Children's Books (ages 8-12) • Story books

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THE TABLE OF DELIGHTS

Gürsen Özen

Editor: Müren Beykan

Children are the heroes of their games, and the directors of their dreams…

Known for her book “Hopping Stories” (Seke Seke Uçtu Öyküler), Gürsen Özen continues to reflect her accumulation of long years as a literature teacher, in her new stories. All nine stories in the book, which bring the hope, joy, resentment and sorrow of children’s world together with the love of nature and human beings, are full of fine details of life. Combining her teaching experience and her literary style, Gürsen Özen reflects all aspects of childhood in her stories with entertaining fictions and a joyful language. She gracefully tells about the emotional worlds, reactions and dreams of children, whose stories intersect even though they grow up on different paths of life. With her stories Özen is inviting her readers of all ages to think, to dream and to embrace the beauties in life.

Overview

Childhood moods on the theater stage, the excitement of a poetry competition, sisterly love, year-end celebrations at school, family bonds, first departure from home, children who went through similar paths of life even though they grew up in different conditions, their reactions, feelings and dreams… You will find a childish joy on every page, and in every story, you will meet a character who will cherish your hope.

AUTHOR

Gürsen Özen

She was born in 1949 in Susurluk, Balıkesir. She graduated from the Turkology Department of İstanbul University. Özen began her teaching career in Şavşat, Artvin and continued for many years at Fethiye High School, later working in private, and preparatory schools. Alongside her work as a literature teacher, she actively contributed to social and cultural projects focused on children and young people. Özen brought together stories of childhood in all its forms in her book, Hopping Stories (Seke Seke Uçtu […]
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