Always Near
Mark Janssen
Trim size: : 25 x 29 cm | 32 pages
Whenever you miss someone, they’re never far away. The surprise hit of this summer!
Granny What can you do when you really miss someone, and trying not to miss them only makes it worse? She had said: She had said: That’s when you slowly discover, bit by bit, that the person you love is never really gone. That there are signs everywhere of the love, the attention, the presence of that one person who isn’t physically here anymore – yet always remains nearby. In beautifully detailed black-and-white drawings inspired by visits to Nepal, Mark Janssen presents a world in which a butterfly, a fish, a monkey and other small signs are manifestations of a grandmother whose absence is felt so intensely. It is a touching story in all its beauty, simplicity and language. A book that brings hope and comfort to young and old.
is
gone…
‘When you’re sad
because I’m gone,
I’ll actually be really close.’
‘When you’re sad
because I’m gone,
I’ll actually be really close.’
Mark Janssen surprises us once again…
Rights sold:
English worldwide
What can you do when you really miss someone, and trying not to miss them only makes it worse?
She had said:
‘When you’re sad
because I’m gone,
I’ll actually be really close.’
She had said:
‘When you’re sad
because I’m gone,
I’ll actually be really close.’
That’s when you slowly discover, bit by bit, that the person you love is never really gone. That there are signs everywhere of the love, the attention, the presence of that one person who isn’t physically here anymore – yet always remains nearby. In beautifully detailed black-and-white drawings inspired by visits to Nepal, Mark Janssen presents a world in which a butterfly, a fish, a monkey and other small signs are manifestations of a grandmother whose absence is felt so intensely.
It is a touching story in all its beauty, simplicity and language. A book that brings hope and comfort to young and old.
Mark Janssen surprises us once again…
Rights sold:
English worldwide
Always Near
Picture books
About the author
MARK JANSSEN (b. 1974) studied at the Academy for Visual Arts in Maastricht. He has illustrated more than 500 books for children and adults.
Lemniscaat published his first picture book Nothing Happened, which was enthusiastically received internationally, followed by Dinos Don’t Exist, Island and Stop! Monsters!
Lemniscaat published his first picture book Nothing Happened, which was enthusiastically received internationally, followed by Dinos Don’t Exist, Island and Stop! Monsters!
About the illustrator
MARK JANSSEN (b. 1974) studied at the Academy for Visual Arts in Maastricht. He has illustrated more than 500 books for children and adults.
Lemniscaat published his first picture book Nothing Happened, which was enthusiastically received internationally, followed by Dinos Don’t Exist, Island and Stop! Monsters!
Lemniscaat published his first picture book Nothing Happened, which was enthusiastically received internationally, followed by Dinos Don’t Exist, Island and Stop! Monsters!
