Excessive consumption of meat is one of the leading contributors to global warming in modern civilization. Through the promotion of the Buddhist concept of compassion and protection of life, we call upon society to respect animals, protect the environment, and slow down global warming. People tend to harm animals unknowingly due a lack of understanding and subsequent indifference. The purpose of this thesis is to create a picture book that sustains the messages of past life conservation literature in forms suitable for children to read, so that children can understand that animals are beings capable of emotions and feelings that deserve love and respect. Through early exposure to this topic, children can develop a natural understanding compassion towards animals. This thesis first discusses the concept of life conservation in Buddhist scriptures, and its influence on notable contemporary life conservation literary works, "Essay on Abstinence from Killing and Releasing of Living Beings ", "Illustrations of Release and Abstinence from Killing" and "Paintings of Protecting Life", and further analyzes their method of content and graphical presentation in order to select suitable methods to create content for modern children to read. Furthermore, picture book theory literature was referenced to explore the components required for excellent picture books, and an interview was conducted with a picture book author to learn creative skills for a basis of creation. Finally, a monochrome picture book titled “Where Has the Goose Father Gone?” was created via digital tablet. The text of the story was written in plain, easy to understand language, and the art style imitates Feng Zikai's simple and unadorned style. An elementary school teacher were invited to share this book with her students, and the students' reflections after reading were collected for analysis and review. The results show that the children can empathize with the encounters of the characters in the story, and it can be deduced that such life conservation picture books designed for children are worth continuing to create.
