Another book by Janosch, that I will most definitely read to my kids, if I ever get crazy enough to have any. The book is about a family of mice. The parents want to have a baby but when Mrs. Mouse gets pregnant, they start fighting, because Mrs. Mouse wants to have a girl, who can help her cook etc. but Mr. Mouse wants a boy, who is brave and daring. When Mrs. Mouse finally gives birth, the problem seem to be solved, because they have twins - a boy and a girl. They call the girl Seidenpfote (silkypaw), because it sounds so soft and feminine and the boy Löwenzahn (Lion's tooth or also Dandelion (it's the same word in German)), because it sounds strong and brave. However, when the kids grow up, they don't turn out the way their parents had planned. While Seidenpfote becomes wild and brave and adventerous, Löwenzahn becomes smart and brainy and helps his sister fulfill her adventurous dreams.
This book is great in two ways: a) it shows your child that girls can be brave and wild and boys quiet and smart and (probably more importantly) b) it will remind me, that it is never a good idea to try to make your child something that it's not - even though with me it would be the other way round. I would much rather have a wild and brave girl and a quiet and nerdy boy then a girl who loves pink and wants to be a princess or a boy who loves football.
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