PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Esther Buerki is a journalist and communication manager who loved to read her old children’s books to her sons every night before they went to bed. She studied French, German, and English and has been published many times in Swiss newspapers. Esther currently resides in Winterthur, Switzerland with her two sons and four cats. The Bulgarian artist, Teodora Dimitrova, studied at the National school of Fine Arts “Ilia Petrov”. She lectures about illustrations at the Academy of Art in Sofia and works as a freelancer. Her paintings in Leonard and Loulou are her first work outside of her home country, Bulgaria.
This story about a magical transformation is written for parents and adults to help them to talk with their children about feelings like NOT BEING GOOD ENOUGH AT SCHOOL or similar situations like GETTING BULLIED and REFUSING TO GO TO SCHOOL. By hearing this story, children realize that they are not alone with these feelings and they start talking about them. And there is nothing more beautiful for adults than to read this inspiring book to children and look at the images of sweet cats and dogs with them. You and your children will be loving Leonard and Loulou a book about feelings which don't have enough space in our today's world and which we could express more often. Couldn't we? -Kevin Harrington, the original 'shark' from Shark Tank
