Shoshana books – Comic book for children on the topic of PTSD

Vision

Our project is a children’s comic book for Israeli children and families on the topic of PTSD. The book aims to help understand what is trauma, how it affects the body, thoughts, and emotions, and how to find relief and healing. It will include short fictional stories about children based on testimonies, as well as educational parts using illustrations and language accessible to children.

Activity

Shoshana Books is a non-profit that provides logistical and financial support to create educational comic books and graphic novels with a focus on promoting health, equality, justice, dignity, peace and freedom.

Anne Billows is the author and illustrator of the book.She was born in London, and after living a few years in Berlin, she moved with her family to Caen, France, at the age of 11. In 2010, after a Bachelor’s degree in Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick, she worked 7 years in the feminist Non-Profit sector. During these years, amongst various projects, she directed two documentaries and co-wrote and illustrated educational books on violence against women. Since 2018, she is fully dedicated to writing and illustrating graphic novels and comics. Her first graphic Novel, Amours en Cendres, was published in 2022 with First Publishers.

It takes enormous trust and courage to allow yourself to remember.

- … Bessel A. Van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

Anne Billows

Anne Billows was born in London, and after living a few years in Berlin, she moved with her family to Caen, France, at the age of 11. In 2010, after a Bachelor’s degree in Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick, she worked 7 years in the feminist Non-Profit sector. During these years, amongst various projects, she directed two documentaries and co-wrote and illustrated educational books on violence against women. Since 2018, she is fully dedicated to writing and illustrating graphic novels and comics. Her first graphic Novel, Amours en Cendres, was published in 2022 with First Publishers.