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Can You Whistle, Johanna? Spiral-Bound | February 2, 2021

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) is one of the world's great writers. He is author of more than 30 books for children and has won many prizes for his stellar work. He was shortlisted for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2018.