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By Dorota Gellner

Illustrated by Marianna Oklejak

Nieśmiała myszka

The Timid Little Mouse

Awards: Book of the Year 2023 Literary Distinction (Polish Section of IBBY)

Year
2023
Pages
20
ISBN
978-83-65479-99-0

Published by: Bajka

Rights Holder: Bajka

e-mail: rights@bajkizbajki.pl

This charming story in verse by Dorota Gellner invites the youngest readers into a world of emotions connected with timidity.

Little Mouse is afraid of everything and everyone. Fortunately, she has a friend, Rabbit, with whom she can share even the most difficult moments. The rhythm of the language and the interesting rhymes keep small children listening, and the gorgeous illustrations by Marianna Oklejak – a Polish artist beloved by children – encourage readers to play various games from the book.

The book, then, is not just a means to introduce children to the world of literature, but also lets them develop their cognitive curiosity, play games of association, hide and seek, enrich their vocabulary, and develop their thinking, attention and concentration.

Additionally, this story is an excellent tool for parents to talk to children about emotions, particularly difficult ones, in the form of play and a story.

Małgorzata Swędrowska, translated by David French

About the Author and Illustrator

Author

Dorota Gellner

Children's Literature Poetry

(b. 1961) – a poet, lyricist of children’s songs, writer of radio plays and musical fairy tales. Her love for poetry and sensitivity to the details of the everyday were instilled in her by her mother, poet Danuta Gellnerowa. Dorota Gellner’s works – both prose and poetry – are addressed to the youngest of readers. […]

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Illustrator

Marianna Oklejak

Children's Literature

(b. 1981) – an author and illustrator of books for children. She studied in the Book Design and Illustration Chair of the Graphics Faculty at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. She draws and designs books, as well as posters, theatre sets and album covers. So far she has published eight of her own […]

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