Big Panda and Tiny Dragon watch the awakening of nature in spring, listen to the sound of the rain cooling summer afternoons, dance with the leaves falling from the trees in autumn, fall asleep under the cold, shimmering winter sky.
And as they light a candle and drink a cup of tea, a new sun rises and another magnificent adventure awaits them.
The journey through the seasons of two inseparable friends, to learn that our path is not marked on any map, and that to discover it we must not give in to mistakes or insecurities, but breathe, listen and exist.
Reading age: + 6 years.
The red of a cherry. The song of the waves. The smell of milk and coffee. The beauty of a mountain. Everything for a newborn child is a universe that opens up with immediacy, strength, beauty.
It is through this incredible journey that every child makes in the very first years of its life that ‘When I Was Born’ takes us.
A journey guided by the five senses, open and vigilant in capturing the secret and the depth of everything. Accomplice, a lively and inexhaustible curiosity towards the
Shawn Harris, Have you ever seen a flower?
I mean ... really see a flower?’ asks the small, colourful protagonist of this nature book. The child runs from the grey city to the colourful countryside with his little dog and quizzes the reader with a series of questions, questions that are used to find out whether one ‘really’ knows a flower. No vases, bouquets or synthetic reproductions, the question is simple, but not at all trivial: have you ever seen a flower in its habitat? Because to see
Lawrence J. Cohen, Playful parenting
Have you ever stepped back to watch what really goes on when your children play? As psychologist Lawrence J. Cohen points out, play is children’s way of exploring the world, communicating deep feelings, getting close to those they care about, working through stressful situations, and simply blowing off steam. That’s why “playful parenting” is so important and so successful in building strong, close bonds between parents and children. Through play we join
Amy Hest, You can do it, Sam
One winter morning, while the moon is still up, Mrs Bear and Sam bake cakes for all their friends on Plum Street. And who do you think takes the cakes up to each doorstep...all by himself?
Parents and children everywhere will recognize the first brave steps of any child doing something by themselves for the first time - and the elation they feel when they achieve it!