John the Skeleton
Triinu Laan, Marja-Liisa Plats (illustrator), translated by Adam Cullen
🏆 2025 Mildred L. Batchelder Award for outstanding children’s book translated into English
When John retires from his job as classroom skeleton, Grams and Gramps bring him to their home in the Estonian woods. John fits right into his new family, and in some ways his life is just beginning. Whilst an exploration of ageing and death, this is a warm story full of life.
