Little Yasser is quite a cry-baby. Even minor things easily upset him, and tears are his only mean to express his worries and fears, his wishes and anger. When his parents leave him at home alone or whenever he screws things up or breaks something, words simply seem to fail him, taking the boy's story as an example; this picture book encourages children to think about themselves and about how they deal with their own feelings. The lively colour illustrations accompanying the simple text emphasize the characters' gestures and facial expressions. Thus, the child's adventure and his emotional world are commented on in an amusing and ironical way.