Books
A Star Called Ajax
Ulf Stark
This story is sad yet beautiful, and packed with the joy of life at the same time. When the inevitable happens it cuts to the heart, but the reader is left not with a lump in the throat, but with hope.Ajax the dog and Johan are friends. Friends give…
Billy and the Mysterious Cat
Birgitta Stenberg
One night Billy is woken up by a loud, long-drawn out “miaaaaow”. A strange dream? No – there’s a cat out on the windowsill, and it quickly jumps into Billy’s room through the window, which is ajar! The cat soon makes itself at home in the kitchen an…
Let’s Pretend You’re a Cat
Helena Dahlbäck
What happens when children are allowed to play on their own? Here we have three brothers and sisters who close the nursery door behind them. Big Sister and Middle Child draw Little Brother into a game that winds and twists its way beyond the confines…
Lost in the Forest
Helena Bross
The children are spending the day out in the fresh air, and Class 1b are off into the forest with a packed lunch. They set off along the marked track in small groups. But to their horror they discover that the markings along the trail have disappeare…
The Tooth League
Helena Bross
Every time someone in the class loses a tooth, a note is added to a chart in the classroom. The chart is called “The Tooth League”, and Elin is the last in the class to lose her front tooth! When it happens, she’s going to get a gold coin from her pa…
Astrid the Fly
Maria Jönsson
Astrid has four legs, she can walk upside down on the ceiling, and she can fly at top speed! Almost all bluebottles can. But despite the fact that she can fly so fast, danger is lurking everywhere – she’s just so tiny! Although what Astrid really lov…
Mayakovsky
Bengt Jangfeldt
A Life at Stake is a riveting and fascinating portrait of the legendary Mayakovsky, a poet surrounded by many myths. With considerable insight and a light touch, Bengt Jangfeldt describes not only a great but tragic human life, but also an entire era…
The Root of Evil
Håkan Nesser
A friendly vacation with dramatic consequencesOne summer in the early 2000s, a handful of Swedish tourists spend a couple of weeks together in Finistère, Brittany. Two couples and two singletons – in all, six newfound friends. They spend their days s…
