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Hello! My name is Promise and I go to my neighbourhood kindergarten!" This is a splendid book for children about the first day of school, and about friendship and difference. It is accompagnied by highly original multicoloured illustrations which will surprise you on each and every page. A book that shows how friendship comes in all shapes, sizes and colours......

The reader follows Chryssoula''s flight of fancy when she is confronted with a bowl of soup that doesn''t tempt her. Rather than refuse it outright, she sets out to find its rightful owner. One by one she questions various members of her family, who all disclaim ownership of the dish. We might not always like what we are served, but sometimes all we have to do is have a little taste and... mmmmm....

When Jimmy's brother tells him that he is short as a thumbtack, ugly as a monkey, and dumb as a weed, he believes him. His mom, however, shows him that what is important is not what others say, but what we believe. This is a fun-filled story that tackles the subject of physical appearance, self-confidence and other people's opinions of us in a humorous and clever way....