<p>In <em>Why We Are in Need of Tails</em> Huk and Tuk explain why reading tales to each other is so important.</p><p><br></p><p>In <em>Why We Are in Need of Tales</em> Huk and Tuk explore intriguing questions that arise from their discussions of six different picture books written by Arnold Lobel and Leo Lionni.</p><p><br></p><p>Is something ever truly mine alone?</p><p>How do we come to know what we don't know?</p><p>What makes a friend a friend?</p><p><br></p><p>These and many more questions take us on a journey through the world of Huk and Tuk.</p><p><br></p><p>Doing philosophy with children inspired Maria daVenza Tillmanns to recreate the bonds of meaningful communication in the writing of her whimsical playful stories. Philosophy should make us - children <em>and</em> adults - re-think what we think we know.</p><p><br></p>