“When I see butterflies rising up smoothly and gently, I calm down. The way they flutter their wings, I can hear soft music in my mind. That’s my invisible string.”
“These days I feel anxious and scared very often, but I don’t show it on the outside as I don’t want mama and papa to feel bad for leaving me behind at home to go to office. They have no choice. My inside weather is different from my outside weather.”
As 8–9-year-olds, children are seeking to create their own identity in the society, they are also adapting to the changes, recognising their emotions and finding ways to cope with it. Stories are a great resource for addressing this Social and Emotional ‘Metamorphosis’. 
Paro Anand didi an author, storyteller, motivational speaker and Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puruskar&Kalinga Karubaki Literary Award winner facilitated an Open House session for parents and facilitators of Classes III and IV on this on 3rd September 2021. She highlighted the role of reading together at home, mentioned about inclusion, self-love, integration and role of language in stories. Addressing the queries of parents, Paro didi also recommended a few books that parents could read with their children. It was an interactive session with deeper messages for us as adults to take back home and reflect.