Romantic relationships

Title: Basoak badu sekretu bat [A woodland secret].
Authors: Javier Sobrino; Elena Odriozola.
Year: 2009
Place: Tafalla.
Published by: Txalaparta.
Language: Basque.
Synopsis: The story tells the tale of an impossible love. Nevertheless, the two lovers manage to overcome all the problems in their path. When Squirrel falls in love, she keeps it a secret for fear that Dormouse, Bear, Owl and Wolf won’t understand her.
Gender equality indicators: freedom to choose; romantic relationships.

Title: Izar-lapurra [The star thief].
Author: Begoña Ibarriola.
Year: 2014
Place: Donostia-San Sebastián.
Published by: Elkar.
Language: Basque.
Synopsis: Katixa was Eneko’s best friend in the world and he was always trying to show her how much he loved her. One day, Katixa asked Eneko what he would be prepared to do for her, and Eneko came up with the idea of giving her the moon as a present. That night he climbed up to the sky to talk to the Moon. But the Moon wasn’t very keen on the idea, and Eneko was upset. Katixa then asked Eneko to give her a star every week to show her how much he loved her. The weeks went by, and the sky gardener caught Eneko stealing the stars from the sky. The sky gardener told him he had the wrong attitude, and that the brightest stars, the ones that would truly make Katixa happy, were inside himself.
Gender equality indicators: breaking down gender stereotypes; romantic relationships.

Title: Nerearen argazki-albuma [Nerea’s photo album].
Authors: Mitxel Murua; Julen Tokero.
Year: 2006
Place: Donostia-San Sebastián.
Published by: Elkar.
Language: Basque.
Synopsis: The day Nerea turned six, Pirritx and Porrotx gave her a photo album. Nerea loves photography. When she takes photos, she captures a moment of her life. She keeps these moments in her photo album: bitter moments and happy moments. She remembers all of them with Pirritx and Porrotx.
Gender equality indicators: diversity of family models; romantic relationships.