de restjes van de zon

The colorful picture book 'De restjes van de zon' by Edward van de Vendel tells a heartwarming animal story about searching for bright spots during a dark time. It features enchanting nature illustrations by Jet Parent and won a 2024 Zilveren Griffel award.

The forest has been dark for days, and the rain never stops. Discouraged and grumbling, the animals huddle together beneath a thick pine branch.

Field Mouse Desperately wonders where all the light has gone, and where the leftovers of the sun are. Field Mouse insists they must go looking, convinced there has to be some left somewhere!

Fox, Owl, and Badger think going to look for the sun is a ridiculous idea. Yet to everyone's surprise, quiet Squirrel softly says: 'Mouse, I'm coming with you.'

From the 2024 Griffels en Penselen Jury Report:
"The text is full of lovely words and sentences, yet it never goes over the heads of young readers. The same applies to the story's gently philosophical message. The jury appreciates the wonderful, sparkling, and light use of language in this story about a search for light when everything seems gloomy." Open this award-winning picture book and join the search for the sun.

Number of pages: 40.
Uitgeverij: Querido.

This book is written in Dutch.