This story, which is mainly directed to young children, highlights the value of fictional paradoxes which the characters of the book do. The core question that the book encourages in every passage and scene, is ‘why?’. Why, for instance, would a shark use dentures despite having one of the strongest jaws and set of teeth amongst all creatures? Why would a turtle carry an umbrella? The ‘why’ goes on and on until we reach the main question about what human life and human appearance have become, such as wearing masks, using oxygen cylinders…etc.

This text draws children’s attention to respecting the environment, the creatures that share life with them on the planet and instilling the value of sustainable environmental practices.I enjoy working on Amal’s texts because they are suggestive enough to allow me to imagine everything imaginable. I felt the need to emphasize consumer society as a direct consequence of pollution, and I wanted to raise the children’s awareness as consumers. So I set out to illustrate well-known packagings that are popular with kids. I also tried to explain how contradictory human behavior is. That is why I took the liberty to add some brand slogans that are totally in contradiction with the drawn scene. I always strive to exhort the parents to read between the lines and then pass on the message to their children.

This book is about the carelessness of human beings who want to defy the laws of nature.

Illustrator : Zeineb Ben Haouala

Author : Amal Naser

Publishing Year : 2023

Cover Type : Hard Cover

Age : Group 3+

Publishing House : Kalimat