Warm Wishes from Death
Warm Wishes from Death
Ulf Nilsson, illustrated by Stina Wirsén“Why should black be the colour of death, why not sky blue?”
Children encounter images of death on TV and in films, games, and books that are often frightening. But what does death really look like? Perhaps there are other images that we can live with – and fall asleep with. What if death isn’t something to be afraid of at all?
Ulf Nilsson (1948–2021) is one of Sweden’s foremost children’s book authors, and with his books Goodbye, Mr Muffin and All the Dear Little Animals he has helped hundreds of thousands of children and parents think and talk about death. In Warm Wishes from Death, which he completed in the final days of his life, he reflects on how we imagine death and how it affects us. What if we try other, more comforting and redeeming images? Stina Wirsén’s mesmerising illustrations in flowing watercolours are as magnificent as life itself. A great little book of comfort for all ages, in shades of black, blue, and pink.
