One million butterflies

About lots of butterflies and a cute elephant.

- Popular gift book about love
- Awarded with a Silver Pencil (Zilveren Griffel)

In the middle of the night, Stach sees them for the first time: the butterflies. They fly around his head, there are a million of them. Stach doesn't know where those butterflies come from, but his parents understand. 'It's time to go,' they say, and they send him on his way, chasing the butterflies ... A beautiful picture book about growing up, letting go, falling in love and coming home again.

Rights sold: Bengali, Chinese (complex and simple), Danish, German, English (India), French, Hindi, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil), Slovenian, Spanish, Georgian, Afrikaans, Ukrainian, Rumanian

Reviews:
'Superb picture book about a timeless theme: budding love. (...) The story is well constructed and works mysteriously towards the climax; the literary language is clear and empathetic.' (NBD Biblion, 2019)

'The more than full-page atmospheric and expressive illustrations offer hours of viewing pleasure, in part because of the enormous wealth of detail, such as a mouse that follows Stach on his journey. Great picture book, for all ages.' (NBD Biblion, 2019)