“Stories about Franz” by the classic of Austrian children's literature Christine Nöstlinger is a door into the world of a six-year-old child. Adults have long forgotten how many secrets are hidden behind it. This world is full of its own experiences, uncertainties, real victories and true devotion. Franz is a beautiful blond kid, very worried that he looks unbearably like a girl. Nothing calms him down: neither his father’s childhood photographs, nor his mother’s quiet conversations. After all, as soon as he crosses the threshold of his own apartment, other boys do not miss the opportunity to make fun of him. Franz has an older brother, Josef, he is twelve and, it seems, he does not care at all about the problems of this “bug and dunce.” Is it really? Of course not, behind the mask of childish indifference lies true boundless love. And now Franz knows this for sure. Don't believe me? Forward to the open book. Stories about Franz are ideal reading for those who have already started reading on their own. There are nineteen books in the “Stories about Franz” series.