| Original title | Het lied van de spreeuw |
| Original language | Dutch |
| Place of first publication | Paesi Bassi |
| Original Publisher | WPG Children's Media |
Further information on this book
From above, the starling thinks everything is so wonderful: the grass-covered plain, the wheat fields, the clouds, the breeze from the sea, how the sky can be clear. It wants to make a song of it, a song about the beauty of everything. He tells it to the other birds and each of them has something to add to his song: for the woodpecker the beauty of the trees, for the owl the beauty of the night, for the kingfisher the water…
This beautifully illustrated picture book reminds us of the infinite beauty that can be found in everyday life, if we look close enough.
Octavie Wolters
(Author, Illustrator)
Octavie Wolters is an independent author, artist and illustrator living in the Netherlands. As an author she writes novels and biographical non-fiction. In her works she mainly uses the linocut technique. Il canto dello storno is her first illustrated book, which was greeted by great public and critical acclaim, won the Silver Paintbrush and was nominated by the Association of Illustrators for the World Illustration Award.
Anna Patrucco Becchi
(Translator)
Anna Patrucco Becchi was born in 1965 in Genoa. She translates especially books for kids and children from German, Netherlander, English. After being finalist for three years consecutively as translator for the Strega Award, she won in 2019. In 2020, IBBY selected one of her translations as best Italian translation for the Honour List.
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