Three Cats, One Wish

By Sara Sahinkanat

Book offered by the Turkish Team to all partners in the LTTA 1 - Portugal in May 2022

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Sara Sahinkanat (1966, Istanbul) graduated from OskOdar American Academy and Bosphorus University's Translation and Interpretation Department. She did translation and worked in the advertising sector for many years. Her son Tan was born in 2001. The illustrated books that she began to write to please him, she now writes for other children. She received an Acceptance Award 2009 Oshima International Handmade Picture Story Book Contest with her book, Kertenkele'nin Sihirli Kuyrugu, Lizard's Magical Tail. Her book entitled Kim Korkar Kirmizi Baslikli Kiz'dan, Who's Afraid of Little Red Riding Hood, illustrated by Ayse Inan was chosen as the Best Picture Story Book of the Year 2009 by CGYD, also known as IBBY Turkey (The International Board of Books for Young People). Her books, Yavru Ahtapot Olmak Cok Zor, It's Tough to Be A Little Octopus (Illustrated by Feridun Oral), and Maymun Kral, Monkey King (Illustrated and co-written by Feridun Oral), Bilgi Avcilari Gizli Gorevde / Beyoglu Macerasi, Knowledge Hunters On A Secret Mission /The Beyoglu Adventure (Illustrated by Ayse I nan), Mevsimlere GLizelleme, In Praise of the Seasons (Co-written by Arslan Sayman — Illustrated by Deniz Ucbasaran) and Annemin cantasi / My Mother's Bag (Illustrated by Ayse lnan), Babamin Battaniyesi / My Father's Blanket have been published by YKY.

Portugal

Meditation

Little Stars in my Body

Sit down, and cross your legs.

Make your body soft and relaxed, and straighten your back.

You will hold a flower in one hand and a candle in the other.

With your hands close to your mouth, you will deeply smell the flower, then blow out the candle.

Do it again three times, smell the flower and blow out the candle.

Close your eyes.

Take a deep breath three times.

You see little coloured stars come down from the sky.

They will touch your body.

You feel some tickling.

Those little stars make you feel good.

Enter your body and fill it with joy and happiness.

Some fall into your hand.

Take whatever you want.

Keep them, guard them well.

Now you go back to your happy classroom.

Move your feet and hands and open your eyes.

Stretch your body and raise your arms to try to reach the stars with your hands (do it three times)

End with three breaths.

Turkiye

Spain

We enjoyed the story “three cats, one wish”. Then we played with the cats and the stars the game of "three in a row". The winning team chooses their prize: tickle, hug, high five...and the others players give them it.

It has been a lot of fun!!!