PRINCE SIDDHARTHA: The Story of Buddha, by Jonathan Landaw, illus.by Janet Brooke

PRINCE SIDDHARTHA: The Story of Buddha

by Jonathan Landaw, illus.by Janet Brooke

Prince Siddhartha was a very special child, handsome, intelligent and, most of all, kind. He grew up inside the protective walls of his father's beautiful palace, shielded from ever seeing suffering. When he became old enough to travel outside of the palace, despite his father's wishes, he accidentally saw for the first time aging, sickness, and death! This made the young prince very, very sad. He then realized what he was destined to do....

This is the wondrous story of Prince Siddhartha and how he became Buddha, the Awakened One. It is a powerful tale of fearlessness, peace and love that touches the hearts of children of all ages. Told in lyrical prose, these beautiful full-color illustrations depict each major life event in Siddhartha's development as well as his message of nonviolence, loving-kindness, and unselfishness.

"Superb writing and illustrations merge to produce another of those rare books that no child's bookshelf should be without."--Light of Consciousness

Jonathan Landaw is the author of Images of Enlightenment, the editor of Lama Yeshe's Introduction to Tantra, and the co-author of Buddhism for Dummies. He lives with his wife and three children in California.

Janet Brooke lives in the Santa Cruz Mountains in California. She hopes that, as her own daughters have done, all readers may continually find this 2,500-year-old story brand new.