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A new book by Olga Freimuth about children's fears. 
This is Olga Freimuth's first book for children and parents. «The Story of Jean the Bat – is my debut in literature for children. I wrote this book out of the blue," says the author. "My goddaughter Gabrielle asked me to tell her a fairy tale about a bat. I was surprised, because I was always afraid of these flying little things. But when I said the first sentence, I immediately realised that Someone Invisible was dictating the story to me. I wrote it with my daughter Dunia under my heart. That's why this fairy tale story is pregnant with quirks. The fairy tale is now yours, even if you don't believe in fairy tales, even if you are 3 months old or even 83 years old, like my grandfather Mykola. Perhaps the story of the bat will give some of the readers confidence in their abilities and help them see what others do not see."

Topic:

Individualism, psychology of fears, violation of prohibitions.

About the book:

In search of an answer to the question "What is Light and what is Darkness?", the author of the story about a desperado who violated parental prohibitions and superstitions made a small discovery. Children's curiosity and desire to learn about the world know no boundaries that prevent adults from thinking. Often parents do not know how to listen to children's minds, do not understand their children's dreams, and instead of helping, they prevent them from finding new ways to achieve their dreams. Sometimes it is difficult for parents to answer basic children's questions, for example, why they cannot do what they want to do most. According to the daring philosopher Jean Jean, this is the world's biggest problem. And if you understand it, you will gain power over yourself and over the forces of Light and Darkness, and then…

Who the book is for:

For a wide range of curious and not always polite readers.

Spice of the book:

«Some adults do not even realise that they believe in superstitions. Moreover, they teach children to believe in them." In his famous novel about love and sadness, "Silent Night", writer F. Scott Fitzgerald sadly wonders: why don't parents explain to their children that angels do not fly in flocks outside the windows of their home? And that the world is a very terrible fairy tale, cruel and scary." In fact, there is no difference between a fairy tale and life. Those who read fairy tales understand this. Because fairy tales teach you to think. Quickly."

(From the Editor's Afterword to the fairy tale «Jean the Bat)

About the author:

Olga Freimuth is a Ukrainian TV presenter, actress, journalist. She was born in the town of Novyi Rozdil, Lviv region. She has a degree in music and has been learning to play the piano since childhood. She has a master's degree in journalism from Ivan Franko National University of Lviv and City University of London. She has worked as a waitress, a correspondent for the BBC in London, a journalist and presenter on Ukrainian TV channels (1+1, Novy, etc.). She is known as the country's "chief auditor", after the eponymous TV project in which Olga conducted "conscience checks" of catering establishments and hotels in different countries, as well as Ukrainian supermarkets, kindergartens and "closed zones", including psychiatric hospitals. Currently, she is a TV presenter and school principal in the New Channel reality TV show "From a Girl to a Lady."

Quotes from the book:

There was no quarreling in the bat house - there was no reason. Parents did not scold their children for untidy rooms, because in the darkness, order is not needed.

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According to an ancient forest tradition, all school students and their parents had to donate blood to the headmaster twice a year. He accepted the blood as a reward for his work instead of a salary.

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She was kind and indulgent, allowed to violate school etiquette, during the lesson you could eat dry larvae like popcorn, clean your beak, nose and scratch your head. The children loved it, listening with pleasure to the story of ancient animals and the theory of suicide in the cruel forest. And in a lesson on the world history of life, the students learnt the Lynch-Peter Law: owls, like people, are not what they seem.

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From an early age, Jean was taught to avoid light, which is deadly for bats.
– You'll die, you fool! The sun will burn you, – warned relatives.
– Jean was obsessed with the sun:
– Only light is true. If everything is possible in the dark, then I want to understand what light is. I want to feel what it is when it's the other way round.

The Snowdrop publishing house was founded by Olga Freimuth in 2018. This book is the first snowdrop.