Synopsis
Oda's wing chair is magical. When she sits on it, she flies on a warm wind. Rub, rub, rub - then magic arrives.
One day when Oda is playing with her wing chair, her mum walks by and asks what she is doing. Oda knows that when she puts one leg in front of the other, she is walking, but she has no words for what she is doing with the wing chair. She only knows that is feels like soap bubbles and butterflies down below. Luckily, mum knows the word and helps Oda to find a language for the magic of the body.
Gutkind have created some lovely extra material for the book which can be accessed here.
Reviews
"Many parents will no doubt recognise the insecurity when it comes to children's exploration of their body and gender and not least the awkward dialogue about it. Jacinta Madsen's The Magic Wing Chair is one of those books that might help - and perhaps even prevent - the awkward conversation from happening. Jacinta Madsen passes no judgment, but conveys smiles, explanation and unity ... suitable for the youngest school children. Like other fiction, it can provide a more personal perspective without being intimidating...The book can also be included in the kindergarten book shelf or be read at home - if you dare." – (Weekendavisen)
"The accomplishment of The Magical Wing Chair is the crayon-anologue, playful picture universe with butterflies and dandelion seeds in torn-off china paper, which is ultra soft at the edges. The text, which describes 5-year-old Oda's own imaginative universe, is curious and when the mum steps in in the middle of her rubbing game on the armrest of the magical wing chair and asks "What are you doing?", a prejudice-free dialogue about masturbation begins ... emphathic ... rather supreme." – (Politiken - 4 hearts)
"Aimed at parents and kindergarten staff who would like with children about masturbation, this is the perfect book. The story is including and shows that masturbation is natural and nice and not something you should be ashamed of. It works very well that the mum explains the things as they are... unique and very beautiful." – (Library review (Lektørudtalelse)
