The Emotions Chef

«There is a small town where restaurants are all excellent: both the traditional dishes and the exotic ones are tasty. The food is delicious, impeccable and well cooked. Yet, those who live in the town always recommend going to the only restaurant where… you don’t eat. »

The Emotions Chef serves very special dishes everyday. He cooks just a single special meal dedicated to one of the many emotions we can feel. The customers who taste them immediately feel happy, relaxed, even bettered. What is his secret? Every morning he goes out for a walk and gets an… emotions binge! He observes everything and everyone with empathy and attention, he laughs, he cries, he has fun and gets angry. At the end, he collects all emotions, brings them to the restaurant and dresses the course with his tears. This is the secret: many kinds of tears, and fresh tears of the day! Because you can cry for many reasons, and each tear has its own relevance and its own special flavour…

A creative and original picture book supporting SEL (Social-Emotional Learning) goals with playful, metaphorical language.