New Swedish Books. Autumn 2016 1
AUTUMN 2016 Emma Adbåge THE EXPEDITIONISTS Lilla
Piratförlaget Rights: Lilla Piratförlaget The Expeditionists How fun it is to go on an outing, to have a day out on one’s own without adults. Bring a big picnic and blankets and a cosy tent to sleep in. What else would it be useful to bring? Iben and her sister are the best ‘dayouters’ there are, they think of everything. But what happens if you get homesick, if time passes too slowly, if the cocktail gherkins run out, if you need the loo. And for how long do you really need to ‘day-out’? Emma Adbåge is one of the most celebrated illustrators in Sweden right now and has been awarded several distinctions, prizes and nominations for her children’s books. Here she narrates an everyday adventure that’s highly relatable and funny. 43