When Stephen spots a beetle he takes off his shoe and raises his arm, ready to strike but then he has second thoughts. He lays his head down on the ground and the beetle walks right up to him. At the last moment the beetle turns aside and each can go on with the day, having avoided the worst.In this very simple story Jorge Lujn presents the kind of deep moral questions that can occur even in the smallest child's day. Chiara Carrer's very original etched and painted illustrations perfectly complement the story, and are in and of themselves beautiful works of art.

 

 

This book is aimed at children in preschool-kindergarten.

This book has been graded for interest at 2-5 years.

There are 36 pages in this book. This book was published in 2012 by Groundwood Books Ltd , Canada .

Elisa Amado was born in Guatemala and now lives in Toronto. Amado's other children's books include What Are You Doing? and Why Are You Doing That? Abraham Urias was born in El Salvador and immigrated to America during the civil war. He works as a designer at Warner Bros in Los Angeles. Chiara Carrer has been creating stories for children for over 20 years. Born in Venice, she graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome and has studied engraving at the school of Ornamental Arts of San Giacomo. Since 1990 she has published over one hundred books in Europe and won many prizes, including the New York Times Best Illustrated Award in 2012. She teaches both at the ISIA in Urbino and Academy of fine arts in Bologna.