New Swedish Books, autumn 2020 1
23 Autumn 2020 Just Butts at the Beach Mira, Mum
and Dad are spending their holiday in Italy. Mira is looking forward to going swimming in the big sea, and to try out her new diving mask. When they arrive, Dad doesn’t want to be at the beach with all the tourists – instead he’s heard of a nice beach that the Italians go to. But that beach doesn’t look quite like beaches do at home. Aren’t there a few too many bare butts…? After the success of Just Butts (2019), journalist and body positivity activist Annika Leone and illustrator Bettina Johansson are back with a new book about Mira and her family. Just Butts at the Beach is a humorous book about a family on vacation, but it’s also about nudity and rejoicing in our bodies. Annika Leone and Bettina Johansson The jury: Body positivity for children. Powerful dramaturgy! Picturebook, 5+ years, 32 p. Annika Leone, Bettina Johansson (ill.) Publisher Lilla Piratförlaget Rights Lilla Piratförlaget Linda Widman linda@lillapiratforlaget.se Photo: Stefan Tell Photo: Private