The Best Singer in the World

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My little brother thinks I'm the best singer in the world. But I can't sing if there are too many people. When I was six, we were having a performance at school to celebrate spring. The teacher said it would be on a real stage, with proper spotlights. I told her I didn't want to...

Ulf Nilsson is a celebrated children's writer in Sweden. He has written more than 20 books for all ages, including All the Dear Little Animals (Gecko Press). He is the winner of the August Award and the American Batchelder Award. He wrote the 'Detective Gordon' junior fiction series, published to international acclaim by Gecko Press. Eva Eriksson is one of the world's great illustrators. Her awards include the Astrid Lindgren Prize and the August award and she is consistently nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen and other international awards. Eriksson has illustrated numerous books published by Gecko Press including the internationally popular My Happy Life junior fiction series.

"A heart-warming tale of a shy six-year-old boy who has a warm, loving relationship with his younger brother and a happy knack of entertaining him with songs." -- School Librarian Journal (UK) "Ulf Nilsson's The Best Singer in the World treats also the gradual growth of a child's self-confidence." -- The Irish Times (UK) "It's a brilliant idea for a story. Standing up on stage in front of people can be a daunting task at any age, and this book cleverly shows both the fear beforehand and then the joy and excitement when he manages to face his fears..." -- The Bookbag (UK)