Annette Schap is a well-known illustrator in Holland (she has illustrated more than 70 children's books). " Lamp " (2017) is her debut novel, which stunned everyone: children's readers, critics, and teachers. In the world created by Annette Schap, lives a dreamer named Emilia, nicknamed Lamp. That's what her father, a lighthouse keeper, called her.
To keep the lighthouse burning every day, Lampyoshka climbs the spiral staircase to the very top of the high tower. On the day when there is a storm at sea, and there is not a single match in the lighthouse, this story begins, in which pirates will appear, mysterious sea creatures and the mystery of the Black House, in which, they say, a monster lives, will be revealed.
A romantic, fairy-tale-like, sometimes scary, but very kind story.
In 2018, the book was awarded the highest Dutch prize in children's literature, the Golden Stylus Award.
Recommended reader age: 6+
Author: Annette Schap
Artist: Annette Schap
Translation: Irina Leichenko
Editor: Patrusheva Olga
Year of release: 2019
Publisher: Scooter
Pages: 336
Cover type: Hardcover
Dimensions: 217x150x30 mm
ISBN: 978-5-91759-805-5