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Can You Whistle, Johanna? Spiral-Bound | 2021-02-02

Ulf Stark Anna Höglund (Illustrated by)

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An unsentimental look at a young boy's search for a grandfather, à la The Runaways.

Why doesn't Berra have a grandfather? And how can he get one? Ulf suggests that there are plenty of old men at the retirement home. Berra and Ulf go there together to find one--ideally one who eats pig's trotters, invites you to tea, and can teach you to whistle.

A funny, sensitive, illustrated chapter book about a friendship across generations. Stark's writing covers every emotion, sometimes in the same sentence.

Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Original Binding: Hardcover with printed dust jacket
Pages: 80 pages
ISBN-10: 1776573250
Item Weight: 0.31 lbs
Dimensions: 5.7 x 0.24 x 8.0 inches

"A sweet, tender, never maudlin evocation of an intergenerational friendship."--starred, Kirkus Reviews

Ulf Stark (1944-2017) was a much-loved, award-winning Swedish writer. He wrote more than 30 books for children and won many prizes for his stellar work. He was shortlisted for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2018.