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Everyone has something of Rumple inside them, something that needs to be held tightly

Everyone has something of Rumple inside them, something that needs to be held tightly

Everyone has something of Rumple inside them, something that needs to be held tightly

A touching story about uniqueness and the magic of belonging - "Rumple Buttercup" by Matthew Gray Gubler. The hero of this story has five crooked teeth, three hair sprouts, green skin, and his left foot is slightly bigger than his right. He's strange, or rather, he considers himself to be. He wears a banana peel on his head and doesn't leave his hiding place, but one day everything changes. It's a funny story about friendship and overcoming one's own fears. Not just for children! After all, everyone has something of Rumple inside them, something that needs to be held tightly. Books like this work the way therapeutic stories do: they help children and adults tame their fears and feel that they belong.

We recommend the first book by Matthew, who writes about himself that he is a writer, director, paints, acts in films and knows about magic. His left knee also creaks, he has the figure of an earthworm, and when dancing he resembles twisted pasta :)

Monika Wirżajtys - Psychologist, Trauma Psychotherapist, Co-founder of Fam Roots

Monika Wirżajtys

Psychologist · Trauma Psychotherapist · Supervisor SE®

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