Stiven

Highly recommended for everyone, but especially families with young children, and particularly for those who share their lives with a cat - or perhaps, for those who are ruled by one.

✓ Sold to Hungary, Türkiye and Germany!

✓ Another fun and exciting collaboration between comedian Ted Forsström and Aardman director Åsa Lucander

✓ The duos previous bedtime story, STELLA, was nominated for the Finlandia Prize 2023 in Children’s and YA literature  and was sold to 9 languages!

The food is gone! Stiven roars. This is urgent! Come out!

Have you ever thought how frustrating life can be for a cat? When something as simple as getting fed turns into a daily battle? For Stiven, the logic is simple: an empty bowl must be filled immediately. How can an entire family have such a hard time understanding this?

The glutton Stiven is a stubborn drama queen, holding the whole family hostage with one mission: more food immediately! He’s a big personality, alternately majestic and pathetic, and neither mom, dad, the child, nor the baby escapes his constant demands for food and attention. This leads to comedic moments in the everyday life of a young family with a pet, brilliantly captured in Åsa Lucander's lively illustrations.

Ted Forsström’s text is atmospheric and down-to-earth, with his characteristic playful rhymes occasionally shining through. It’s highly relatable for families with young children and especially for anyone who owns a cat—or is owned by one. The duo’s previous bedtime story, STELLA, was nominated for the Finlandia Prize.