New Swedish Books, autumn 2020 1
New Swedish Books 26 Sister Week The jury: A book
about wanting a sibling, with an unusual beginning. Reality and fantasy intermingle. Raisin is desperately missing her big sister Bunny, but she spends every other week with her mum. What Raisin needs to understand is that they’ll be together again when it’s “Dad Week”. But Raisin doesn’t care – she wants her “Sister Week” NOW. Bunny is big and kind and gentle and dangerous all at the same time. They’re supposed to be doing fun party stuff together, and as far as she’s concerned everyone else might as well go home. The story describes just how hard it can be to miss a sibling. This is the first book in Matilda Ruta’s new series Strandskogen (Beach Forest), a series that deals with family relationships, whilst taking children’s emotions very seriously. Matilda Ruta Picturebook, 3–6 years, 40p. Matilda Ruta Publisher Rabén & Sjögren Rights Rabén & Sjögren Agency Åsa Bergman asa.bergman@rabensjogren.se Photo: Göran Segeholm