The Sperm Whale is one of the best children’s books 2022

The Sperm Whale by Lennart Eng

Dear friends,

We are very excited that "The Sperm Whale - The World's Largest Predator", by awarded author and illustrator Lennart Eng has gotten lots of attention recently. 

This non-fiction book has been reviewed in every single important newspaper in Sweden, and has been announced as one of the best children’s books of the year 2022. We are happy to share some of the great reviews from recognized critics and librarians, experts in children’s literature. We hope this great book will travel the world in the same way the sperm whale does.

Selection of reviews:

A captivating and interesting non-fiction book, with fantastic illustrations. – Solveig Lidén, BTJ

Read "The Sperm Whale - The World's Largest Predator" in order to create a bond with wild animals. You don’t need a zoo when you can enjoy Lennart Eng's illustrations that give life to the sperm whale.

– Shora Esmailian, Sydsvenskan

It is striking how well Lennart Eng succeeds in portraying the sublimities of the ocean depths, and with what precision he gives out the facts, without disturbing the poetic flow of illustrations.

– Petter Lindgren, Aftonbladet

It is hard to write non-fiction books that are not merely informative, but Lennart Eng has in "The Sperm Whale" created a wistful meditation on the world's largest predator […] 

It is, of course, the illustrations that carry most of the weight in the artist's work: from educational illustrations on how the sperm whale stuns its victims with sound shocks, to beautiful watercolors of whaling ships chasing the sperm whales across a turbulent sea. Throughout, there are naturally ocean depictions, a constantly changing light blue mist, in which the dark shadow that is the sperm whale move. – Lotta Olsson, DN

 

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