The Night Patisserie
The Night Patisserie
Hannah Arnesen
- Original Title
- Nattens konditori
- Published
- Natur & Kultur, 2020
- Genre
- Picture books
- Pages
- 32
- Tags
- Hannah Arnesen, Nattens konditori, Natur & Kultur, The Night Patisserie
The Night Patisserie
Hannah Arnesen
”Welcome to my patisserie!” says grandmother.
”I didn’t know you had a patisserie”, Leon says.
”Now you know and it’s only at night, for those like us,
those who can’t sleep.”
At the Night Patisserie we meet characters such as the bearded old man, the lady with the fox, and the princess who gets to eat the marzipan rose on the cake. Someone wants the most expensive cake and another guest just eats punsch rolls.They are many who cannot sleep, or do not want to sleep, or are afraid of the dark. Some even fear the light, just like the stars in the sky over the Night Patisserie.
Books by Hannah Arnesen
- Press voices
- "A finely told, fantastically colorful story in pictures about sleeplessness and solidarity. Lost souls meet at the Night Patisserie over dreams and vaccum cleaners.... 'The Night Patisserie' is a completely delightful picture book that capture the dreamy, thrilling, and yet somewhat terrifying situation Leon finds himself in, with a radiantly light touch both in terms of language and colorful washes of paint. Arnesen successfully paints a nuanced portrait of loneliness and belonging. It is quiet, intimating, and intimate." – Göteborgs-Posten Plus