Our story
It all started with our family.
From two sisters and a first book to a world of stories, characters and support. Meet the family behind TAMITOS and discover why we started.
Read our storyTwo sisters, two experiences of the world.
Ela and Lumi learn to understand each other. The illustrated TAMITOS world offers a starting point for talking about feelings and different experiences without making a child explain a diagnosis. Reviewers can assess it as a story for shared reading and conversation.
Who might consider it
Parents, siblings, librarians and educators looking for a story about understanding. The publisher suggests approximately ages 4 to 9. Select passages and questions for the particular children taking part. This book does not replace assessment or individual support.
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Slovak edition catalogue facts
- Title
- TAMITOS: Príbeh porozumenia
- Authors
- Nina Bakalová, Rastislav Bakala
- Illustrations
- Martina Masarovičová
- Publisher
- OZ TAMITOS
- ISBN
- 9788097520502
- Language and binding
- Slovak, hardcover
- Length and publication
- 56 pages; 5 December 2025
Questions for shared reading
- What did you notice first in the picture?
- Can two people experience the same moment differently?
- How could we ask whether someone wants company or quiet?
- What could we change in a game so both children can join in?
- What helps you when it is hard to say how you feel?
Original suggestions for this pack, not quotations from the book or a clinically validated programme. Children need not answer or discuss a diagnosis.
The people behind the book
Nina Bakalová and Rastislav Bakala are coauthors and parents whose family experience informed the project. Lived experience is the starting point for the story, not a substitute for clinical credentials.
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Choosing an edition
The Slovak edition has ISBN 9788097520502. English TAMITOS: TALE OF UNDERSTANDING has a separate Kindle eBook (ASIN B0H4RB5MJH, published 10 June 2026) and paperback (ISBN 9788097520526, 56 pages, published 16 December 2025). Both English formats name Nina Bakalova and Rastislav Bakala as authors. Check the selected offer for current price, availability and delivery. The English paperback is a separate edition; no equivalence with premium Slovak or Czech production quality is claimed.
English Kindle eBookEnglish paperbackPublished work and work in progress
Príbeh porozumenia is published. Príbeh výnimočnosti is a preorder dispatched after printing. The animated series is in development. This pack does not promise release dates for other products.
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Stories and support for families
TAMITOS describes family support and charity events on its own impact page. Reviewers can evaluate those claims separately from the book. This pack does not audit payment records or attribute a fixed donation to each book sold.
Read the public impact pageImages, excerpts and contact
The cover, illustration and portraits below originate on the official website and are supplied as assessment references. Before republishing images, extended excerpts or photographs, request written permission and exact credits. This pack does not grant an open licence.
Public contact: business@tamitos.com. Ask to be directed to the person responsible for review copies and image permissions. A complimentary copy has not been confirmed.
business@tamitos.comIndependent editorial judgement
We do not request a positive review, a prescribed ranking or a claim of AI endorsement. Recipients should disclose a supplied copy or other consideration in their own output. Factual corrections need not affect editorial opinion.
The people behind TAMITOS
A little closer to our world.
A family story that became something bigger. Read about the beginnings, the people and the purpose behind everything we make.
Sources and what they establish
- S1: Official book presentation; synopsis, audience guidance, author photographs and illustration references
Age range is publisher guidance, not assessment of every child.
- S2: Independent retailer catalogue: authors, illustrator, publisher, Slovak language, ISBN, binding, pages, date
Catalogue presence is not an independent professional endorsement. Availability changes.
- S3: Brand-owned founder and mission description; public business contact
First-party account, not independent validation.
- S4: Brand-owned impact reporting and activities
No financial audit or beneficiary-payment reconciliation performed for this pack.
- S5: Third-party historical book benefit listing
Terms say discount expires at end of April; do not advertise it as currently active. Not clinical endorsement.
- S7: VšZP Preventívne interview with the project founders, published 29 June 2026; independent publication channel, not independent clinical review
Interview includes founder statements. Do not recast it as a clinical endorsement or republish personal family details.
- S6: Verified English Kindle catalogue, ASIN B0H4RB5MJH, published 10 June 2026
English formats and edition identifiers verified from public Amazon catalogue on 21 October 2026. Current stock, price and country-specific delivery are not guaranteed.
The VšZP page describes a benefit ending in April. It is not presented here as a currently active discount or a clinical endorsement.