Jo Witek Books
Jo Witek is a French author known for her children's books and young adult novels. Her works often focus on emotional growth, family, and self-discovery, written with sensitivity and warmth.
Known for: In My Heart: A Book of Feelings
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In My Heart: A Book of Feelings
A beautifully illustrated picture book that explores a wide range of emotions through the eyes of a young girl. Each page features a heart-shaped cutout and introduces a different feeling—joy, anger, fear, pride—helping children understand and express their emotions in a gentle, poetic way.
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Joy
When the heart feels joy, the whole world brightens. In the book, joy bursts out like sunshine, like riding high on a swing, like laughter that spills over. I wanted children to see how joy is not something we ‘earn,’ but something that rises naturally, often without reason. The narrator doesn’t ana...
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Sadness
Then comes the rain. When sadness enters the narrator’s heart, her imagery dims — she imagines her heart heavy, filling with teardrops. I wrote it this way because sadness is not an enemy; it is a slowing-down, a tender quiet. Children need permission to feel it, not to hide it. In those moments, th...
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About Jo Witek
Jo Witek is a French author known for her children's books and young adult novels. Her works often focus on emotional growth, family, and self-discovery, written with sensitivity and warmth.
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Jo Witek is a French author known for her children's books and young adult novels. Her works often focus on emotional growth, family, and self-discovery, written with sensitivity and warmth.
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