First Books (ages 3-8) • Series

Zeyno Kitapları Dizisi

Paspas Tepemde Kapiş Paçamda
PASPAS ON MY HEAD, KAPISH AT MY ANKLE

Ahmet Büke • Merve Atılgan

Editor: Müren Beykan

The taste of childhood days: Laughter, games and cats …

Ahmet Büke one of the award-winning storytellers of our contemporary literature, added a colorful new story to his “Zeyno Books” series, which he wrote for early readers who are in the beginning of their reading adventures. In the fourth book of the series, which consists of loving family stories, the funny and extraordinary events Zeyno is having with her cat, make us to look at our daily lives, our environment and all the incidents from different perspectives. The book, which offers a meaningful and fun reading, is a visual feast with the illustrations of beloved artist Merve Atılgan. A colorful praise for the unforgettable memories and emotions of childhood that was spent on the streets, on trees, at home with our animal friends.

Overview

Zeyno thinks she woke up to an ordinary day that morning, but she finds her cat Paspas tangled into her hair so badly that she couldn’t get rid of it. When Kapish, the naughty dog of the neighborhood recognizes the situation, a funny chase begins. Zeyno takes shelter on the branch of a tree with Paspas on top of her head, but this time crows appear. Luckily, her father is nearby…

AUTHOR

Ahmet Büke

Ahmet Büke was born in Manisa in 1970. He studied Economics and Administrative Sciences at Dokuz Eylül University. He received 2008 Oğuz Atay Story Award with his book Alnı Mavide (2008) and 2011 Sait Faik Story Award with his book Kumru’nun Gördüğü (2010). The author, who has attracted attention with his short story collections, received IBBY Turkey’s “Young Adult Novel of 2013” award for his first novel titled Our State Is Deep (Mevzumuz Derin, 2013) published by ON8. Büke’s story collection Social Details Encyclopedia: I’m Good for Me, […]
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