Soaring Penguin Press has agreed to publish the English edition of Sugar: The Life of My Cat by Serge Baeken. The book was originally published by Belgian publisher Blloan, and subsequently in French by Dargaud.

Sugar is the biography of Baeken’s cat who came to the family as a kitten and lived eighteen years; and who became something of a legend even after his passing.

Serge Baeken is an author and illustrator of who in July 2016 was awarded the deAuteursprijs for his illustration work by copyrights management company deAuteurs. The jury called Baeken “an illustrator with an authentic body of work, an autonomous and committed artist who creates his own universe through his work.”

Sugar: The Life of My Cat will be published in early 2018.