A year and a half ago Patrick McDonnell took an extended vacation from his Mutts comic strip to collaborate with the Dali Lama; that project reaches bookstores on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 (available for pre-order now).

At the Dalai Lama’s residence in Dharamsala, India, an unusual visitor has arrived. His Holiness interrupts his morning meditation to greet a troubled Giant Panda who has travelled many miles to see him. Welcoming him as a friend, His Holiness invites the Panda on a walk through a cedar forest. There in the shadow of the Himalayas, surrounded by beauty, they discuss matters great and small . . .

The Amazon page includes a few pages from the book as a preview.

From His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Mutt’s cartoonist and award-winning author Patrick McDonnell comes a powerful and timely gem of a book on how to heal our relationship with the planet and each other.

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