The big question

by Wolf Erlbruch
The book poses the biggest question of them all: Why am I here? A chorus of voices all have their own answer: a pilot says we're here to kiss the stars; a bird says we're here to sing our song; the number three thinks we're here to count to three. It encourages young ones to consider the question themselves, and to learn nothing is certain except that each of us will pose the question differently and hear different answers. A final answer to the big question comes from a mother holding her baby: "you are here because I love you". All that belongs to the world of the child's imagination finds meaning through pages bursting with Erlbruch's elegant, affective illustrations.
Bologna Ragazzi Award 2004
Prix Sorcière 2005
52 pages, 17,5 x 30 cm, 3 years +
Rights sold: Catalan, Chinese (Mainland China and Taiwan), Dutch, English (North America), German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil) and Spanish (world).