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Simsim

Text: Loubna Nashif / Illustrations: Charlotte Shama

When Simsim the cat disappears one morning, all the family is busy looking for him. Through this experience, the child learns a lot about herself and her relationship with her family. But the question is still without an answer: Where is Simsim?

Family Activities

Maybe you are a family who raises a Simsim or Bobby in the house, and knows that children love pets very much and enjoy taking care of them.

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Dear Parents,

Maybe you are a family who raises a Simsim or Bobby in the house, and knows that children love pets very much and enjoy taking care of them.

Research indicate that raising pets teaches children to be caring to people and creatures in nature. For children, pets can be help relieve stress, so we can often notice them treating a pet as a friend whom they talk to, and show a variety of feelings, ranging from love, to anger and sadness.

Watching pets’ behavior helps children to explore the secrets of nature, such the distinction between male and female, fertility and death. Undoubtedly, the experience of losing a dear pet is hard for children, but it prepares them to deal with loss in life.

We share with you some activities regarding this book:

Family Activities

  • Where did Simsim disappear to? We can talk with our child about what caused the kitten to disappear, and we may remember a similar incident in the family. What did the child feel and think?
  • The protagonist in the story was worried about Simsim, and the parents supported her by hugging her and looking for him. We can have a talk about different ways to look for Simsim (such as publishing through social media…)
  • What would our child like to do with the pet or bird he has at home? It would be fun to look for funny photos of the child and the pet, and share them with family or friends at school.
  • What other pets we can raise at home? Do we know families that raise unusual animals in their homes?
  • A lot of children’s stories revolve around animals. We might want to go over books about pets in our library or we might enjoy watching a video about pets that the child choose.

المربّية العزيزة،

 

يدخل سمسم إلى البيت حاملًا معه مضامين عديدة تلمس حياة الأطفال كالرّفق بالحيوان، والعناية بالآخر ،والتّعامل مع الفقدان.

 

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