Swedish Books for Young Readers 1
3 Swedish Books for Young Readers Emma AdbÅge The
Hole Behind The Gym, picture book, 2018, Rabén & Sjögren Rights: Raben & Sjögren Agency A life-affirming tribute to the joy of free play, without concern for certified sandpits or health and safety regulations. The book uses great humour and superb imagery to show that imaginations thrive in untouched spaces. In 2018 it won the August Prize. The Grand Expedition, picture book, 2016, Lilla Piratförlaget Rights: Lilla Piratförlaget When going on an expedition it is good to have a backpack of important things. But when the pickles are gone and the mosquitos come out, what’s to be done? The Castle, picture book, 2019, Lilla Piratförlaget Rights: Lilla Piratförlaget A comic story with lots of recognition about the feeling of giving something that you rather would have kept yourself. But also about having something that someone else desires… Emma Adbåge’s stories and illustrations make everyday emotions and experiences both immediately recognisable and richly interesting. Both her stories and her drawings are observant, succinct, humorous and perceptive. Her illustrations, with their carefully drawn lines and gentle colours, combine small details with characters whose bodily postures and facial expressions give a clear insight into what they think and feel. She has won several awards, including the August Prize, Elsa Beskow Plaque and the Lennart Hellsing Prize. We Find Crumbert, picture book, 2019, Rabén & Sjögren Rights: Raben & Sjögren Agency During a day at the beach, Bert finds a beetle in the sand, names him Crumbert and builds him a great big sandcastle. But when it is time to move in, Crumbert is dead and Bert is devastated. Photo: Richard Gustafsson