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Solomon J. in the Village of the Pepileni
- Author
- Anusha Bhama Gukhool
- Publisher
- Amazon KDP
- Year
- 2025
- ISBN
- 9798289918543
The book
A fairy tale that speaks to children, and to the adults who accompany them
Solomon J. in the Village of the Pepileni is the story of an intense, curious, different child, a small gifted boy with high cognitive potential, who crosses the "city of dead dogs" to reach the village where his sensitivity is finally recognised. A symbolic fairy tale about gifted childhood and the loneliness of those who accompany it.
A hybrid text, between fairy tale and pedagogical reflection, that weaves original narrative together with references to developmental psychology, from Bowlby to Winnicott, from Vygotsky to Dąbrowski, while always remaining a story to be read aloud. It approaches difficult subjects with delicacy: emotional absences, addictions, the loneliness of children who feel too much and of the adults who raise them alone.
A book that does not console: it names. It gives words to what often remains unspoken in families, in classrooms, in the corridors of clinical practices. And it builds, at least in the imagination, the village that so many children, and so many parents, have never had.
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Who it is for
A book for families, schools and companies
For individuals and families
- A reading aloud that strengthens the parent, child bond.
- A mirror for gifted children with high cognitive potential who feel alone or "too much".
- A tool to give words to emotional absences, addiction within the family and loneliness.
- An elegant gift for birthdays, first communions and Christmas, for children from age seven and sensitive adults.
For schools and companies
- A training text for teachers, educators and psychologists who work with high cognitive potential.
- A meaningful corporate gift for staff, clients and partners who care about childhood and wellbeing.
- Multiple copies for school libraries, associations, clinical centres and developmental psychiatry practices.
- A basis for workshops, talks and meetings with the author on gifted children and solo parenting.
Why read it
Three reasons to bring it home
An original mythology
The Takaró, Pepileni, the "city of dead dogs": a symbolic world built specifically to tell the intense sensitivity of gifted children.
A double register
A fairy tale to read together and, at the same time, a text useful to teachers, educators and parents, with solid psycho-pedagogical references.
For those who accompany
It gives voice to the silent effort of raising, alone, a child with particular needs, and it builds, at least in the imagination, the village that often does not exist.
Frequently asked questions
Gifted children, emotion and loneliness
Is the book suitable for a gifted child or a child with high cognitive potential?
Yes. Solomon J. in the Village of the Pepileni was born from experience with children of high potential: quick thinking, constant curiosity, very intense emotions. The tale offers a symbolic mirror in which the child can recognise themselves and feel named.
What should you do when a child seems too sensitive or too emotional?
Emotional intensity is a way of being in the world. The tale gives it words and returns it as a gift. Reading it together lets an adult speak about anger, fear and being moved as natural experiences of growing up.
How can you help a child who feels alone or different from their peers?
The loneliness of children who feel more deeply is often invisible. Pepilandia, the "city of dead dogs" and the Takaró give this isolation a tellable shape, and show that a village is possible: someone who sees, recognises and stays.
From what age can it be read, and can it be read alongside an adult?
It can be read aloud from around seven or eight years old and is written on a double register: the child follows the story, while the adult picks up its psycho-pedagogical reading. It is a book for grown-ups and children alike, meant for shared reading at home, at school and in work with developmental psychologists.
Is it a suitable gift for teachers, educators and child psychologists?
Yes. Many teachers encounter high potential and look for tools to understand it. The book can be shared with schools as a common language between families, teachers and specialists, and multiple copies are available on Amazon for classes, libraries and institutions.
"They say it takes a whole village to raise a child. If that is true, then I am my son's village."
From the book
Un motivo in più
Con questo libro sostieni una madre sola che cresce il suo bambino
Leggendo Solomon J. nel villaggio dei Pepileni partecipi ad una storia vera ed in evoluzione: ogni copia acquistata sostiene una madre che cresce da sola il suo bambino, e contribuisce, giorno dopo giorno, a ricreare un villaggio che funziona.
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Printed edition, shipped worldwide. A gift meant for children, families, teachers, and for anyone who once loved, as a child, a story able to give a name to their own emotions.
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