This is a powerful story that addresses themes of loss and love. The author, Stein Erik Lunde, and illustrator Oyvind Torseter, use simple language and illustrations to let us peek into an intimate evening between a man and his young son. The story is set in Norway and the team has masterfully u...
Definitely more than just a picture book. This is a piece of art- the story is subtle, lyrical, aching at the beginning which then moves into hopeful. The illustrations are composed of cut outs and line drawings with cold open lonely spaces and sharp edges, and a spot of red from the tree swing, ...