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New Swedish Books 16 After the Storm One morning
Sam wakes up on her lonely island in the middle of the ocean. In the night an icy storm passed over the island. Now snow is pouring into her bedroom, and lying in the middle of the floor is a rope, which turns out to be enchanted. When Sam tries to grab the rope, it slips away from her, enticing her to run after it, out of the little cottage and into the deep forest… Here and there tree trunks and branches have broken off as a result of the night’s strong winds and Sam runs, jumps, climbs and balances, with the help of the rope, through the storm-ravaged forest. Eventually she reaches the beach on the other side of the island and makes a surprising discovery. Ida-Lovisa Rudolfsson is a textile artist, educated at HDK in Gothenburg. After the Storm is her first picture book. Stitch by stitch, she has created a peculiar and dizzyingly beautiful picture book about a winter storm and its aftermath. At the centre of the story is Sam, a girl with an amazing imagination that gives her tiger-like powers. Ida-Lovisa Rudolfsson The jury: An enchanted rope, an enchanting story. Successful story-telling through pictures. Picturebook, 3–6 years, 168 p. Ida-Lovisa Rudolfsson Publisher Mirando bok Rights Koja Agency Carin Bacho carin.bacho@kojaagency.com Photo: Ola Kjelbye