Who’s Best?
Who’s Best?
Stina Wirsén, illustrated by Stina WirsénTeddy is so fast. But the cat is so bad. Bad at running fast. “I’m best at running.” That’s what Teddy says. “At running, maybe. But look what I can do,” says the cat. The cat is really good at doing somersaults. Teddy can’t do somersaults at all. They have a jumping competition instead. Until Teddy says he’s not going to compete at jumping. All this competing isn’t easy…
Sold in over a million copies in Sweden alone, Stina Wirsén’s Who series deals with important and difficult topics with impressive simplicity and commitment for both young and old. With sensitivity and a genuine interest for the child’s perspective, Wirsén is masterful at finding the conflict and drama in everyday situations and guiding both the child and parent through all of life’s big emotions.
The stories are seemingly straight-forward, but never one to shy away from the complexity of life, the Who series tackles questions of grief, frustration, jealousy, loneliness, excitement, and joy, always written with warmth and humour. A Swedish Modern Family for children, the family constellations are a reflection of our time, with single mothers and fathers, stepparents, nuclear families and families of two moms or dads. Wirsén is known and beloved for writing the world as it is, rather than how we wish it would be, perfectly suited for the age group without sugar-coating reality.
Rights sold
Chinese (simp.): Petrel Publishing
Danish: Vilde Dyr
French: Cambourakis
Korean: Moonji Publishing Co.
