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This special hardcover edition contains all 4 stories about Stainy and Grimy.These two naughty bacteria love everything that is stained, dirty, yucky, slimy, and smelly. Besides all of that, Stainy and Grimy are a bit confused, mischievous, clumsy, and awkward. They are mostly preoccupied with their own things and with whatever brings them the most joy. Due to their love for exaggeration, they get themselves in big trouble in the end. In their adventures, Stainy and Grimy have found themselves on top little girl Rita’s unwashed hair, on a rotten tooth of a boy Lovro, on little girl Nora’s dirty hands, and in little Pavla’s messy room. This book is ideal for children who want to find what happens if they don’t wash our hands, teeth, hair regularly, or if they don’t clean their room and stuff.
New picture book series cover complex and very unpleasant emotions of guilt, disappointment, shame, and humiliation. Authors, Tatjana Gjurković and Tea Knežević, are masters of child psychology and play therapists. In everyday work with children and parents, they have noticed that those emotions can have a lasting and damaging impact on the psycho-emotional development of children. That is why they decided to write four short therapeutical stories for children 4-7 years old. Little wolf, monkey, donkey, and a turtle will help children to recognize and name the unpleasant emotion they feel inside and how to ease and relieve the intensity of the emotion. Stories will be very helpful for parents and caregivers because they will get examples of how to raise children without shaming, causing guilt, disappointment, or humiliation. Each book has an addition at the end with very specific tips for parents and adults who work with children.Books in the series:- Wrong behavior hurts: Wolf feels guilty This picture book is about the emotion of guilt in children. - Criticism hurts: Monkey feels ashamed This picture book deals with the feeling of shame in children. - Mocking and rejection hurt: Donkey feels humiliated The picture book deals with the feeling of humiliation in children. - Unfulfilled expectation hurts: Turtle feels disappointed This picture book deals with the feeling of disappointment in children.
Happiness is one of the basic emotions in children and it occurs in the infant period. We often think that happiness does not require much discussion nor explanation because it is a good and positive feeling. However, happiness in small children can sometimes be incorrectly interpreted, wrongly processed, or negatively manifested in behavior, so this picture book series deals specifically with those situations. Picture books in the series are focused on the following topics: - Little fox learned that happiness lives in hearts / Happiness and material things or how to teach children that happiness does not reside outside of us, in toys and things, but that it is in our hearts- Lioness can be happy for others / Happiness for others or how to teach children that it is important to know how to be happy for others and their success for our own emotional health - Horse shares his happiness after effort and success / Happiness because of one’s own effort and success or how to teach children do accept help, try hard and then feel happiness and self-confidence because of their own success - Hamster feels calm and quiet happiness / Active happiness versus calm happiness or how to teach children to calm down, take a break, and feel happy as peace and relaxation within themselves
All children experience fear and it is considered a normal part of their development. Regardless of whether the adult considers the child’s fears to be real or not, they are more than real for the child. As the child’s imagination intertwines with reality, it is especially important for the adult to help them deal with their fear, to comfort them using physical contact and soothing words, and to regain a feeling of security and protection with the child. Picture books are focused on the following topics: - Little bear is afraid to stay in kindergarten / Fear of separating from parents or how to help the child deal with separation anxiety during a big life change and to feel secure in situations when parents are not around - Little elephant is afraid of criticism and punishment / Fear of criticism and punishment or hold to console the child that is afraid that being punished for bad behaviour will result in losing parental love - Sheep is afraid of having a baby brother / Fear of change within family surroundings or how to console the child that is afraid that the new family member will result in losing parental love - Puppy is afraid to go to the doctor / Fear of unknown situations and people or how to reduce the fear of a situation that is uncomfortable and stressful for the child (and the parent)
Every emotion, so anger as well, carries within itself an emotional need that the child, along with every adult person, wants satisfied. It is very strong and focused on other people. Anger is a temporary emotional state that is mostly triggered by some sort of frustration, hence the emotional need behind anger is actually a child’s desire to be taken seriously, to be listened to, and for the things that have bothered and hurt them to be acknowledged, as they are difficult for them to deal with. Picture books are focused on the following topics: - Angry squirrel doesn’t listen / Anger that is expressed through not listening to the determined boundaries - Angry bunny hurts himself / Anger that is expressed through self-harm - Angry kitty has a tummy ache / Anger that is repressed and expressed through psychosomatic problems - Angry hippo bites / Anger that is expressed through aggression towards others
The basic reasons for children to feel sad are the loss or separation from their favorite object or person. But the idea of separation itself can trigger the feeling of sadness. Regardless of whether the loss has actually happened or the child is merely thinking it could happen, the emotional need that occurs “behind” the feeling of sadness is the need for support, feeling secure, consolation, and replacing the lost. Picture books are focused on the following topics: - Hedgehog is sad because he didn’t win the game / Sadness due to failure or how to teach children that it is alright to feel sad, but that the only person to compare ourselves to is us alone, that one must always try hard and try again - Mouse is sad because he misses his parents / Sadness due to separations from parents or how to console children with simple messages when they miss the parents, how to convince them that they are safe and that their parents will be with them soon - Piglet is sad and jealous of his brother / Sadness due to insufficient attention or how to recognize sadness in children that is “concealed” behind some other emotion like jealousy because of lack of parental attention - Giraffe is sad because grandpa is gone / Sadness due to losing a loved one or how to explain to a child what it means to “die” and provide them with consolation after a family death
Maurice Angerpeace is a story about self-control or self-regulation of emotions as a very important social and emotional competency and skill in children’s development.The ability to regulate and control your thoughts, emotions, and behavior in every day or challenging situations is maybe the most important skill in the social development of children. Maurice and mister Angerpeace will teach children how to gain calmness and control over your body and mind in situations of high anxiety and overwhelming unpleasant emotions.
When Stainy and Grimy were only little bacteria, they visited Grimy’s grandmother Smudge for their first sleepover. Grandmother Smudge was a hoarder of unnecessary things and the messiest grandmother in the world. So, it is no wonder she found her home in the room of the messiest girl in the world – Pavla.That day, Pavla had her friends Borna and Una also coming for a sleepover. But one could not even move in her room for all the dirt, muck, and scattered things, least of all play and sleep. To make things even worse, Stainy, Grimy, and grandmother Smudge gave her many messy troubles.The picture book “Stainy and Grimy on a messy sleepover – Story of a messy room” is part of a children's book series about hygiene. It is intended for curious little ones that wish to know more about what could happen if we don’t clean and tidy our rooms regularly.
This is a story about a little boy named Marinko that became Memewald. Every time he would say the word “me”, he became smaller and smaller. In the end, he became so small that he could not fit into the world around him. Rejected and alone, sad and scared, he was lucky enough to meet other children just like him. They were all just as small as Marinko, but the trouble they went through together taught them to be bigger. They learned how to help, cooperate, comfort each other, and grow together.
Picture book "How bunny fell in love with the library" takes children into the place where their favourite stories live. The main character, a stuffed bunny, gets introduced to the departments of a library and to visitors of all ages who come to it and the various content it offers. With this story, children will get to know the library as a place of learning and socializing that they will be always happy to come to. But perhaps the greatest value of this picture book is in its attempt to stimulate children’s curiosity, reading, the will to travel to diverse and wonderful worlds through which stories develop ideas and imagination, but also bring calm and comfort.This picture book is also our little tribute to all the librarians who work tirelessly to bring the stories closer to children’s hearts and encourage their love of books and reading on a daily basis.
Stainy and Grimy are two naughty bacteria that love to travel. They also love everything that is dirty, filthy, smelly, and greasy. That’s why they love to travel on dirty heads and hairs. So one day they visited the greasy and dirty hair of a little girl called Rita. She didn’t like to wash her hair. For Stainy and Grimy it was the best destination in the world so naughty bacteria made a big mess on Rita’s head.The picture book “Stainy and Grimy on a Smelly Journey The Story of Unwashed Hair” is a part of the picture book series about hygiene. This series is for curious little ones who want to find out what can happen if we do not wash our hair regularly.
Stainy and Grimy are naughty bacteria and they love to celebrate their birthdays because they like to receive gifts and blow candles on their birthday cake. This year they had a birthday party in the dirtiest playroom in the world called “Under the nail". The owner of this playroom is a little girl called Nora. She doesn’t like to wash her hands. Stainy and Grimy found all kinds of stinky and filthy treats under her nails and things got pretty serious when they got new pets as a present Coughy and Sniffy.The picture book “Stainy and Grimy Celebrate a Yucky Birthday The Story of Dirty Hands” is a part of the picture book series about hygiene. This series is for curious little ones who want to find out what can happen if we do not wash our hands regularly.
Little Miss Yes is a story about assertiveness or assertive communication asa very important social and emotional competency and skill in children’sdevelopment.Children need to learn how to express their thoughts, feelings, and point ofview honestly and in a way which is not hurtful towards others. Children needtheir own voice. They need to learn that passive or submissive behavior leadsto much bigger problems. Milly will teach them that it is important to fight foryour integrity, needs, and feelings in an acceptable and healthy way. The goal ofthis skill is to build stable, deep, and sincere relationships throughout life.
Mister Cho and Miss Co is a story about responsibility as a very important socialand emotional competency and skill in children’s development.It is very important for children to develop independence to be able to carry outand fulfill everyday obligations and tasks. Mister Cho and Miss Co teach childrenthat we always have choices and that the decisions we make have consequences.These consequences can be unpleasant or good, but part of learning responsibilityfrom experience is accepting mistakes and being willing to try again.
Anna and mister Feareater is a story about self-confidence as a very important social and emotional competency and skill in children’s development.Children need to learn about healthy self-confidence and self-worth in a way that they can find the competence, skills, strengths, faith, and values within to overcome different challenges in life. Through Anna’s experience, children will learn to overcome their insecurities and fears, realistically see and estimate their capabilities and competence to resolve a problem or fear, and actively try to accomplish what they want.
