A picture book is the first book that all children have contact with. Not so long ago, such books were considered to be toys, and little attention was given to their moral-didactic role. With the development of educational and closely related sciences that deal with the upbringing and education of children, the publishing of children’s book has developed and, more recently, the development of problem-solving children’s books. A problem-solving children’s book is a picture book that considers problems in children's lives, and their doubts and fears, which also offers a solution that is acceptable to the developmental stages of the children who are reading it. Children’s picture books are books where there is a symbiosis of text and image, that offer entertainment, but also learning, development and advice on how to deal with the problems of everyday life. In the last twenty years, many Croatian authors have created valuable problem-solving children’s books that deal with various problems such as same-sex families, national minorities, single-parent families, discrimination and so on. Problem-solving children’s books have inspired the organization of various workshops for children and parents. One organization that stands out for its quality and tradition is the Pssst... Story! program organized by the City Library of Rijeka.