Rem's passion for fantastic worlds was a big part of her life since she was old enough to tell the difference between the villain and the hero. Stories enchanted and allowed her to see the world in a different way. They brought light over loneliness, bringing a new friend with every page she turned. Her love for travelling through different characters helped her battle life's own demons by sending them into oblivion, using a sword called hope. Her eyes started to see the magic in everything around her and one day her soul screamed for a story that needed to be told. That's how "Above the Clouds" was born. By telling the story of Stratus, the author explores the struggle of escaping from a society that doesn't give you the freedom to be yourself. 

Founder of the company Creartscape Teh S.R.L., Rem is also passionate about video games. The game inspired from the novel, Above the Clouds, won people's choice awards at the Indie Prize Competition, hosted by Casual Connect in San Francisco, 2015. 

                                                         

     For ages, the creatures dwelling in the realm of Celestiopia were shaped to be strong and honorable. Small in size, possessing extraordinary abilities, they were charged from birth with the duty to protect and guide the human world. When their homeland was shattered, the characters found themselves questioning everything they had been taught, in search of the truth behind what had happened.

 

     Above the clouds is a fantasy novel written in an enchanting way, allowing readers to embark on a life-changing journey along with the main character. This story takes place in the land of Celestiopia, located above the clouds, invisible to the human eye. This realm was the home of beings with extraordinary powers. The story is centered around Stratus, a lonely, grumpy creature, who starts to question everything he had been taught. Pushed by a desire to be better and do more for the community, he decides to do whatever it takes to change his destiny. The struggles he faces along with the encounters he has, allow the character to evolve from a troubled introvert into a fearless leader. One of the themes of the novel is the constant chase for the ideal feeling of happiness, illustrated throughout the book as something an individual craves and needs in order to have a functional life. By telling the story of Stratus, I'm  telling the story of every person whom is trying to belong or is struggling to escape from a society that doesn't give them the freedom to be themselves.

                                                 

The funds I'm raising will be used to cover the costs of fully illustrating and printing the book. The art and design  is very pricy and I have already personally invested in the project because I believe in it so much. My goal is to add at least 30 new high quality illustrations to the book. The printing costs include: paper, layout, gluing inserts, hard cover.  Surpassing the goal means that more people will have access to the book, because we can print more copies and do community outreach! 

• Though this is a flexible-funding campaign, I will be printing the book regardless of how much I raise, but the number of illustrations and the size of the order will be determined by the success of the campaign.

As a pshychology major, I studied children's psychology and I always wanted to find a way to get involved in children's positive development, stimulate their creativity at a young age and help parents bond with their children more.

Parents and teachers have long known that a child's brain can soak up information like a sponge. Our children take in everything they see and store it in their subconscious, creating their personality. What we expose them to is very important. The way each child perceives and senses the world is unique. While the body and mind constantly grow, perceptions also change. Children's sense of the material world and of the space around it also changes.
Publishing a book like this gives me the opportunity to touch people and hopefully raise awareness that creativity in a child is very important and should be nourished at a young age. 

How reading to your child helps his development:

1 - Stories can help children cope with many feelings and problems and they learn things about the world just by enjoying the story.

2. Reading books to children at bedtime is a wonderful bonding experience that nourishes emotional development. Parents can also help the child relate the incidents in the story to real events in their lives.

3 - Reading books regularly stimulates children’s imagination and fosters natural curiosity. Children quickly learn to visualize the scenarios mentioned in the stories by reading the text alone. This type of development works even better if a parent assists in the process. 

4 - Stories promote the devlopment of empathy. Fiction is a powerful vehicle for the development of empathy because the listeners (readers) automatically identify with one or more of the story's characters. In identifying, the listener experiences vicariously the sorrows, joys, triumphs, defeats and ethical conflicts of the protagonist - and maybe those of the antagonist, too.