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      • Children's & YA

        THE GOLDEN BOOK FOR BOYS

        by Cristina Romero & Francis Marín

        Whether you are a little or a grown-up boy, The Golden Book for Boys was written to accompany you and remind you how powerful you are. But it’s also a book for you if you arealready a man, because it will help you heal the hurts you may have deep within yourself. This is an illustrated book whose words and images seem to whisper to our psyche (emotion - mind - spirit) that it does us well to listen to ourselves... And to remind you that you are very powerful in a very different waythan you may have been told before.

      • Children's & YA
        March 2023

        Saving Little Red Riding Hood

        by Claudine Bernardes, Graziela Eskelsen and Ana Barbosa

        The Fearsome Wolf lives hidden among us.Would you like to help Little Red Riding Hood?   This book tells the simple yet profound story of a girl facing a problem and ultimately finding the support she needs to overcome it. The authors skillfully use the timeless archetype of the big bad wolf, employing a classic narrative structure woven from real phrases spoken by children the authors have assisted. It refrains from offering explicit instructions or moral lessons, and you won't find the term "sexual abuse" explicitly mentioned in its pages.    This story serves as a powerful tool to shed light on a critical issue and, more importantly, to encourage those who may have experienced similar situations to share their stories and seek help. Every child has the fundamental right to grow up in an environment characterized by respect, where their innocence is preserved.   This fairy tale goes to the heart of so many wounded and silenced girls and boys, it encourages them to speak: it is time to tell their stories, to look for those who will listen to them.    It reminds us that hope accompanies us even in the worst moments, bringing a ray of light to that dark forest; It shows us that there is a path to finish that pain and towards freedom.   This illustrated album addresses, in a symbolic way, violence, mistreatment and children sexual abuse.    According to the World Health Organization (WHO), one in five girls and one in thirteen boys are sexually abused before the age of 17. Sexual abuse, especially inflicted during childhood, condition the future mental, sexual and physical health of a person; in many cases, they remain secret even in adulthood.

      • Health & Personal Development
        November 2012

        The Cookie Book

        Celebrating the Art, Power and Mystery of Women's Sweetest Spot

        by Maritza Breitenbach

        This international award-winning book offers an intimate guide for women of all ages. It gently weaves through a number of areas such as hygiene, puberby, virginity, the G-spot, masturbation, pregnancy, childbirth and the menopause, while offering amusing snippets from ancient times. The book is written in a conversational and humorous style, and has more than 100 colorful, non-invasive, non-pornographic images and classical art works from the masters. It addresses all the intimate questions women often have, and are too embarrassed to talk about. This valuable book is a beautiful gift to all women and young girls. "Recognising the importance and profundity of the vagin ... philosophical and humorous ... a tome that admirably attempts to unravel and ponder the history, impact and beauty of the vagina." - Oliver Roberts, Sunday Times

      • Children's & YA
        July 2013

        Dear Daughter

        what i wish I'd known at your age

        by Roy Sheppard

        Includes a total of over 1,500 years of female wisdom from a collection of amazing women of all ages. This book is packed with practical, 'real-world' advice on what it is to be a woman in the 21st-century. What I wish I'd known about: being a woman looking after yourself improving the relationship you have with yourself; being genuinely happy in life with self-confidence, self-esteem and a healthy attitude relationships with others (friends and frenemies) sex-from 'the first time' onwards how to understand men spotting (and avoiding) the dangerous ones what no one tells you about marriage and divorce the secret 'rules' in the workplace what the rich know about money, the poor don't.

      • Health & Personal Development
        July 2013

        Dear Son

        what I wish I'd known at your age

        by Roy Sheppard

        With contributions from dozens of fathers, this book is packed with practical, 'real-world' advice and wisdom on what it is to be a man in the 21st-century. It includes: the unexpected differences between 'real' and 'pretend' men the secret 'rules' in the workplace impress women without looking as though you're trying to what the rich know about money, the poor don't what you need to know about love, marriage and divorce build a solid personal and professional reputation improve the relationship you have with yourself; being genuinely happy in life with self confidence, self-esteem and a healthy attitude relationship building with others confident conversations spot (and avoid) truly dangerous women what it takes to be a success and how to design your preferred future.

      • Personal & social issues: body & health (Children's/YA)

        Akosua and Osman

        by Manu Herbstein

        Akosua Annan is a confident and fiercely intelligent student at a posh school in Cape Coast, Ghana. There she comes under the influence of a charismatic feminist teacher. Osman Said’s background is very different. Upon the death of his parents, a police sergeant and an unschooled market trader, immigrants to Accra from the North, he is adopted by a retired school teacher, Hajia Zainab. After a spell as an apprentice in an auto workshop, he returns to school. There, finding the teaching inadequate, he becomes an avid reader and educates himself. Akosua and Osman are thrown together by chance in the course of a school visit to the slave dungeon at Cape Coast Castle. Their paths cross again as finalists in the national school debating competition where the subject is “The problem of poverty in Ghana is insoluble.” They meet for the third time as students at the University of Ghana and as we leave them, it looks as if their relationship might develop into something permanent. The friendship between Akosua and Osman is one that transcends differences of ethnic origin, class and religion. This story celebrates the diversity of Ghanaian society. “This fascinating novel tells the story of how these two young people from these disparate backgrounds are brought together as if by an unseen hand, in a process that teaches us about our history, our common humanity despite ethnic differences, the need to pursue our ambitions, the strength of human sexuality and the need for self-discipline, and, above all, the power of love.” The Judges, Burt Award for African Literature, 2011. The Burt Award for African Literature recognises excellence in young adult fiction from African countries. It supports the writing and publication of high quality, culturally relevant books and ensures their distribution to schools and libraries to help develop young people’s literacy skills and foster their love of reading. The Burt Award is generously sponsored by the Canadian philanthropist, Bill Burt, and is part of the ongoing literacy programmes of the Ghana Book Trust and of CODE, a Canadian NGO which has been supporting development through education for over 50 years. The Burt Award includes the guaranteed purchase of 3000 copies of the winning books for free distribution to secondary school libraries.

      • Children's & YA

        THE PINK BOOK OF LOVE

        Beginning with yourself

        by Cristina Romero, Francis Marín

        The Pink Book of Love, Beginning with Yourself is a tool for conscious parenting. The book helps parents and professionals (psychologists, therapists) who work with children and teenagers to make them aware of what is toxic ralationship, how to prevent sexual abuse, the importance of respect and selfrespect.

      • Children's & YA

        THE VIOLET BOOK

        Beyond Pink and Blue

        by Cristina Romero & Francis Marín

        This illustrated book is a simple invitation to diversity. A violet light along the roas of life of all the small and large people who want to be happy in their own way, without hiding from the rigid and painful socio-cultural structures in  which we often feel trapped.

      • Children's & YA

        THE BIRTH OF EUGENIA

        by Candy Tejera, Cristina Méndez

        Eugenia means "Good Birth". In this original story, Eugenia speaks directly to children about how she was gestated, how she is going to be born at that day and then feed by her mum. The book aims to help children be familiar with essential life stages of pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, all this in an entertaining way. It is a perfect educational tool for both teachers and parents, to introduce these issues to toddlers, especially before the arrival of  new sibling.

      • Personal & social issues: body & health (Children's/YA)

        I WANT YOUR WARMTH

        by Gloria Lizano

      • Fantasy & magical realism (Children's/YA)
        October 2020

        Lin and the mystery of the cycle

        A story full of knowledge about the first bleeding

        by Nina Hanefeld

        Sound knowledge about the menstrual cycle and menstruation embedded in an enchanting story. Lin is just a normal girl - or so she thinks. But then suddenly a fairy appears in her room. Equipped with a magic bag and a beamer, the fairy begins to gently initiate Lin into the secrets of puberty. How is my body built and how does it change during puberty? What happens during menstruation? What menstrual products are there and how do I use them? What to do when it hurts?  For girls from 10 years Simple, easy and gentle enlightenment Sustainable living: All about alternative menstrual products

      • Personal & social issues: family issues (Children's/YA)
        October 2020

        I am a wanted child

        The unique educational book for families with a child wish background

        by Ruthild Schulze

        Jann is 8 years old and in the 2nd grade. One day a midwife visits his school and tells the children about her work. She explains to them what happens in the mother's body during pregnancy and how a baby is born. Jann has already learned how a baby is born from his parents when he wanted to know where his little sister came from. But now, when he tells his mother about the midwife's visit, he learns that everything was completely different for him. For the first time, he hears words like "fertility center," "Petri dish" and "incubator.And he is happy that his parents went down this difficult path because they wanted him, Jann, so much.At some point, every child wants to know where he or she comes from. Jann's story helps parents who want children and all other parents to find the right words.

      • Children's & YA
        June 2009

        For Nina. Diary of a Sexual Identity

        by Javier Malpica, Illustrated by Enrique Torralba

        Nina is not the typical sweet grandma to Claudia, Eduardo’s sister, who has the rough edge missing in his brother, our protagonist. Trapped in a man’s body, Eduardo has chosen a new name: Victoria. Eduardo’s diary will become a confident and an important character in this story. This is a tale that makes us experience what is profoundly human issues and invites us to expand over our own limits.

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