Overview
Pixie, a little donkey who moved to a new house, returns to her old home for the first time. Oh no! She does not recognize the place. Worse still, her friend Lila does not remember her. Pixie is very sad, but still finds a way to have a wonderful vacation. Travel with Pixie as she encounters the ups and downs of a global life. Old friends, new friends, lost memories, wise elders - all are captured in this engaging story. Anne P. Copeland, Executive Director, The Interchange Institute, www.interchangeinstitute.org A touching and wise portrayal of the challenges often faced by young expatriates. Pixie's Holidays is the perfect resource for parents to address the natural yet conflicting emotions that expat children experience as they attempt to understand and strike a balance between new friends and old. Alison Cavatore, Founder, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Global Living Magazine, www.GlobalLivingMagazine.com Early relationships help children to build and maintain their own identities, and even though difficulties to let go are normal (even for grown-ups), learning to deal with them is essential. Pixie's Holidays explores this theme in a truthful manner. Simone T. Costa Eriksson, co-author of The Mission of Detective Mike Moving Abroad, available on Amazon, www.interculturalplus.com Pixie's Holidays provides an opportunity for parents and children to explore together the experience of home visits through reading about Pixie and her old friend. Like Pixie's New Home this book will be a helpful addition to the expat family, pre-school or international school library. Trisha Carter, Cross Cultural Psychologist, Cultural Intelligence Collective, www.cicollective.com
Full Product Details
Author: Emmanuelle Payot Karpathakis
Publisher: Summertime Publishing
Imprint: Summertime Publishing
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 0.20cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.089kg
ISBN: 9781909193253
ISBN 10: 1909193259
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 18 February 2013
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Early relationships help children to build and maintain their own identities, and even though difficulties to let go are normal (even for grown-ups), learning to deal with them is essential. Pixie's Holidays explores this theme in a truthful manner, says Simone T. Costa Eriksson, certified psychologist, intercultural coach and co-author of The Mission of Detective Mike Moving Abroad. Pixie's Holidays provides an opportunity for parents and children to explore together the experience of home visits through reading about Pixie and her old friend. Like Pixie's New Home this book will be a helpful addition to the expat family, pre-school or international school library. - Trisha Carter, Cross Cultural Psychologist, Cultural Intelligence Collective, www.cicollective.com
Author Information
Emmanuelle Payot Karpathakis has experienced both expatriation and repatriation. To date she has lived with her family in five countries. She is now in Greece with her husband and four children. While in Geneva she worked for seven years as a senior relocation adviser and is now an independent consultant and relocation coach.
