Ben's Ship

A magical and humorous story from award-winning author Pieter Koolwijk about people and their struggle with loss...

Giel knows that having a grave in the backyard of their house is not considered "normal", but he is happy like this... This is the grave of his older brother Ben, who forgot to look at the road while crossing the street. Giel and his family are glad that Ben is still near them. At least Giel doesn't have to go to that cold, dark place on the other side of town. When he misses Ben, all he has to do is look at the garden. But their neighbors, the Vinegar family and the Earworm family, do not think so. They don't care one bit about the feelings of Giel and his family. However, Giel's father does not give up in the face of reactions and rebuilds their house from scratch. Apparently, Giel's father has a plan!..

Ben's Ship is the bittersweet recovery story of a family who holds each other tightly while questioning the "strict" rules of society.
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 64

Year of Print: 2016


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Can Çocuk Publications

First Print Year: 2016

Language: Turkish