Forbidden to Say Poop

The Castilian hen
is about to explode,
because her daughter,
at school, “poop” said.
In anguish she repeats:
-“peep” you must pronounce,
what will your classmate say!
a scandal you will cause!

This is the story of a little hen who does not know how to say “peep” like the others and who has to face the questioning of the other members of the henhouse. A book that addresses with humour and simplicity what it means to be different, but also what it feels like to suffer discrimination and mockery for not conforming to society’s norms.

Key points

2024 – Selected for The BRAW Amazing Bookshelf, Bologna Children’s Book Fair
2023 – Nominee for Best Books for Children and Young People Award, Banco del Libro de Venezuela

• A duo of award-winning authors of enormous talent and trajectory.
• A story about learning, empathy and diversity.
• With a universal humour that transcends generations.

Paulina Jara

2023 – Finalist in IBBY Chile Award
2021 – Cuatrogatos Foundation, 100 Recommended Books
2018 – Finalist in Santiago Municipal Literature Award

Mercè Galí

2023, 2022 – Cuatrogatos Foundation, 100 Recommended Books
2022 – Finalist in Bologna Children’s Book Fair
2022 – The White Ravens List
2019 – Selected among the best Toddler Books (El meus primeurs haïkús) at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair.