A review by graypeape
Felix After the Rain by Dunja Jogan

5.0

A very effective story to illustrate depression to young children. Felix walk through life with a large, heavy suitcase filled with his sorrows- the loss of his grandmother, bullying from his friends, angry words from his father. The background is colored in darker tones, mirroring his emotions. After a difficult uphill climb, he lays down in the shade and falls asleep. A young boy comes along and opens the suitcase, releasing all the heavy emotions Felix has been carrying. Felix, overwhelmed, cries, feeling better once the storm of tears is over. He thanks the boy (who looks suspiciously like a younger version of him), and goes on his way, seeing all the beauty around him again, and engaging with those around him. The illustrations here have brightened, and become more lively. Though the emotions here are told with metaphor and through the symbolism of the illustrations, it should be easy for young ones to understand and relate to.

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