We are an independent children's book publisher.
Through storytelling we want to bring people together.
Our books come with a storybox that uncovers music and creative ideas that invite you to get involved.
Jina - The Girl Whose Name Means Life
Jina is the poetically retold story about Jina Amini, the brave young Kurdish woman who stood up against oppression. Her resistance started a global feminist movement, with people all around the world screaming Woman - Life - Freedom.
Jina’s story made musicians write songs, communities to plant trees and mothers to write books to pass on her courage.
A book to open conversations about freedom and what it feels like to feel free.
For children 6 years and up
Jina. A Girl Whose Name Means Life
Story by Zilan Sarah Koessler
& illustrations by Clara Gilod
When do you feel free?
What does courage look like for you?
What voices do you have?
Explore these themes within the Jina story box.
Write or draw a postcard to a loved one, that shows when you feel free.
Listen to music for the Jina book, composed by Kurdish singer Berfin Aktay. Dive into Berfin’s soundscape for the book and feel inviting to create rhythms and improvise along.
Create a straw doll, decorate it, and see your own avatar of freedom come to life.
After Leyla returns to Denmark after growing up in Nepal, all she wants is not to be different. But can she hide her true identity?
This is a third culture kid story which explores themes of living between cultures, identity, family and how to feel at home. The reader will be able to relate to some of Leyla`s difficult adjustments to returning “home” but feeling like a hidden immigrant.
The Home Within Me
Written and illustrated by Sofia Burchardi