It was the time when just about everything changed for us from one day to the next. My school closed and so did the day care of my little brother Max. We had to stay at home most of the time. Grandma and Grandpa weren't allowed to visit us anymore, and Daddy was stuck in New Zealand. It wasn't easy for us. But one evening a little cricket got lost in our room. We called him Bruno! And although we couldn't find Bruno, he lived with us and became our best friend. Until the day Daddy came home.

Originally published in German as "Ein Heimchen namens Bruno", the English translation of the sensitive and beloved children's book "A Cricket Named Bruno" by Emmi Lou Noor (pseudonym) is now available. It is the author's first published children's book. Annabelle and Max's story will help other children, parents and grandparents cope with the Corona pandemic.