written by by Tülin Kozikoğlu & illustrated by Burcu Musselwhite

At the beginning of this second book, our caterpillar gets out of its cocoon and we see that it has turned into a beautiful butterfly. But it  is trapped inside Ayşe’s apartment and wants to go out. Just as it was going around and encountering different doors in the first book, this time it flies around and finds windows. It reaches the window of an apartment, which reveals all the shops in the neighborhood. The butterfly is intrigue by the florist, flies over there and falls asleep on a flower. Continue reading →

written by Tülin Kozikoğlu & Illustrated by Burcu Musselwhite

As our butterfly flew away at the end of book 2, Ayşe becomes worried about whether it is ok. Their relationship is similar to a mother-daughter, as the butterfly wants to be more independent while Ayşe always wants to keep an eye on it. Ayşe wants to find her butterfly, so she asks her binoculars to show her where the butterfly is. The binoculars first show her the deserts on the South. Here we see the flora and fauna that can be seen on a desert. Ayşe cannot find her butterfly and asks a camel whether he has seen one. Continue reading →

written by Tülin Kozikoğlu & illustrated by Burcu Musselwhite

In the fourth and final book of this series the main character is a drop of water. When Ayşe says farewell to her butterfly a teardrop falls down. But our hero – the drop of water – starts asking whether it is a raindrop or a teardrop. In order to find out, it decides to visit different clouds. First, we meet the summer cloud that shows us a detailed summer scene and we soon learn that it rarely rains in the summer, so it is hard to find a place for himself.

Hardback / 210 x 290 / 40 pages / Redhouse Publishing

written & illustrated by Aysun Berktay Özmen

Aysun Berktay Özmen carries her love of nature into the children’s books that she writes and illustrates. In the Blue Series that consists of three story books and an activity book, she tells the stories of three different animals. BLUE MOGI is about a bear cub who is born with blue fur. In the forest where he lives with his mother and other bears, he feels lonely because he has no friends; other bear cubs make fun of his blue fur. A heroic act by Mogi on a winter day will teach the others that our differences make us special. Continue reading →

written & illustrated by Aysun Berktay Özmen

Aysun Berktay Özmen carries her love of nature into the children’s books that she writes and illustrates. In the Blue Series that consists of three story books and an activity book, she tells the stories of three different animals.

THE CROW WHO IS IN LOVE WITH BLUE is about a young crow who is in love with the color blue and cannot stop himself from carrying any blue colored objects he encounters into his nest.  Continue reading →

written and illustrated by Aysun Berktay Özmen

Aysun Berktay Özmen carries her love of nature into the children’s books that she writes and illustrates. In the Blue Series that consists of three story books and an activity book, she tells the stories of three different animals. TIKIR’S BLUE WINTER TALE is about young Tıkır, a squirrel and his mother Mıkır. They go on an unforgettable blue winter adventure from which Tıkır will learn a life lesson.

The readers will be fascinated with the magical illustrations of Aysun Berktay Özmen as well as the simple and beautiful stories as they wander through the pages of these books.

written & illustrated by Aysun Berktay Özmen

Here is the perfect series for spring! Green Series includes three books and each one is a heartwarming animal tale set in spring. YOU ARE NOT A ROBOT is a story about a raccoon who has many chores to do. So, he tries to invent a special robot to get rid of doing his chores. Aysun Berktay Özmen started her career as an art teacher. In 2010 she won Tudem Literature Awards called “Write, Draw, Paint Greeting to the Books!” with her book named The Gardener Mole and the Termite Kıvırcık. Continue reading →

written & illustrated by Aysun Berktay Özmen

Here is the perfect series for spring! Green Series includes three books and each one is a heartwarming animal tale set in spring. RABBIT ROCKET tells the story of a rabbit who loves the way frogs live and thus imitates frogs by dying his fur green and attaching bouncing springs to his feet.

Aysun Berktay Özmen started her career as an art teacher. In 2010 she won Tudem Literature Awards  “Write, Draw, Paint Greeting to the Books!” for her book Continue reading →

written & illustrated by Aysun Berktay Özmen

Here is the perfect series for spring! Green Series includes three books and each one is a heartwarming animal tale set in spring.

TIKIR’S STRAWBERRY DAY is the story of the squirrel Tıkır. It is his birthday and he wants to throw a birthday party but everybody is saying they cannot attend as they have other things to do. Who will eat that big strawberry cake his mom made?

Aysun Berktay Özmen started her career as an art teacher. In 2010 she won Tudem Literature Awards “Write, Draw, Paint Continue reading →