Theme: Friendship, Birthdays, Mishaps, Emotion Management
Tone: Tender, warm, and reassuring.
Age: 2–5 years old
Tik and Tela are the best of friends; they love to play and have fun together. They often encounter mishaps, but with their kindness, compassion, and ingenuity as their weapons, they overcome every obstacle. Today is Tela's birthday, and Tik made her a cake. However, just before he placed it on the table, the cake slipped and fell to the ground. How will they celebrate Tela's birthday now?
Key Features
Theme: Friendship, Birthdays, Mishaps, Emotion Management
Tone: Tender, warm, and reassuring.
Age: 2–5 years old
Suitable for:
It is the perfect choice to read with your child when a small or big disappointment happens (e.g. a toy breaks, something they made falls down). The simple yet meaningful plot shows children that even when something goes wrong, love and companionship are the most important things. Ideal for bedtime or for a discussion about facial expressions and body language.
Why This Book Is Special:
- From the creator of The Gruffalo: Axel Scheffler's illustrations are full of liveliness, humor, and expressiveness, which children around the world adore.
- Focus on emotional development: It teaches empathy and compassion in the simplest way, as Tickle and Tella find the solution to the problem together.
- Dealing with failure/setbacks: It is an excellent tool to discuss how we react to small misfortunes and how important positive thinking is.
- Message of Friendship: It highlights the value of selfless friendship and support during difficult times.
About the Series: Tick and Tella
The "Tic and Tella" series deals with the everyday adventures of two inseparable friends (a little mouse and a bunny). Through short stories, the books in the series explore with humor and sensitivity basic emotions and new experiences of preschool age (such as sharing, arguing, having a birthday, or feeling jealous), always offering a warm and positive solution. Another beloved book in the series is, for example, "The Park".
Suggestions for use by parents or educators:
- A prompt for discussion about what it means to have a birthday, as well as what it means to be a good friend.
- Cultivation of empathy by asking the child how Tela felt and how they would feel in Tick's place.
- Connection with role-playing games where the child pretends to make a cake or comfort a friend.
Manufacturer
- Author
- Axel Scheffler
- Publisher
- Ikaros
- Original Title
- Pip and Posy: The Birthday Cake
- Illustrator
- Axel Scheffler
- Language
- Greek
- Translation
- Philip Mandilaras
- Subtitle
- The Birthday
- Theme
- Emotional Intelligence, Educational
- Age
- from 1 year years
- Popular Series
- Tick and Tella
- Cover
- Hardcover
- Number of Pages
- 32
- Release Date
- 10/2021
- Publication Date
- 2021
- Dimensions
- 23x23 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9789605724221
Important information
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