Jon J. Muth

Author of Zen Shorts

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About the Author

Jon J. Muth is a children's author and illustrator. His books have received numerous awards and critical acclaim. Stone Soup, a familiar tale set in China won a National Parenting Book Award. Books he has illustrated include Come On, Rain!, which won the Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators show more in 1999, Gershon's Monster, and No Dogs Allowed. Zen Shorts is a New York Times Bestseller, a Quill Award nominee, and was awarded the 2006 Caldecott Honor. Zen Ghosts was published in September 2010 by Scholastic Press. His title, Hi, Koo!, is a New York Times Bestseller for 2014 and was published by Scholastic Press, as well. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Includes the names: D. Mut, Jon Muth, Jon Muth, John Muth, Jon J.Muth, Jon J. Muth, John J. Muth, Jon J.(Illustrator) Jon J.(Author) ; Muth Muth

Series

Zen

Fritz Lang's M

Koo

Works by Jon J. Muth

Popular Recent

Zen Shorts (2005) 3,130 copies

The Three Questions (2002) 2,202 copies

Stone Soup (2003) — Adapter & Illustrator — 2,003 copies

Zen Ties (2008) 898 copies

A Family of Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children (2005) — Illustrator — 849 copies

Hi, Koo!: A Year of Seasons (2014) 450 copies

Zen Ghosts (2010) 393 copies

Zen Socks (2015) 171 copies

M: A Graphic Novel Based on the Film by Fritz Lang (1990) — Adapter — 106 copies

Dracula: A Symphony In Moonlight and Nightmares (1987) 105 copies

Mama Lion Wins the Race (2017) 94 copies

Wolverine: Meltdown (X-Men) (1988) 64 copies

Stonecutter (2009) 59 copies

Swamp Thing: Roots (1998) 48 copies

Zen Happiness (2019) 43 copies

Addy's Cup of Sugar: (Based on a Buddhist story of healing) (2020) 40 copies

Moonshadow (1792) — Illustrator — 30 copies

Farewell Moonshadow (1997) — Artist — 26 copies

The Mythology of an Abandoned City (1992) 24 copies

Stillwater and Koo Save the World (2023) 21 copies

Seekers into the Mystery Vol. 1 (2009) — Illustrator — 17 copies

M #2: Crackdown (1990) — Adapter — 17 copies

Vanitas: Paintings, Drawings and Ideas (1991) 14 copies

The Crow, Book 1: Vengeance (2000) 10 copies

M #3: The Hunting (1990) 10 copies

The Crow, Book 2: Evil Beyond Reach (2000) 8 copies

M #1 (1992) 7 copies

M #4: The Trial (1991) 6 copies

Seekers Into the Mystery # 05 (1997) — Illustrator — 5 copies

Stillwater the Panda Doll (Zen Shorts) (2006) 4 copies

The Crow Midnight Legends Volume 6: Touch Of Evil (2014) 4 copies

Zen Ties / Zen Shorts (2009) 3 copies

Três Perguntas: Baseado Numa História de Leon Tolstoi, As 3 copies

The Crow Midnight Legends Volume 5: Resurrection (2013) 2 copies

Zen üzenetek (2016) 2 copies

Seekers Into the Mystery # 10 — Illustrator — 1 copy

The Crow # 3 (1999) 1 copy

Silver Surfer : Volume 3 #142 1 copy

Silver Surfer : Volume 3 #141 1 copy

Silver Surfer : Volume 3 #140 1 copy

Pictures Places Stone (1997) 1 copy

Il mistero di Dio 1 copy

The Crow 1 copy

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Associated Works

The Sandman: The Wake (1997) — Illustrator — 4,773 copies

Come On, Rain (1999) — Illustrator — 1,547 copies

City Dog, Country Frog (2010) — Illustrator — 1,082 copies

The Absolute Sandman Volume Four (1993) — Illustrator — 785 copies

Death: The Deluxe Edition (2012) — Illustrator — 626 copies

Poems to Learn by Heart (2013) — Illustrator — 447 copies

Lucifer Vol. 11: Evensong (2007) — Illustrator — 364 copies

Point of Honour (2003) — Cover artist, some editions — 359 copies

Mr. George Baker (2004) — Illustrator — 336 copies

Tales From Shakespeare (2004) — Illustrator — 303 copies

Gershon's Monster: A Story for the Jewish New Year (2000) — Illustrator, some editions — 287 copies

The Mystery Play (1994) — Illustrator — 278 copies

The Compleat Moonshadow (1998) — Illustrator — 248 copies

Lucifer: Book 02 (2001) — Illustrator — 183 copies

The Christmas Magic (2009) — Illustrator — 183 copies

No Dogs Allowed! (2004) — Illustrator — 174 copies

America the Beautiful: Together We Stand (2013) — Illustrator — 160 copies

Global Frequency (2009) — Illustrator — 132 copies

Blowin' in the Wind (2011) — Illustrator — 132 copies

I Will Hold You 'til You Sleep (2006) — Illustrator — 104 copies

New Worlds, New Civilizations (1999) — Illustrator — 90 copies

Batman's Dark Secret (2000) — Illustrator — 87 copies

Knock, Knock (2007) — Illustrator — 80 copies

Lucifer: Nirvana (2002) — Illustrator — 74 copies

Stanislaw Lem's The Seventh Voyage: A Graphic Novel (2019) — Illustrator — 67 copies

Because of Shoe and Other Dog Stories (2012) — Contributor — 60 copies

Words Without Pictures (1990) — Contributor, some editions — 48 copies

A Death Gallery #1 (1994) — Illustrator — 36 copies

Born to Be Wild (1991) — Contributor — 9 copies

Seekers Into the Mystery # 15 — Illustrator — 2 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Muth, Jon J.
Birthdate: 1960-07-28
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Places of residence: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
New York, New York, USA
Occupations: comic book artist

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Stone Soup by Jon J Muth

Independent Reading Level: 2nd and 3rd grade
Awards: Randolph Caldecott Medal

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The Three Questions [Based on a story by Leo Tolstoy] by Jon J. Muth

The most important time? Now.
The most important one? Who you are with.
The most important thing? To do good to those you are with.

Those are the most important things in this world. Those are why we are here.

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