Every night, Granddad reads to Elfie. Always from the same book. It’s the best feeling in the world. But this night, everything is different: the book is gone! Elfie can’t sleep, she can’t stop thinking about the book. How can Granddad read to her now?

Sjoerd Kuyper (Amsterdam, 1952) has been a published author for 46 years and counting. He has written many successful children’s books which have been translated into over a dozen languages - from China to the USA. In 2012 his oeuvre for children was awarded the very prestigious, triennial Theo Thijssen Prize.