THE BUTTON THAT WANTED TO COME BACK HOME
A sentimental and heartfelt story about a happy little Button and his big and cozy feeling of HOME. A kind book about the pain of loss and the joy of rediscovering one’s true self, about a tiny ray of hope and compassion that are often met along the way.
by Author — Slava Svitova, Illustrator — Halyna Verheles
Description
5+
This magically crafted story is here to remind us all that home is where our heart is.
The Button had a home and lived a simple, happy life surrounded by the music of his native language and the voices of those he loved, the warm cosiness of the house, and many other details that made his life complete. Until one day he got lost. He travelled from someone’s pocket into a beautiful treasure box, and met a lot of people, and buttons, along his way. All the time during his sentimental journey, he only had but one wish — to be back home. One day, a little girl found him in the vintage shop and asked her mom to take him. This was the moment when the Button had found friends. And cried a happy tear for he had finally realized he was where he had to be and became the symbol of home for those who desperately needed it.
The story of a little and brave Button will tug at the heartstrings of those who once had to abandon home for various reasons, and unexpectedly found home within themselves.
Selling points:
□ The story teaches empathy and compassion, trust and resilience, it also shows that no matter where we go and what happens to us in life, there will always be good people along the way.
□ In any language, the book will still have the same core values: the feeling of home and safety, the treasures that are hidden in one’s heart, the healing memories that never fade with time, the music of one’s native language, and the road that unfolds to teach us who we truly are.
□ The book evokes questions and promts the answers gently inspiring young readers to discover the magic of a simple story and the unexpctedness of life.
□ This story is perfect for familiy readings where children and parents sit together in a safe and comfortable circle.
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Rights Information
World rights available.
Foreign rights manager: rights@kalamar.ua
Author Biography
SLAVA SVITOVA
A Ukrainian author of books for children and grown-ups and a co-author of numerous books of collected stories. Her books won Ukrainian prizes, and some were translated into other languages. Slava is a women empower ment activist, a co-founder of Creative Women Space and Creative Women - Publishing, and a creativity and writing coach working with women beginner writers to help them unleash their creative potential, and find the genuine voice to tell their stories to become visible in the world. She lives in Kyiv with her daughter where she writes books. She currently calls herself “a woman who writes and publishes books in Ukrainian languages at wartime”.
HALYNA VERHELES
An Illustrator, designer, based in Kyiv, Ukraine. Develops her projects in the context of Ukrainian culture, studied book design, layout, typography.
Works with ukrainian and foreign publishings.
Kalamar Publishing House
Kalamar publishes high-quality children's literature for children's development. Our missing – to make readers happy through self-awareness and taking care about the world.
View all titlesBibliographic Information
- Publisher Kalamar Publishing House
- Orginal LanguageUkrainian
- ISBN/Identifier 9786178076310
- Publication Country or regionUkraine
- FormatBook
- Pages52
- ReadershipChildren
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleҐудзик, який хотів повернутися додому
- Original Language AuthorsАвторка - Слава Світова, ілюстраторка - Галя Вергелес
- Copyright Year2021
- Dimensions27,5x25 cm
- IllustrationFull-color
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