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AUTUMN 2016 Anton Bergman (text) Emma Adbåge (ill
) THE WORLD’S MOSTEST ESTER Hippo Förlag Rights: Koja Agency “ Ester’s mother is none other than the world famous movie star Greta Garbo!” The World’s Mostest Ester Signe makes a new friend at school, Ester. She’s very exciting to be around because there’s always something going on. She is, simply put, the world’s mostest Ester. Signe wants to be like Ester. Ester has her own key and is allowed to go home on her own because her mother is an actor living in New York. And Ester’s mother is none other than the world famous movie star Greta Garbo! But how’s that possible when she’s not alive anymore? Under the pseudonym Anton Bergman the author successfully describes a child’s thoughts and feelings, the dramas of everyday life, the longing for a friend, the importance of being oneself and how easy it is to get tangled up in lies. With wonderful and effortless illustrations from Emma Adbåge, this is an important book to read aloud, to identify with, and to talk about. 49