Star and Cloud

Story and Art by Zheng Wen

Renowned Taiwanese comic book artist Zheng Wen brings you Star and Cloud, the graphic novel adaptation of Venerable Master Hsing Yun’s life. From his origins as a poor village boy from Jiangdu to the development of Buddhism in Taiwan and the construction of Fo Guang Shan monastery, Zheng Wen renders master Hsing Yun’s life with energetic lines and striking detail.

Translated by: Madelon Wheeler-Gibb
148 pp., 5.75″ x 8.25″, paperback
ISBN: 978-0-9715612-4-3
New Year Price: US $6.00

Little Panka

Author: Fa Ze

Little Panka is a novice monk who can’t get anything right: as soon as he is taught something he forgets it right away. Little Panka’s older brother gets so frustrated he kicks him out of the monastery. Just when i couldn’t get any worse, Little Panka is visited by the Buddha, who gently shows him new ways to learn.
With vibrant illustrations by Du Lu, Little Panka Sweeps the Mind is a charming picture book about the importance of patience that shows readers young and old that awakening is open to us all.

Translated by: Jonathan Ko
Illustrated by: Du Lu
7.25″ x 10″, paperback
ISBN: 978-1-932293-84-5
New Year Price: US $6.00

Author: Susan Tidwell

In this new Buddhist fable, three poor but virtuous brothers find themselves and the harmony of their cottage in chaos when they accept unusual payments for their labors. The situation seems hopeless until a strange old lady with kind eyes pays them an unexpected visit, and teaches the brothers the value of right action, right speech, and right thought.

Illustrated by: Susan Tidwell
47 pp., 7.75″ x 11″, paperback
ISBN: 978-1-932293-63-0
New Year Price: US $6.00

Little Lotus’s school is having a recycling contest, and Lotus is determined to win the glory for Room 8, but she must choose between doing the right thing for the environment outside, or the environment inside. This charming chapter book for children with a Buddhist main character has an inspiring moral message while being entertaining reading for families to experience together.

Illustrated by: Wei-Chun Lee
77 pp., 5.5″ x 8.25″, paperback
ISBN: 978-1-932293-72-2
Price: US $6.00