Playing by the book

Reviews of kids' books and the crazy, fun stuff they inspire us to do

An Eccentric Farmer and his Loveable Cat

Earlier this week I brought you a classic Swedish illustrator and a book originally published over 100 years ago. As a foil to that, today I bring you a modern, prize winning Swedish author – Sven Nordqvist. Born in 1946 Nordqvist originally trained as an architect before returning to his childhood dream of illustration with [...]

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And the winner of Scruffy Bear and the Six White Mice is…

Bronwyn! Congratulations! Please look out for an email from me regarding your postal address so that I can send the book to you without delay Thanks to everyone who took part in the giveaway. If you had no luck this time, come back at the weekend when I shall be announcing another giveaway!

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Tomtebobarnen

As we continue Reading Round Europe my first offering from Sweden is by a classic, much loved (and widely translated) author/illustrator, Elsa Beskow. Born in 1874 Elsa Beskow published 40 odd books in her lifetime, many featuring children exploring fairy tale worlds where respect for nature plays a major role. She is credited with having [...]

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