Muth''s art is as carefully distilled as his prose. And the most important thing is to do good for the one who is standing at your side.' Moral without being moralistic, the tale sends a simple and direct message unfreighted by pomp or pedantry.

The most important one is always the one you are with. As Leo explains, there is only one important time, and that time is now. While there, he helps Leo with his garden and rescues an injured panda and her cub, and in so doing, finds the answers he seeks. He visits Leo, an old turtle who lives in the mountains. Yearning to be a good person, Nikolai asks, 'When is the best time to do things? Who is the most important one? What is the right thing to do?' Sonya the heron, Cogol the monkey and Pushkin the dog offer their opinions, but their answers do not satisfy Nikolai. A series of misty, evocative watercolors in muted tones suggests the figures and their changing relationships to the landscape.' - Publishers Weekly, starred review, The Three Questions Muth (Come On, Rain!) recasts a short story by Tolstoy into picture-book format substituting a boy and his animal friends for the czar and his human companions. 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, * 'A soaring achievement.' - Kirkus Reviews, starred review * 'Moral without being moralistic, the tale sends a simple and direct message unfreighted by pomp or pedantry. A series of misty, evocative watercolors in muted tones suggests the figures and their changing relationships to the landscape.' - Publishers Weekly, starred review, Praise for The 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. Praise for The 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.

The Three Questions by Jon J. Muth