When I went to school

The most affectionate confession and the most touching longing
Dedicated to all the children who are about to enter school and the mothers who have always been concerned about them

▍Writer Chen Shuting and painter Chen Pei-ling collaborate for the first time ▍The images in this book have been shortlisted for the World Illustration Exhibition in Bologna, Italy

The child goes to school for the first time.
Carrying schoolbags, walking into school,
Miss you, starting from this moment.

"Mom, did you cry when I went to school?"
"I just cried for a while."
After school, my mother will miss me very much, and I miss her too.
When I was listening to stories, eating, and taking naps at school,
Being a working mom can be a bit lonely.
But it doesn't matter.
All the longing will turn into happiness when we meet.
I'm looking forward to being with my mom soon.

♡♡♡

“In fact, I often feel that the process of a child’s growth is just moving forward.
On the contrary, the process of adults pushing children out is very reluctant and stagnant." - Chen Shuting Author Chen Shuting transforms the concerns of a mother into the tender words of a child confiding in her.
Tell every mother: your child is thinking of you and is looking forward to meeting you after school.
Illustrator Chen Pei-ling uses unique brushstrokes and colors.
Depicting the contrasting images of "same time, different scenes" of children going to school and mothers going to work.
Let the love and longing flow quietly between the pages of the book.
Connecting the hearts of mother and child.

This is a picture book that shows longing and love.
It is also a picture book that can gently give mothers strength and allow them to accompany their children as they grow up without worry.

Features of this book

1. Children experience separation anxiety, but it's often their mothers who are most concerned. Unlike typical picture books about separation anxiety, this book uses a child's gentle conversation with his mother, expressing his love and longing for her, to comfort every mother who misses her child.

2. The whole book gently conveys the deep love between children and mothers, bringing warmth and strength, making it the best picture book for parents and children to read together.

3. This image was shortlisted for the World Illustration Exhibition in Bologna, Italy, and was printed in a special fluorescent color. The unique color atmosphere, like a child's whisper, outlines the invisible yet strong connection between mother and child.

#TheBestPictureBookToOvercomeSeparationAnxiety#EmotionalEducationSELGuidance#QualityEducationSDGsLearning＊This book is printed with non-toxic soy ink and non-reflective paper, allowing you and your children to enjoy reading without any burden.

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＊Suitable age: 3 years old and above＊Pronunciation included

Chen Shuting

Writer and former newspaper reporter,
Now I am also a mother of one dog, two cats and two children.
Care about children's rights and future living environment,
Therefore, we are committed to promoting fertility reform and gender equality education.
She is the author of "The Road to a Gentle Childbirth" and the picture book "A Million Kisses".

Chen Peilin

Drawing caseworker,
Publish your work in the form of graphic novels and picture books.

Published works:
2017《Always Lying Down and Sleeping》
2019 "Eel King" by Liu Yun
2019《For Now》
2022《Their Eyes》Text│Sea Dog Landlord
2024《The Waste of Love》