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Who am I? Little I-am-me

↓ Scroll down for Dutch/German version! Hello English! Little I-Am-Me (original title „„Das kleine Ich bin Ich“) is an Austrian children´s book classic by Mira Lobe (text) and Susi Weigel (idea and illustration). Since 2014 it is translated into English language. Originally published in 1972 it gave distinctive memories to many generations of children in Austria and Germany but also in other countries. That is thanks to translations into manifold other languages, under which Chinese and Japanese. It tells the timeless story of a small, multicolored beastie, with long drooping ears, pink checkered body and long colored tail. Happy and satisfied it suddenly meets a frog who wants to know what kind of animal it is. The little I-am-me does not know an answer to that question and starts a search for its own identity. It starts running desperately from one animal to another, comparing itsself and trying to find conformities. But even if some characteristics match, it is REALLY no horse, fish, hippo, parrot or dog. In a moment of big sadness and fear (am I …