Nine-year-old Thomas often sees things that others don't: tropical fish in the city canals; the extraordinary beauty of Eliza, the girl with the leather leg; the kindness of the old woman next door, whom everyone thinks is a witch. And Jesus, who often comes to Thomas for a chat. But besides all this, he sees his father beating his mother, and even Jesus is powerless. And only thanks to his friends does Thomas one day understand: to be happy, you simply need to stop being afraid. In 2012, Guus Køyer received one of the main awards in children's literature, the Astrid Lindgren Prize, for his piercing realism, sly humor, and prophetic imagination.

All this comes together in the author's most famous work, The Book of All Things, in which Køyer skillfully incorporates magic into the everyday, speaks simply and honestly about an unhappy childhood and family cruelty. Without forgetting the most important things: love, the support of loved ones, and self-confidence. All this gives the heroes the strength to fight, even when God is silent in all languages. This story was first published by Samokat in 2013. Back then, domestic violence was still very little discussed in Russia, and the book on the topic made a powerful impression on readers. And the quote from The Book of All Things—'To become happy, you just have to stop being afraid'—has forever become one of the publishing house's mottos.