Kindness is contagious; even the smallest act of kindness can irreversibly change the meanest person. The book ‘Emerald Scissors’ by Nouneh Sarkissian tells about the contrast between good and evil. The book is the continuation of ‘The Magic Buttons’ fairy tale, which is very popular among little readers.
The main character of ‘Emerald Scissors’, 12-year-old Pearl Darzi, is an honest and truthful schoolgirl, concerned about the future of the planet Earth. Her normal routine changes in an instant when the residents of the wizards’ and witches’ town of Crystalburg inform her of a new threat to Earth. Brave and knowledgeable Pearl appears on the Moon to protect the planet Earth and its people and manages to defeat the robot army of the Queen of the Moon, restore the peace of Crystalburg and save the inhabitants of Earth from evil beings.
Nouneh Sarkissian, using her typical simple and skillful writing, shows children how unacceptable and reprehensible human greed and evil are, how contagious love and kindness can be, capable of transforming even the most terrible villain. At the same time, the author emphasizes the importance of education, shows the power of knowledge and presents in a unique way what kind of heroic deeds a person armed with knowledge can do. This interesting story expands the boundaries of children’s and grown-ups’ imagination and allows us to think that there will come a day when flights to the moon and settlements by humans on other planets, for example, Mars, will become very common phenomena.
In the book, the author also makes an important reference to the question that all children, regardless of appearance or mental and physical abilities, are unique, active and intelligent, talented and even ‘with a more sober mind than many adults’, capable of changing the world and making it better.
This fascinating and at the same time educational story of Pearl and her friends, which captivates from the very first pages and the colourful and interesting illustrations, transports young readers to a fairy-tale world of wizardry, fantasy and magic.
Araks Kasyan
Deputy Director of
“Armenpress” News Agency
