Tales Written in a Drawing Notebook

The Georgian author Diana Anphimiadi’s book Tales Written in a Drawing Book, is about a relationship between a mother and her child who look for a common language they can use to communicate and end up finding it in different ways.

 

The author’s young son Gio learned how to draw before he learned how to talk, and for a long time, he communicated with his mother through his drawings. The mother couldn’t draw; instead, she loved to tell tales and write them down. That is how this book, which is for children over the age of 3, was written. The book shares with its young readers many interesting pieces of advice, including those about sincerity and selfless friendship.

 

It’d be nice if children didn’t hurt their friends. Everything grows old, but a friend always stays the same. Solitude is tedious, and no matter how tiring communicating with others is, being alone is still difficult. Staying angry for too long isn’t very good, which is why we should talk to the person we’re angry with, don’t hold the grudge with us and remain calm. It’s possible that we’re not always in the mood for studying, especially when our thoughts start running amok elsewhere, which is a good time to let the adults know that we need to rest and play. We need to respect the wishes of others; for example, if someone doesn’t want to play with us, we should let them. Everyone should sing, however and whenever they feel like it. In this world, only geometrical figures and love can be precise, although everyone loves in their own way; love needs to be charged, just like toys are charged

through batteries.

 

Illustrator: Sopho Kirtadze