I am Susi Suitcase

Susi Suitcase is the narrator of all the stories in this book. She has very many friends who are all different sorts of bags, who have travelled the world and experienced unique situations which Susi has collected. She invites you, the reader, to think about which bags you have and what stories you think your bags might tell. Susi also lets each bag tell us what name they have chosen for themselves and why and what its particular name means. All the bags even explain what cultures their name comes from. Susi invites the reader to use their fantasy to think about what friendship means and how to live tolerance. The stories give interesting information about the countries the bags are from and are fun to read. In the end Susi Suitcase tells us a bit about her history too and, why she gathered her friends’ stories. In a note to parents and teachers the author explains what her motivation was for writing this book. Her upbringing was multicultural and bilingual which influenced her choice in becoming an English teacher and so she has worked in a community college in Germany as well as at the German Embassy School in Beijing, China for over 30 years.