Count me out!
Children & Young Adult, Picture-Books, Picture-Books Age 4+, Children's Books, Children's Books Friends / Family
He has roared his last roar
Helene’s father doesn’t just speak like everyone else: everything he says comes out of him as a loud shout. Her father is rowdy just like his parents and his grandfather before him. “You’ll also become rowdy someday!” Helene’s mother says. But Helene doesn’t want this. “Count me out!” she declares before packing her suitcase and leaving her family. Finally, some peace and quiet. But is she gone for good?
This powerful picture book is for children like Helene, who go their own way and refuse to put up with things they don’t like and, even if this sometimes comes as a shock to their parents. A book to help children feel brave and to encourage them to set boundaries.
Inge Deutschkron was born in 1922 near Cottbus and became a journalist after the war. She stayed in England, India, Burma, Nepal, Indonesia and Israel. Since 1955, she has been a journalist in Germany and, since 1958, worked as a correspondent for the Israel newspaper 'Maariv'. In 1966, she acquired the Israel nationality and was a member of the editorial staff of 'Maariv' until her retirement in 1987. She now lives in Berlin.
Inge Deutschkron received numerous awards, amongst them the Carl-von-Ossietzky Prize for Contemporary History and Politics in 2008, who stated her "life's work is the sign of the continuing commitment to democracy and human rights and against all forms of racism."
He has roared his last roar
Helene’s father doesn’t just speak like everyone else: everything he says comes out of him as a loud shout. Her father is rowdy just like his parents and his grandfather before him. “You’ll also become rowdy someday!” Helene’s mother says. But Helene doesn’t want this. “Count me out!” she declares before packing her suitcase and leaving her family. Finally, some peace and quiet. But is she gone for good?
This powerful picture book is for children like Helene, who go their own way and refuse to put up with things they don’t like and, even if this sometimes comes as a shock to their parents. A book to help children feel brave and to encourage them to set boundaries.