Shhh

Magnhild Winsnes

Awarded Exceptional Book 2021 – International Children’s and Youth Literature of the 21st International Literature Festival Berlin

Winner of the 2017 Ministry of Culture First Book Prize

Winner of the 2017 Critics’ Prize for Best Children and YA

Winner of 2017 the Norwegian Writers for Children First Book Prize

Awarded “BEST OF SHOW” 2018 – The Year’s Most Beautiful Books (the Norwegian Designer’s Guild visual prize)

Awarded “GOLD – Best Illustrations and Design Children’s Book” 2018 – The Year’s Most Beautiful Books (the Norwegian Designer’s Guild visual prize)

Selected title White Raven 2018

Everything that is suddenly a secret.

This summer, Hanna realises she is lagging behind in just about everything: hobbies, friends, her body, boys – EVERYTHING. Through a series of experiences, encounters and discoveries, Winsnes portrays the transition from child to teenager with both humour and gravity. Her illustrations have a cinematic quality, moving like a camera lens, and she has a unique ability to tell a story through images.

A beautiful, humorous and sensitive story about secrets – a graphic novel for young readers that stays with you.

Reviews

… wonderful, tender and attentive about the time between childhood and youth […] very rare […] original and beautiful …
Hamar Arbeiderblad, 6 out of 6 stars

Shhh is a powerful debut about the summer you reach puberty. Debut Magnhild Winsnes has made a book that smells of summer and freshly cut grass and tells a story that really hits.
Empirix

… a very welcome contribution especially in a time where graphic novels for young readers are so popular. […] Thanks to Winsnes’ excellent prose and exciting visual compositions, my expectations for her next project are high.
Dagbladet, 5 out of 6 stars

…catches to the point the fragile, insecure time between childhood and youth. Shhh is a beautiful book.
Dagsavisen

…if there is a debut prize for graphic novels, Magnhild Winsnes should definitely win.
NRK

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