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NEW SWEDISH BOOKS Great Grandma, Daisy and Death
ANNA EHRING (WORDS) LOTTA GEFFENBLAD (ILL.) GREAT GRANDMA, DAISY AND DEATH URAX FÖRLAG RIGHTS: KOJA AGENCY One summer’s day, Daisy goes to visit her granny. Everything is summery and wonderful, until Daisy finds a dead shrew. She becomes sad and is full of questions and thoughts about life and about death. Great Grandma comforts her with warmth and love. A subtle, tender portrayal of relationships between young and old, life’s big questions, and enjoying life itself. Lotta Geffenblad succeeds in communicating summer, sorrow, comfort and existential ponderings with her expressive images. My Friend on the Other Side of the Mountain LENA ARRO (WORDS) SARA GIMBERGSSON (ILL.) MY FRIEND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN OPAL RIGHTS: OPAL Two frogs live on opposite sides of a mountain. They long for one another’s company, and to have a true friend. But dare they make the trip from their safe, secure worlds to the other side of the mountain? What dangers lie in wait? And imagine if the other frog isn’t as keen? A finely-tuned tale of having friends and missing them, and of daring to challenge oneself. Sara Gimbergsson’s dreamy, fairytale-like, expressive images set the perfect tone for Lena Arro’s delicate, thoughtful text. 34