Books

The Darkest Day

Håkan Nesser

When family secrets are revealedIt is December in Kymlinge and the Hermansson family gather to celebrate a 105th birthday party – dad Karl-Erik is turning 65, his eldest daughter Ebba, 40. But nothing goes according to plan. On the night before the b…

Swedish title: Människa utan hund

Series: The Barbarotti Series

Category: Fiction / Crime & Suspense

Pub date: 07-04-2006

Format: 500 pages

Come On, Sigge

Lin Hallberg

Come On, Sigge! is the third book in the series about the Shetland pony Sigge and pony-mad Elina and her friends who meet up at the delightful Shetland pony stables at Broby, run by Ingela, the best riding instructor in the world!Here Elina meets Sig…

Swedish title: Kom igen Sigge

Series: Sigge

Category: Children / Fiction 6-9

Pub date: 03-04-2006

Format: 128 pages, b/w illustrations, 148 x 210 mm

The Hunt For The Bicycle Thief

Peter Gissy

Who stole Lucia’s bike? When one of Jill and Jonatan’s friend’s loses her bicycle, it’s just the start of an exciting adventure. At the same time, a large sum of money goes missing from the Äppelbo apartment block. The trail leads to a strange magici…

Swedish title: Jakten på cykeltjuven

Series: Jill & Jonatan 3

Category: Children / Fiction 9-12

Pub date: 27-03-2006

Format: 144 pages, b/w illustrations

Morris in the big meadow

Lotta Olsson

There are a great many fun things that Morris is too little for. He isn’t allowed to go up or down the stairs alone and he isn’t allowed to eat chocolate. And he isn’t allowed to play in the Big Meadow. The Big Meadow is a wonderful place that Morris…

Swedish title: Morris på landet

Category: Children / Picture Books

Pub date: 17-03-2006

Format: 32 pages, colour illustrations 210 x 210 mm

All the Dear Little Animals

Ulf Nilsson

“The whole world is full of dead animals,” said Ester, “in every bush there’s a bird, a butterfly, a mouse. Somebody has to be kind and take care of them. Somebody has to make a sacrifice and bury all these dead bodies.”“Who,” I said.“Us,” she said.E…

Swedish title: Alla döda små djur

Category: Children / Picture Books

Pub date: 17-03-2006

Format: 36 pages, 210 x 210 mm, colour

100 Geraniums and How to Care for Them

Susanna Rosén

Swedish title: 100 pelargoner och hur du sköter dem

Category: Illustrated Non-Fiction / Home & Garden

Pub date: 10-03-2006

Format: 108 pages, 220 x 210 mm

Eleven Years On Earth

Lotta Olsson

We spend a week and a half with Lisa during the autumn of Year 5 – Lisa’s older sister is up to something shady, and at last the Detective Club has a mystery to solve. Lisa finds a secret note in her jacket pocket, signed V – presumably from Veronica…

Swedish title: Elva år på jorden

Series: Lisa Bengtsson's memoirs

Category: Children

Pub date: 06-03-2006

Format: 128 pages, b/w illustrations

The Ghost at School

Helena Bross

Swedish title: Spöket i skolan

Series: Class 1b

Category: Children / Fiction 6-9

Pub date: 01-03-2006

Format: 148x210mm 64 pages