Help! My Mother Left Her Mind Behind!

Help! My Mother Left Her Mind Behind tells the tale of a little boy called Memo, who is feeling unwell one day. His mother has an important meeting at her office and can’t miss it, but she feels awful about leaving Memo at home. His father stays home to take care of Memo, while his mother goes to work. As she leaves Memo, she kisses his forehead and says, ‘I can’t get my mind off you…’Memo believes that his mother has left her mind behind, with him! He wonders, ‘How will she find her way back home?’ Memo feels he needs to return his mother’s mind to her and enlists the help of his friend, Spider, in this task. Just as Memo’s mother kissed him on the forehead, he kisses Spider and asks it to give his mother’s mind back to her. Spider builds a web all the way to the office of Memo’s mother. Does Spider succeed in kissing Memo’s mother and giving her back her mind?About the Author: Özge Bahar Sunar is a full-time author, who previously worked as a teacher. Her first book was published in 2017 and since then her books have been translated into more than ten languages. Her picture book Dancing with the Rain received an Award of Excellence by Communication Arts 2019 and was selected for the IBBY Collection for Young People with Disabilities. The English translation of her picture book My Grandma's Photos was published by Amazon Crossing Kids and chosen by the Goodreads 2022 Best Children's Book Selection. She lives in Antalya with her two children. She loves to think about stories for kids while she is hiking in the wild.About the Illustrator: Mert Tugen was born in 1992 in Gaziantep. After graduating from the Fine Arts High School, he started his education in the department of animation at Anadolu University Fine Arts Faculty. He is presently working as an illustrator for publishing houses and magazines. He lives in Eskişehir and works on personal art projects in his free time.