Whose Party?
Whose Party?
Stina Wirsén, illustrated by Stina WirsénHappy birthday!
It’s party time in Stina Wirsén’s celebrated Who? world. Today is Spark’s birthday and all her friends are coming to the party. There will be lots of fun and cake and games. How exciting!
But suddenly, Teddy-Mama’s friend Bird is standing in the hallway with a child Spark doesn’t know — and who is most definitely not invited. That’s what Spark thinks.
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.
The Who? series has already been translated to 14 languages and counting and has sold a million copies in Sweden alone. The author is the recipient of the Elsa Beskow Plaque, the Nordic Illustrator Award and the Stockholm Culture Award, among many other nominations and awards, and is one of Sweden’s most beloved and prolific authors and illustrators.
