大熊貓靜水跟姪子俳俳在公園裡喝茶，過沒多久靜水的朋友們也來了，在玩耍時，靜水得知其中一個朋友麥可即將參加拼字比賽，因而內心相當緊張。
於是靜水提議大家一起去生病的老婆婆家裡拜訪。大家分工合作，幫忙打掃環境、煮湯給婆婆喝，麥可在這過程中也受到了老婆婆的幫忙，最後順利完成了拼字比賽。
通過靜水的行動讓大家了解互相幫助的重要性，書中美妙的詩句、溫暖和諧的水彩畫風更能加深讀者的共鳴。
Summer has arrived--and so has Koo, Stillwater's haiku-speaking young nephew. And when Stillwater encourages Koo, and his friends Addy, Michael, and Karl to help a grouchy old neighbor in need, their efforts are rewarded in unexpected ways.
Zen Ties is a disarming story of compassion and friendship that reaffirms the importance of our ties to one another.(FOR SCHOOL ONLY)
