Written and illustrated by: Antje Damm.

Translated by: Sally-Ann Spencer.

Elise was frightened — of spiders, people, even trees. So she never went out, night or day.

One day a strange thing flies in through the window and lands at her feet. And then there comes a knock at the door. Elise has a visitor who will change everything.

This is a gentle, sympathetic story about a child who unwittingly brings light and colour — literally — into a lonely person’s life. (From GoodReads.)

Recommended by Kelsey CB. (Storytime Solidarity Facebook group).