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AUTUMN 2016 Klara Persson (text) Karin Cyrén (ill
) SÖREN, SÖREN, SÖREN Bokslukaren Urax Rights: Koja Agency Sören, Sören, Sören What would happen in a family if all the children had the same name? In Sören, Sören, Sören we meet a somewhat eccentric family unlike any others where all three kids are called the same name: Sören. Not always easy. For example which Sören is it that one’s on the phone with? And what happens when Sören ‘dansören’ [the dancer] loses balance? When Sören ‘kassören’ [the cashier] can’t count? And who’s the Sören ‘massören’ that does massages? A fun, colourful, lively and playful picture book. A celebration in both image and text that sets both one’s imagination and sense of wordplay going. Two-times August prize nominee Klara Persson has written the text, a nonsensical play on words and their meaning. The picture book artist Karin Cyrén is responsible for the illustrations. 35