Featured Titles: Pina the Ananas & The Moon and Little Fish
Pina the Ananas by Steve Mr. Pineapple Mathieu
Published by Mr. Pineapple
World rights available
Age Range: 8 - 11
Inspired by the Filipino Urban Legend available in The Pineapple Theory book, Worldwide fruitful travels with a pineapple, harvest a fresh and sweet modern approach of The Pina with a Thousand Eyes, speaking how less addicted time on our electronic devices cultivates more acts of kindness towards others, and ourselves.
For the adults reading this to their kids:
Humans have a proliferation of smart devices, voice assistants, and anthropomorphic gadgets. Despite the era of social media, humans are feeling lonelier than ever, and it became a norm for kids.
Studies demonstrates that kids are less active – and less healthy - because of the time spent on their devices. At school, many isolate to prioritize time on their devices rather than engaging with social interaction.
Humans might be satisfying their desire for sociality through devices, yet this behavior isn’t solving our true need for human contact. As a society, we should reconsider the long-term implications of our technology so that we don’t replace genuine interactions. This is the message of the book.
I'm Mr. Pineapple, the author/owner of The Pineapple Theory books. Born, raised, and currently residing in Montreal, Canada, my native language is French and I have a beautiful French-Canadian accent! What if I told you that I'm the guinea pig of my own theory? If you do the honor of reading my books, you will read this often, I mean, I live life on Earth like the remaining 8 Billion people!I love detecting patterns, being positively curious, and I'm solution-oriented. Always looking at life, society, even my inner-self like an eagle, meaning the big picture, why is it so negative? The pineapple fruit serves as an analogy, metaphor, and symbol of positivity making readers experience much more fruitful and positively authentic.
The Moon and Little Fish by
Yi Ran
Published by Jieli Publishing House
Rights sold: Korea
Age Range: 4 -6
Once upon a time, there was a moon and a little fish. Every night, they met.
Little fish always happily told the moon: this day, I fell in love with the sun, fell in love with the wind, fell in love with the waves...
The moon also always gently bless the fish: Oh, yeah? I hope they love you back...
A beautiful and gentle bedtime picture book. The moon is like a mother, giving fish unlimited love and freedom; Little fish are like children, with the support of the moon, bravely exploring the world and looking for the important things in life. Both adults and children can get warmth and strength from books.
Ran Yi is a Chinese children's literacy writer, translator, and advocate of reading for children, and the founder of a nonprofit organization that promotes reading for children.
Sunmi Hong is a young Korean illustrator with an international background. You can find some of her most brilliant designs on her Beehance page. They teamed up to give birth to this beautiful and gentle bedtime picture book.
