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The Midsummer Tomte and the Little Rabbits
If Grumpy the dwarf were a Swedish elf he'd star in this charming illustrated midsummer book.
The Runaways
"Grandpa's in the hospital and hating it. He swears at the nurses and makes trouble for everyone. Dad finds it too stressful to visit, but Gottfried Junior visits Grandpa as often as he's allowed, and when he's not allowed, he goes anyway. Grandpa thinks only of the place he was happiest--the island where he lived with Grandma before she died. He wants to go back one last time, but they won't let him out of the hospital. Gottfried Junior and Grandpa take things into their own hands. If running away is the only way to get to the island, then they'll be runaways."--Page 2 of cover.
The Yule Tomte and the Little Rabbits
Grump the Yule Tomte lives all alone, which is exactly how he likes it! He's waiting for Christmas to arrive when all of a sudden a gust of wind steals his mittens from the washing line and his hat from his head. That's the last straw -- he won't be the Yule Tomte any more! Binny and Barty, the rabbit children, live with their family in the forest. They've never heard of Christmas, or the Yule Tomte, until the wind brings them some strange gifts... All the animals in the forest prepare for the arrival of Christmas. They make presents, bake sweet treats and even write a song. But will the Yule Tomte ever bring Christmas to the big forest? This charming and funny Christmas story of a grumpy tomte and the hopeful little rabbits is told over twenty-five chapters -- one for each day of Advent -- with delightful festive illustrations. Perfect for families to share together.
Fruitloops and Dipsticks
Country of Origin: Sweden Simone is twelve. When her new teacher mistakes her for a boy called Simon, the trouble really begins-and it doesn't stop! All sorts of things start to go wrong, like lost dogs and ducks in the classroom and stolen handbags... Simone is constantly getting into trouble, even though she doesn't mean to (most of the time). Fruitloops and Dipsticks is a laugh-out-loud coming-of-age novel about a tough (but sensitive) girl (who's pretending to be a boy) who comes to accept her family's-and her own-eccentricities, and learns a lot about life and love along the way.
My Little Small
A lonely Creature lives deep within the mountain. Sadly, sunlight makes her sick, so her world is gray--until a spark from way up high falls down to her. Full color.
Can You Whistle, Johanna?
Two boys adopt Grandpa Ned at the old people's home and together they have many adventures.
When Dad Showed Me the Universe
A father and son set out on a nighttime excursion to see the universe.
My Friend Percy's Magical Gym Shoes
Percy's gym shoes are like no others. When he has them on, he can do exactly as he likes. Ulf wants these shoes, so that he also can become strong and courageous. The magic shoes are mouldy and smelly, and Ulf pays for them with his steam machine, his stopwatch, his stamp album... This is a fast-paced story of the unlikely friendship that builds between Percy, the school tough guy, and Ulf, eccentric, chubby and sensitive.
My Friend Percy and Buffalo Bill
The amiable and charming Percy invites himself to join Ulf on his summer holiday on an island in the Swedish archipelago. Though Ulf's parents view Percy as an unsuitable friend for their son, everyone else u including Ulf's curmudgeonly grandfather u appears to love him. But it is too much for Ulf when his summer crush, Pia, also begins to show signs of affection for Percy.
Children's Literature as Communication
In this book, members of the ChiLPA Project explore the children's literature of several different cultures, ranging from ancient India, nineteenth century Russia, and the Soviet Union, to twentieth century Britain, America, Australia, Sweden, and Finland. The research covers not only the form and content of books for children, but also their potential social functions, especially within education. These two perspectives are brought together within a theory of children's literature as one among other forms of communication, an approach that sees the role of literary scholars, critics and teachers as one of mediation. Part I deals with the way children's writers and picturebook-makers draw on a culture's available resources of orality, literacy, intertextuality, and image. Part II examines their negotiation of major issues such as the child adult distinction, gender, politics, and the Holocaust. Part III discusses children's books as used within language education programmes, with particular attention to young readers' pragmatic processing of differences between the context of writing and their own context of reading.
