New Swedish Books. Autumn 2016 1
AUTUMN 2016 We Crumble, We Mime a Cuckoo Lina Ekd
ahl (text) Emma Hanquist (ill) WE CRUMBLE, WE MIME A CUCKOO Alfabeta Rights: Alfabeta Inside, outside, up and down – things can happen everywhere. Children’s thoughts and experiences about an absolutely ordinary day are captured poetically, sensitively and with great humour here. We Crumble, We Mime a Cuckoo is a picture book that dares to be different with its rhythmical, playful and captivating text and delightful, joyful images that lift the story with energy and humour. Lina Ekdahl is also a poet and a playwright and her poetry has been translated into several languages. Emma Hanquist works as an illustrator. 45