ZEN GHOSTS

Stillwater, the Zen Buddhist panda companion of Michael, Addy, and Karl, is back and ready to share in the celebration of Halloween. When trick-or-treating is over, Stillwater invites his friends to visit a storyteller and hear a ghost story. David Pittu narrates gently and slowly in a style befitting the sharing of a Zen koan or puzzle story. His extended pauses leave time to ponder which panda is really Stillwater or in the ghost story which wife is the real one. The ethereal lightness of Pittu's voice adds to the mystery of the full-mooned evening and the trip through the woods to the storyteller's house. Seasonal sound effects and music complement the story. A.R. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2012]