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Brought to life by Deniz Eldam's lively, humorous writing and Yusuf Tansu Özel's distinctive illustrations, Alp Para Biriktiriyor introduces primary-school children to the foundations of financial literacy.

Alp's mother has a chest where she keeps her most precious belongings. One day, she takes out a small piggy bank and tells him that it belonged to her own mother. Now the piggy bank belongs to Alp. His greatest wish is to buy something with money of his own, so he patiently begins to save. Sometimes spending is very tempting, and sometimes waiting is very difficult. Luckily, his curious companion, Lokum the cat, is by his side. Together, they discover that money is not only something to save. It can also grow through sharing.

Alp Para Biriktiriyor is a warm story about patience, effort, sharing, and imagination. Drawing on everyday life, it shows children how small steps can lead to great happiness.

The final pages include activities children will enjoy, as well as a puzzle.

You never know what you'll see once your eyes adjust to the dark. In Gözlerin Karanlığa Alışınca, Deniz Eldam draws back the curtain on the unknown, introducing us to characters who step into the darkness.

Fifteen stories about women from all walks of life, in all their many states. The grief of a mother who has lost her child, the desperation of a sister fighting cancer for her life, the disorientation of a woman entering early menopause, the tidal pull between pure kindness and pure cruelty among women boxed in by city life. In Bunu Kimseye Anlatma, Deniz Eldam focuses on the struggle of angry, defiant women simply to exist — a compelling interrogation of destructive passions, relationships between men and women, and the institution of family, that in the end still leaves room for hope.