Do We Know Each Other? Our Secret Similarities
Who likes to secretly pee in the shower?
Some like to sort people into groups: good and bad, black and white, right and left. The result: pigeonholing, stereotypes, prejudices. However, thinking of what people have in common, opens the heart and stirs one’s imagination if you do it like the artist Franziska Ludwig. In her picture puzzle book, she guides us through the lives of 56 characters, which she keeps reorganising according to their characteristics, preferences and current life situation. Thus, on one page we see everyone who’s ever had to flee (even if it was just to escape from a mountain of undone dishes) or everyone who loves a pet (even if it’s the spider on the wall). And we are right in the middle of it all: By flicking back and forth and finding similarities, secrets and stories, we are able to recognise ourselves in others.
- Opens our eyes and makes us curious about the people around us – a kaleidoscope of everyday lives
- An anti-cliché picture puzzle book
- Offers many essential conversation starters
Franziska Ludwig, born in 1976, is an illustrator who lives in the north of Germany on the world’s busiest artificial waterway with her family. She studied Communication Design and Illustration in Kiel. Her favourite things to draw are animals, people and fantasy creatures. Fortunately, there’s always space for at least one of those in children’s books – and preferably all at once!
