When Sadness Comes to Call, Eva Eland
Sometimes sadness comes when you least expect it. It follows you everywhere, it sticks to you and if you try to chase it away, it doesn't work. But this strange guest may turn out to be different from what it seems and, perhaps, just wants to be heard...
A simple but extremely effective illustrated book to explain to children (but not only) such a difficult and intangible feeling as sadness.
It All Began When I Said Yes, Simon Philip
Mum and dad were fed up with hearing me say no all the time. So, to make them happy, I promised them that I would try to say yes sometime. Too bad they rang the doorbell just then, and I was confronted by a gorilla called Gideon, in the mood to party....
Reading age: from 5 years.
Honesty is my Superpower, Alicia Ortego
Tommy likes the things all children like, but his favourite thing is spending time with his brother Nao.
All children often experience a dilemma: should I tell the truth or a lie? It is up to us to teach them to make the right choice and, more importantly, to explain that honesty does not only show itself in words, but also in actions.
Fishing for Words, Chiara Sorrentino
There is a ship that sails the skies of the world every night to collect the words that have been left hanging in midair. On board is a family of fishermen. No one knows their names. Beyond the clouds, where only those with wings can reach, everyone calls them the fishermen of words. With nets woven with stars they gather words of all sorts and sizes, but there is one, big and bright, that they just cannot grasp, yet it is so beautiful and bright that they