Ages 6-8

Moush Wants to Get Lost

Written by Rouzanna Baghdasaryan (Armenia)
Illustrated by Yulia Lushnikova (Russia)

Moush is having a bad day. His sister yelled at him and his mother scolded him. He hides in the closet and decides to run away from home. He begins to prepare by collecting things to take with him: his favorite coat, his schoolbag. But can he take from his home everything he would like to have with him?

The Icicle

Written by Valery Voskoboinikov (Russia)
Illustrated by Anne Linnamägi (Estonia)

Alex wants to buy his mother a birthday present, but all he has is a frying pan! He bangs on it with a street orchestra to earn money, but the musicians chase him away. When Alex fills his frying pan with soapy water to earn money washing cars, that doesn’t work either. Finally, with great ingenuity Alex brings his mother a charming and original gift!

A Mango for Grandpa

Written by Caroline Hudicourt (Haiti)
Illustrated by Ismer Sainsilus (Haiti)

Grandpa had 27 grandchildren, all who loved him, and shared the mangos he brought home every day. Grandpa and mangos always brightened the day. But grandpa was getting sick, losing his memory and the ability to even cut the mangos. He was slowly leaving his grandchildren.

You Are a Really Good Friend of Mine

Written by Laura Liliom (Hungary)
Illustrated by Lilit Vagharshyan (Armenia)

Her good friend has moved far away to another country. What to do now? How can they stay friends without seeing each other? They learn that there is friendship in thinking about each other, in writing to each other, in remembering each others’ favorite things, but most of all: it is in the heart.