Ever since I was little, I had a question:
How can an animal as strong as the circus elephant sit chained to such a tiny stick, stuck in the sand?

"The Chained Elephant" is one of Jorge Bucay's most popular stories, where the famous Argentine psychiatrist explains -for the first time to very young children- the reason why we live the way we do and our ability to change, as long as we want to...

Like the elephant in the story, we all remain subconsciously tied to our psychological chains from a very young age, damaging our self-esteem and self-confidence.

During the developmental phase, the constant "NO" becomes disastrous for our need to discover and explore our childhood world, and phrases like: "We don't do that in our family," "It's not worth trying," "No one has succeeded in what you're trying to do," stifle every creative impulse. How can one react?

In collaboration with his friend and famous Argentine painter and illustrator Gusti, Bucay masterfully adapts his story, creating a children's book that can provoke thought, liberate, and move the most sensitive readers: children.