SuitabookWhat do you do with a problem?
Kobi Yamada
- Reading
- Read the pictures slowly before explaining the message. Invite the child to name what changes in the storm cloud, colours and child’s actions, then discuss a manageable challenge without implying every problem should be faced alone.
- Themes
- Avoidance and confrontation: The child first wishes the problem would disappear and attempts to hide or escape, then decides to tackle it. The narrative clearly favours moving towards the problem rather than continuing to avoid it.
- Challenges as opportunities: After facing the problem, the child discovers that it may hold an opportunity to learn and grow. The book presents this reframing positively, linking the challenge with courage and possible growth.
- Worth knowing
- The book includes worry, anxiety, attempts to hide or escape, and the emotional pressure of an unresolved problem. The child’s fear is represented symbolically; the particular real-life difficulty is not identified.