Eran Ofir Turner

"Now is not a good time to travel," Yanai stated loudly.
"Because we need you here every day. Yogev starts talking and he'll ask where you've gone and he'll be very sad."
"I need you all the time, to help me... Four days is a long time."

A touching story about a change in routine that leads to great discoveries, renewed closeness, and open conversation between parents and children.

Yanai has difficulty coming to terms with the news that his parents are going on vacation. The family routine changes, and the questions that await him when he realizes that they are about to move away arouse fear, confusion, and a sense of missing out. Together with his brother Yogev, he learns to deal with longing, understand new emotions, and find a place in the midst of unexpected change. But it is precisely from that change that an opportunity grows – for honest dialogue, for strengthening connections, and for discovering creative ways of coping.

The book offers an honest and sensitive glimpse into a family unit – proud, warm, and everyday. It is written at eye level, in a way that invites children and adults to talk about love, uncertainty, and the possibility of staying close even when separated for a moment.

Eran Ofir Turner, married to Meir and father of Linai and Yogev, a poet and writer, continues the personal line from his books "Four Seeds" and "Swept Away," and here too weaves moments from his life, this time as a parent and as a creator who works from a true connection to his intimate and family world.

Itay Levy's illustrations give the story additional emotional depth, full of tenderness, humor, and imagination, and accompany children and readers on a gentle journey of closeness, acceptance, and courage.

Publication: Self-published