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"See You in Heaven" is a unique book for children published by Dom Wydawniczy Rafael. The author, Agnieszka Kruźlak, takes up a very important and at the same time difficult subject: how to talk to a child about death. The main character of the book is a several-year-old...

All around, a clear ocean, blue as the sky, in which turtles and dolphins swim. Hills covered with forests. The singing of birds. This is the island of Culion, but "no one comes here of their own free will"... For twelve-year-old Amihan, this is home. This is where she grew up alongside her loving mother. Together...

Very serious and... frivolous reflections on death. What does a dead person look like? What happens to us after death? Do we go to heaven? Or does a person turn into a skeleton after death that scares children at night? Pernilla Stalfelt with great sensitivity, seriousness,...

Mr Muffin - a little guinea pig - sits in his favourite armchair and reflects on his life, chewing an almond with relish. He thinks about the time when he was young and could carry a cucumber. Now he is old, tired and grey-haired. He reminisces and draws up a list: it was good for me, better than ...

There was a boy whose name was Esben and he had a grandfather he called Grandpa. But things changed. That is - he still called Grandpa Grandpa, but there came a time when he lost him, because Grandpa died suddenly in the street. Esben's mum says.

Autumn of the Leaf Jas is a warm, wonderfully clever and strikingly simple tale of life and death intertwined. In this book, Jas's leaf and his friends change with the seasons and the approaching winter, eventually with...

The book has simple but evocative illustrations and a small amount of short but clever text. It tells the story of a goose who meets death and befriends it. The author does not try to relieve anyone of the fear of death, but calmly shows that...

The educational fairy tale for children "Odszedłeś, ale wciąż tu jesteś" (You're gone, but you're still here) is connected with the subject of death. a very delicate and difficult subject with which it is worth taming a child from an early age. The story of little Ela, a resolute girl who is surrounded by loving members of...

When Basia's whole family falls ill, and things get so bad with Basia that Dad decides to take her to hospital. The little girl is terrified. A hospital doesn't sound like a pleasant place! But it turns out that fear has big eyes, and a stay in hospital can be quite bearable -...

Every day, look at the world as if you were viewing it for the first time. Can you get a taste of life and discover its deepest meaning in twelve days? Ten-year-old Oskar lies in hospital and no longer believes in any fairy tales. Standing in his way is the mysterious Mrs Rose, who has as...

A wise, touching and humorous unsentimental story about illness and death, in which magic is intertwined with hospital reality. Wojtek, nicknamed Maślak because of his propensity for bruises, lives in the hospital for the time being. Here he has colleagues with whom he gets on well...

"Two Hearts of an Angel" shows Wojciech Widłak - author of "Pan Kuleczka", "Wesołego Ryjek" and other cheerful books - from a slightly different side. But despite the serious issue raised here, it is a cheerful and hopeful book, full of the typical...

Flora's friend is in hospital - the children cannot meet, but they can exchange emails. A warm story about two little friends who report back to each other on everyday events: Florka from kindergarten, Klemens from hospital. A warm, humorous story for...

The first visit to the hospital is a real adventure. At every moment, curiosity mixes with fear. (...) In fact, there is nothing to be afraid of. The director, the orderly, the doctor or the nurse, i.e. the hospital staff, do everything to ensure that the children are the most important ones, recovering...

"Maya from the Moon" touches on the difficult problem when one of the children in a family is seriously ill. The story is told from the point of view of the other, healthy child - six-year-old Ali. The girl is lost and left alone by adults who...