Students learn how their actions 

can affect others - in their family, school, 

community, and the world.

• From Cincinnati, OH, but lived in Austria, England, Germany, and Japan

• Mom was an art teacher

• Loved going to the library and felt that this was a very special place

• Favorite books were Harold and the Purple Crayon and Snowy Day when growing up

• Had done comics and graphic novels before his picture books like Zen Shorts and Zen Ties

• He had redone one of the watercolor pages in Zen Shorts SEVEN times before feeling like he got it right

• Now lives in New York with is wife and four children

• Hobbies include planting trees, riding bikes, and flying kites

After reading John J. Muth books, 

try this meditation exercise.

Mr. Ferris and his Wheel

by Kathryn Gibbs Davis

Illustrated by Gilbert Ford

Click HERE to watch a short video on Sgt. Reckless