The book: Merkos, the little ant, finds a fallen flower in his schoolyard and wants to drag it to his nest to offer it to his mom who is celebrating. However, it is big and heavy. It will be difficult for him to manage. Mrs. Irma, his teacher, sees him thoughtful and decides to help him. But not in the way you imagine. Somehow different. Very... different! The series: To ensure children have a healthy social life based on effective relationships, they must cultivate empathy, the ability to put themselves in others' shoes, to understand and feel things in the same way another person experiences them. This need is addressed by the illustrated books in this series, which promote emotional intelligence. With the approach recommended for parents and educators, they attempt to initiate children into seeing the world through others' eyes, after first learning to recognize and manage their own emotions. The author: Yolanda Tsoroni-Georgiadis is a graduate of the Law School, the Pedagogical Academy, the Department of Education of the University of Athens, and has further trained at the Marasleio Teaching School. She worked for many years in public education, writes articles in pedagogical magazines, participates voluntarily in organizations for the promotion of literature, is an active member of the Women's Literary Society, and has published many children's books and folklore studies. She has been included in the Registry of Trainers of the program "Innovative Actions to Enhance Students' Reading" and has undertaken educational work in training seminars for Primary Education teachers.