Notes to Pelle
Publisher: Luitingh-Sijthoff
Funny, heart-warming and moving – a PS, I Love You for children
With full-colour illustrated endpapers by Linde Faas
Film in production
It’s been a year since 12-year-old Pelle lost his father to cancer. The ‘house borer’ is what he calls the disease, because it’s like a beetle who creeps into your house and eats it up from the inside.
Then, Pelle receives a shoe box full of notes and objects belonging to his dad. The notes are a collection of strange assignments, and Pelle is determined to carry out each and every one of them. This gets him into all kinds of comical and awkward situations, and also brings new people into his life who help him and his mother to gently start embracing life again…
A heart-warming story about a highly intelligent boy who slowly learns to accept the death of his father in his own unique style.
Praise:
‘How I love writers who suddenly surprise you.’ – De Grote Vriendelijke Podcast
‘A moving book about coping with the death of Pelle’s father, but also about standing up for yourself and falling in love.’ – NBD Biblion
Rights sold to Dressler Verlag (Germany), Il Castoro (Italy) and Foliant Books (Kazachstan)
Film rights sold to Let's Talk Video
