Who is Big?
Who is Big?
Stina WirsénWe celebrate a decade and 16 titles of Who? with a completely new story. Who is Big?, where those who were small have now grown tall and broad.
Look! A Teddy who was small and now is big and a Cat who has really grown a lot and now has hair under his arms. Are there more? Yes there’s a tall Bird and a Rabbit with a beard and even a Teddy-Pig with a police helmet! But the little ones clinging on to Teddy’s arm, who are they? Ah, it’s Ceddy and Piggly, two new little ones to get to know. Luckily they have lots of big friends who know exactly how to behave and don’t quarrel… or do they?
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.
