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NEW SWEDISH BOOKS EVA LINDELL (WORDS) CECILIA HEI
KKILÄ (ILL.) THE PANCAKE PARTY BERGHS FÖRLAG RIGHTS: KOJA AGENCY The Pancake Party One day, the Mambrass invites all its 134 friends over for a party. In the middle of cake baking and party preparations all its friends turn up at once. And what a party it is. Everyone’s having fun, dancing, singing and hanging out. Until little Pip’s tummy rumbles, and everyone’s suddenly ravenous. The Mambrass realises there’s nothing to offer but sticky cake mix. Will the whole party turn out flat as a pancake?! Or can the friends get together to fix something tasty… A charming, well-written tale in rhyming verse by Eva Lindell. Atmospheric, clever, detailed illustrations by Cecilia Heikkilä, one of Sweden’s new children’s book illustrators, who’s illustrated two books this spring (see also Singer’s Melody, page 40) 32