Author: Deni Kragelj

Illustrator: Kaja Lukač

Translator: Tom Smith

Language: English

THEMES TO DISCUSS WITH YOUR CHILDREN

• THE SQUIRREL’S TAIL
  anger, sadness, perseverance, annoyance, friendship
• FINGER FRIENDS
  teamwork, accepting different opinions, friendship, finger names
• BIG AND SMALL
  fears, mommy always comes back, big children cry too, we all make mistakes, younger vs. older, cultivating courage
• TWO LITTLE STARS
  missing someone, compromise, night and day, morning and evening, cooking and baking
• LITTLE MISS FOX
  defining adventures, searching for solutions, independence, sleeping and dreaming
• BUGGY-BUG
  distinguishing feelings, appropriate and inappropriate ways of expressing feelings, repressing anger (“buggy-bug”)
• SNAIL AND SMAIL
  interrupting, what it means to be “big”, gifting, nurturing relationships
• PIGLETS
  listening vs. hearing, personal hygiene, competing without winning, counting numbers
• SCALLYWAG STAG
  responsible, rude, helping others, a calm approach to solving problems, being proud of oneself, recognising one’s good qualities
• WINTER MOUSE AND SUMMER MOUSE
  good mood vs. bad mood, affecting other people’s moods, hugging, seasons