The Three Questions: Based on a Story by Leo Tolstoy

by Jon J. Muth

What is the best time to do things?
Who is the most important one?
What is the right thing to do?

Nikolai knows that he wants to be the best person he can be, but often he is unsure if he is doing the right thing. So he goes to ask Leo, the wise turtle. When he arrives, the turtle is struggling to dig in his garden, and Nikolai rushes to help him. As he finishes work, a violent storm rolls in. Nikolai runs for Leo's cottage, but on his way, he hears cries for help from an injured panda. Nikolai brings her in from the cold, and then rushes back outside to rescue her baby too.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction, Philosophy, Animals, Classics, Fantasy

32 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2002

About the author

Jon J. Muth is an American comic artist. His works include J. M. DeMatteis' graphic novel Moonshadow, Neil Gaiman's The Sandman: The Wake (along with Michael Zulli, Charles Vess), Mike Carey's Lucifer: Nirvana and Swamp Thing: Roots. Muth has gone on to an award-winning career as a children's book writer and illustrator. He received a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators for his illustrations in Come On, Rain! by Karen Hesse.

He has also created a version of the Stone soup fable set in China.

Reviews

[Hamed Dehsaraei]

این کتاب «سه پرسش» بر اساس اثری با همین نام از لئو تولستوی نویسنده شهیر روس نوشته شده. نویسنده/تصویرگر این کتاب در صدد ساده سازی و مناسب‌سازی مفهوم «زندگی کردن در اکنون و غنیمت شمردن فرصت‌ها» برای کودکان است و این کار را در قالب جستجو برای یافتن پاسخ سه سوال «چه وقتی بهترین زمان انجام کار است؟ چه کسی مهم‌ترین است؟ و کار درستی که باید انجام داد چیست؟» به انجام می‌رساند. ترجمه فارسی این کتاب به قلم شهاب الدین عباسی و به همت نشر مهاجر از مجموعه «آثار فاخر» منتشر شده است.