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New Swedish Books 46 Here We Are Here you are And
here I am. There’s at most A few others. Looks like a party over there. A barbecue maybe? What if we went over. Went over there. It’s a highly topical question in present-day society – how do we become part of a greater WE, and how are we treated when suddenly we’re considered as THEM? Åsa Lind is a well-established author in Sweden. During the book fair in Bologna she fell head over heels for the Belgian Ingrid Godon’s illustrations, and their meeting eventually resulted in Here We Are. The book is a meticulous story with an important message. How do you get closer to other people? How do you dare? The imagery adds something different, something new to Swedish publishing. Åsa Lind (text) b. 1958 Ingrid Godon (ill) Here We Are Publisher Lilla Piratförlaget lillapiratforlaget.se info@lillapiratforlaget.se Rights Lilla Piratförlaget erik@lillapiratforlaget.se Åsa Lind Selected Works Opus Olson: Dödens bröder illustrated by Johan Unenge (Rabén & Sjögren 2015) Chapter book Äskil äter träd illustrated by Per Gustavsson (Rabén & Sjögren 2015) Picture book Dodo & Diamant äter kex illustrated by Malin Koort (Rabén & Sjögren 2016) Picture book Ingrid Godon Belgian illustrator Photo: Private Photo: Private