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NEW SWEDISH BOOKS Who Can Count All the Stars? Ti
m stays on the sofa with his cat and his tablet computer when his dad goes off to do the shopping. Suddenly the screen goes black and Tim sees himself inside the game! And what an adventure he experiences as he flies across motorways, meets monsters, wonders about life and rests comfortably underneath the stars. Anna-Clara Tidholm is one of Sweden’s foremost children’s book writers for the very youngest readers and has a varied and rich catalogue behind her. The focus is always on the competent, thinking and playing child. Now there’s finally a picture book about a gaming child playing make-believe - something many younger children and adults can relate to. Anna-Clara is most famous for the picture book Knock! Knock! which has become a much loved classic in both Sweden and abroad. Anna-Clara Tidholm WHO CAN COUNT ALL THE STARS? Alfabeta Rights: Alfabeta 44