We grew up in this too, so we know what is missing.

The books were written and illustrated by my mother, Bettina Farkas. Most of the stories were originally created for us, her daughters, when we were children. When she was young, her parents enrolled her in a Slovak-language school, so she experienced first-hand how difficult it can be for a child to learn in a language other than their mother tongue, and to have too little room to develop their imagination and self-expression in that mother tongue. She wanted to make sure that we would never have to face the same difficulties.

Later she also used these materials with children in private lessons, and the positive experiences increasingly convinced us that these stories and educational materials should reach many more children, families and schools.

As I grew up, it became my own dream to help my mother publish the books she had been working on for many years, so that they could reach as many people as possible. My name is Réka Rebecca Farkas, and I am currently a university student, so building this project is a real challenge and a continuous learning process for me as well. Step by step I am learning everything needed to turn my mother’s work into real, functioning publications and a genuine brand. Today we work on this together: my mother brings the writing, the hand-made illustrations and the teaching experience to the studio, while I support our shared work with business strategy, brand and relationship building, and our digital presence. 

Our goal is to ensure that children’s imagination and independent thinking continue to thrive in a world where technology and artificial intelligence increasingly provide ready-made answers. We want to create books that encourage curiosity, thoughtful exploration and original ideas. It matters to us that children do more than simply acquire knowledge: we want them to learn how to learn, think independently and use their imagination with confidence.