Miyase Sertbarut & Zülal Öztürk
Can a frog live inside a person?
Everything starts with a terrible prank. Turna’s big brother convinces her that eggs in the river are miraculous fruits that makes you grow up faster. Turna is fed up with her big brother always treating her like a baby. So why not try one? Finally, she learns that the “miraculous fruit” is in fact a frog’s egg and does not help her grow up at all. Turna now has to live with a frog inside her.
The sweet emotions of the girl are described through a family story where we see the father struggling with the search of a new job. As Turna is going on with her daily life, we see how she describes her feelings with the frog. The frog jumps when she gets scared, tickles her tummy when she is excited, bites her stomach when she is jealous or hugs her hearth when she is sad.
KEY NOTES:
– Describes the emotions such as fear, embarrassment, jealousy, anger and joy that children frequently encounter, in a humorous way.
Rights sold: French, Slovenian
English translation is available.
Themes: Family Relationships, Growing Up, Knowing Yourself, Problem-Solving 8+, 104 pages, 13.5×19.5 cm