vandaag houd ik mijn spreekbeurt over de anaconda

In the children's book 'Vandaag houd ik mijn spreekbeurt over de anaconda', Bibi Dumon Tak gives the floor to animals giving class presentations about other animals. Winner of a 2023 Zilveren Griffel award.

Some animals have never seen each other before, while others know each other very well. Like the cleaner fish, who mainly knows the shark's sharp teeth, and the fox, who is mostly interested in how the goose tastes. The zebra gives a presentation on black-and-white animals, and the death's-head hawkmoth knows everything there is to tell about the squirrel monkey. And just like after any class presentation, there is time for questions at the end.

Curious to see the animal kingdom through the eyes of the animals themselves instead of humans? Readers learn a great deal about animals this way, making it a wildly fun read rather than a childish one. The fantastic illustrations by Annemarie van Haeringen make it extra special.

From the 2023 Griffels en Penselen Jury Report: "Bibi Dumon Tak turns all the animals into unique personalities. From the stuttering hermit crab, too nervous to pronounce his own name, to the confident fruit fly who would rather die than live under a blanket of poop. The witty dialogues are a joy to read. It is impressive how Bibi Dumon Tak manages to give the reader so much information about so many different animals within this chosen format. This book shows that masterful writing, humor, and clear information go hand in hand."

Number of pages: 120.
Uitgeverij: Querido.

This book is written in Dutch.