New Swedish Books. Autumn 2016 1
AUTUMN 2016 Eva Lindström LOOK, A POLICEMAN! Alfa
beta Rights: Alfabeta Look, a policeman! All is not what it seems in Eva Lindström’s picture books. As a reader you have to read slowly, look carefully at the pictures and stretch and challenge your imagination. Eva Lindström is a master of ‘gaps’ and creates her magic in the meeting between text and image with a pinch of dark humour and an original aesthetic. In Look, a policeman! we’re offered a sensitive and warm portrayal of two brothers; one older, more thoughtful brother, and one inventive and curious little brother who seems to want to try just about everything. Like the day when a ‘police officer’ comes by… Eva Lindström has twice been nominated for the big international HC Andersen prize and she’s an inspiration and role model to many picture book authors. 37