Unexpected tear function
2023 "Eslite Reading Masters Award" Winning Books
Italian picture book writer Noémi. Wola's picture book creation
If you want to cry anyway, just have a good cry:
"But you have to cry harder!"
If you feel like crying while cooking, you can use your tears to cook pasta;
When it snows, I want to cry, and my tears can freeze and I can skate...
A little funny, a little philosophical,
Sadness, happiness, all emotions are worth facing.
When crying is inevitable, don't waste any tears!
If you want to cry, cry like a fountain.
Invite all your friends to come play in the water!
It’s normal to cry! Let’s discuss it together
Use humorous tone to guide children to accept and express negative emotions.
Spread "We cry for various reasons"
"It's normal to cry, but we should cry better!"
The content is very suitable for parent-child reading.
Even read with a crying child,
It can also help divert anxiety and uneasiness and turn tears into laughter!
After changing our emotions, we can discuss more wonderful uses of tears.
Use humor to resolve children's unexpressed feelings.
Face the tears and every emotion.
If it were you, what would you do with your tears?
＊With phonetic notation
About the Author
Noyemi. Wola / Author
Currently living in Italy, he is a picture book writer and painter. His works include "An Unforgettable Party", "The Life of an Earthworm is Too Miserable", and "When the Bear Comes, He Won't Leave" (all of the above are tentative translations). Among them, "When the Bear Comes, He Won't Leave" was selected by dPICTUS as one of the top 100 outstanding picture books at the 2018 Frankfurt Book Fair.
Sea Dog Landlord/Translator
Her academic background ranges from foreign languages to education, and her work experience is mostly in the children's industry. She is currently a story writer, picture book translator, and producer and host of the "Story Rest Stop" Podcast. She has written "Picture Book Parenting Map" and picture books such as "Song of Little Stone", "Mom is a Cloud", "Glowing Tree", and "Their Eyes". She has also begun to create Taiwanese picture books for children.