Det sista killregnet The Last Boy Rain

Today is the biggest day of Robertos life, because today is his birthday and he is growing up. He will finally get his very own potato, and he will be happy forever. Because that’s what it’s like when you’re an adult, living in the village of Happiness. The guitar guy and the carpenter man never cry, and Roberto has never seen his grandpa shed a tear either. But what do you do when you get so sad that it feels like a storm in your stomach and the sadness starts to spill over inside you?

The Last Boy Rain is a clever picture book about daring to show your feelings. With humor and an eye for the absurd, Emma Karinsdotter and illustrator Bjarke Stenbæk Kristensen portrays the power of crying.

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“The first thing that strikes you about Emma Karinsdotter’s and Bjarke Stenbæk Kristensen’s picture book The Last Boy Rain is the richness of the illustrations. Stenbæk Kristensen’s artwork contains a large dose of humor. He manages to find a fine balance, where the funny details are flowing without the pictures being cluttered. /…/ The village of Happiness is inhabited only by men, all of whom are constrained by the stereotypical masculinity norms, a world far taken to the extreme and still maintaining the subject both clever and thought provoking. And on top of that, it’s just an incredibly funny story.”

★★★★★

BTJ, Sweden

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