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Maybe: A Mindfulness Tale
adapted from a traditional folktale
Illustrator: various artists
Ages: 6+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Bushel & Peck Books
ISBN: 978-1-63819-101-8
Keywords: fathers and sons, animals, fish, birds, Taoism
When a farmer's friends have different reactions to his various fortunes or misfortunes, he wisely withholds judgement. Vintage artwork including Japanese woodblock prints. A traditional Taoist story.