Souf at School

This series began in my family home, where my mother lives with my sister and my 6-year-old niece. My nephew, who is a year older, often joins them for holidays and sleepovers. Despite the busy house, there is one golden rule: strict limits on screen time.

When the kids started learning to write, they struggled with standard materials. That is when their grandmother stepped in with a classic old-school solution: she hand-drew letters in dotted lines on paper for them to trace. But their creative time was not just about writing; they loved coloring together, too. Like all cousins, they compared everything, checking who stayed within the lines and who went beyond the limit. To keep the peace and avoid easy fights, we learned quickly: always buy two identical copies of the same coloring book.

Watching them play and learn with those identical books alongside Grandma's handwritten papers, I noticed a gap. The available books were often boring or too expensive for what they offered. I decided to create something better for them.

This project became my personal form of relaxation. Designing these pages turned into my creative escape from complex daily work, my very own yoga time.

What started as a gift for my family has now grown into a series I am proud to share with yours.