Jon J. Muth
AUTHOR

Jon J. Muth

Children's Audiobooks
Tap the gear icon above to manage new release emails.
In 1999 Mr. Muth started what has been over a decade in children's books. He has received numerous awards and critical acclaim and worked with many talented people. He is the author and illustrator of "Zen Shorts" a Caldecott Honor book, which Kirkus Review described as "Every word and image comes to make as perfect a picture book as can be". He is the illustrator of the anthology, "A Family of Poems", with Caroline Kennedy. His book "The Three Questions" has been described as "quietly life-changing" by The New York Times. Muth worked for over twenty years in comics and graphic novels; culminating in the industry's highest honor, an Eisner Award for "The Mystery Play". In an interview with the Paris Review, E.B. White once said, "You don't write down for children. You write up." Muth wholeheartedly agrees. "Children are completely capable of intuiting wisdom as readily as adults are... they just may not have the ability to put it into words ... [but] they get this stuff very quickly. Even the kids who come to the book (Zen Shorts) because it has a giant panda tend to come back because there's some itch that's created -- in their minds or in their hearts -- to re-examine what's going on." Mr. Muth has had a life long interest in Asian Studies, including tai chi chuan, sumi ink drawing and chado, "the way of tea". His work has been translated into more than a dozen languages and he lives with his wife and their four children in New York.
Read more Read less

The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story

You can’t beat a good story. Luckily, humans are great at storytelling, and the best fiction podcasts are all the proof that the modern listener requires. Get the popcorn ready; it’s storytime.

Featured Article: The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story

Best Sellers

Product list
  • Zen Shorts cover art

    • Zen Shorts

    • A Stillwater and Friends Book
    • Written by: Jon J. Muth
    • Narrated by: David Pittu
    • Length: 15 mins
    • Release date: 2010-07-01
    • Language: English
    • Not rated yet

    Price: $7.06 or 1 Credit

    Sale price: $7.06 or 1 Credit

    Try for $0.00
  • Stillwater and Koo Save the World (A Stillwater and Friends Book) cover art

    Price: $7.06 or 1 Credit

    Sale price: $7.06 or 1 Credit

    Try for $0.00
  • Zen Ghosts (A Stillwater and Friends Book) cover art

    Price: $6.68 or 1 Credit

    Sale price: $6.68 or 1 Credit

    Try for $0.00