Overall, it's an interesting tale and helps to teach children the eight ways in which Buddhists believe a person should conduct themselves and how focusing on just one of them is not enough. We really enjoyed reading this book together.

Aspects of the Buddhist Eightfold Path:

Right Insight
Right Intentions
Right Talking
Right Action
Right Livelihood
Right Effort
Right Awareness
Right Meditation

[Artemis Green]

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