“European Shorthair” is a White Raven 2024

European shorthair is a White Raven 2024!

The selection for the annually published catalogue is made by the International Youth Library’s children’s literature experts. The team focuses on titles that might be of interest to an international audience because of their literary and pictorial quality and/or the topics they address.

In the review to Joana Estrela’ most recent book we read: “Even if cats supposedly have more than one life, there comes a time when they, too, have to go. And now it is that time for the tired and sick 17-year-old tomcat Manel. The family (…) with whom Manel has spent his entire life now ask themselves what they should do for the moribund animal. With heavy hearts they decide to have him put to sleep. In this graphic novel, Joana Estrela depicts Manel’s last days in a reserved and gentle tone, without many words, as a time of letting go, farewells, pain, grief, and taking responsibility.”