Rose Lagercrantz
Rose Lagercrantz is a popular Swedish author of books for children as well as for adults. Known for the beloved children’s book series about Dunne and Metteborg, Rose has written over 40 books since her debut in 1973. She has received many of the top Swedish literary awards, including the August Prize, the Astrid Lindgren Prize, Expressen’s Heffaklump as well as the Nils Holgersson Plaque.
Her books have been translated into 25 languages so far, including German, Italian, Korean, Japanese and Russian.
Books by Rose Lagercrantz
Three Friends and a Bestie
Rose Lagercrantz
Evelina is just about to turn eight, and there’s only one thing on her wish-list: A best friend. She has friends, but they are not always nice. Now, she wants a best friend, someone who picks her first when they play rounders – even though she’s neve…
Swedish title: Tre kompisar och en bästis
Category: Children
Pub date: 26-08-2024
Format: 148 x 210 mm, 80 pages, colour
Eight, Almost Nine
Rose Lagercrantz
Olga Olsson is eight, going on nine, and rather happy with her life. But when her mum is taken to the hospital, she suddenly has to go stay with her aunt and uncle. They are kind, though it turns out their daughter Augusta doesn’t want Olga to live w…
Swedish title: Åtta, snart nio
Category: Children
Pub date: 12-09-2022
Format: 148 x 210 mm, 160 pages, colour
Two of Everything
Rose Lagercrantz
An unforgettable story with a great deal of warmth about two children’s friendship in a difficult time. In the little Transylvanian town there are two of everything. Two rivers, two main streets, two graveyards, and two friends who run faster than al…
Swedish title: Två av allt
Category: Children
Pub date: 24-08-2020
Format: Format 148 x 210 mm, 112 pages, colour
Love is Better Than No Love
Rose Lagercrantz
It is spring and Dunne travels to Rome to attend Dad’s wedding. It is thanks to her that Dad and Vera are getting married. At least that’s what she thinks.But to her dismay, her best friend in the whole world, Ella Frida, is not invited. Dad said no….
This is My Life
Rose Lagercrantz
Every year Sophia yearns to go to summer camp. Her biggest dream is to be with the other kids, “the normal ones” as she calls them. But it is not so simple when you are not ordinary. Sophia is autistic. On her birthday, she suddenly decides to escape…
Swedish title: Detta är mitt liv
Category: Children
Pub date: 25-03-2019
Format: 170x240 mm, 112 pages, colour
The Perfect Gift
Rose Lagercrantz
What do you do when your best friend lives in another town and the grown-ups don’t make the necessary arrangements so you can see each other during the holidays? You organise something yourself of course!In this sixth instalment of the Dunne series,…
Little Black Dog in the Night
Rose Lagercrantz
Samson is a little black dog, one of those happy dogs that love greeting all the other dogs, even the big grumpy ones. Samson’s mum collapsed in the underground station and is carried away by the paramedics. In their rush they hadn’t noticed the dog….
Swedish title: Liten svart hund i natten
Category: Children
Pub date: 12-10-2017
Format: 148x210mm, 80 pages, colour
The Collected Adventures and Destinies of Metteborg
Rose Lagercrantz, Samuel Lagercrantz
Fun and easy to read, this new series is all about Dunne’s school friend Metteborg and life in junior school, written by children’s book veterans Rose Lagercrantz and Eva Eriksson. With brilliant teamwork between text and pictures they capture Metteb…
Swedish title: Metteborgs samlade öden och äventyr i ettan, tvåan och trean
Category: Children
Pub date: 30-06-2016
Format: 148 x 210 mm, 192 pages, color illustrations
See You When I See You
Rose Lagercrantz
In this fifth title in the series, Dunne’s father finally comes home from the hospital where he was treated after a car accident. The school term has just begun and the class embarks on an excursion to Skansen, the big open-air museum and zoo. “Stick…
Life According to Dunne
Rose Lagercrantz
In the fourth book in the Dunne series, it is Dunne’s first summer holiday and the best so far! She is on an island with Ella Frida, her best friend in the whole wide world, while her father is in hospital recovering from a traffic accident. At first…
When I Am Happiest
Rose Lagercrantz
In the third book in the Dunne series, the summer holidays are just about to begin, when what shouldn’t happen, happens: Dunne’s father is run over by a car and is taken to hospital. “I have to see my daddy. Now!” wails Dunne. She and grandma go to t…
My Heart Skips and Laughs
Rose Lagercrantz
In this follow-up to the award-winning first book in the Dunne series, Dunne’s best friend Ella Frida has moved away. Dunne won’t let anyone sit in her empty place, because where will her best friend sit when she comes back? While she waits Dunne use…
My Happy Life
Rose Lagercrantz
Named A Notable Book of 2013 by New York Times, Nominated to the Prix Sorciéres and the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis.This particular night, Dunne can’t get to sleep. “Count sheep!” Dad says. But Dunne counts other things instead: all the times she…
Mystery For Extra-terrestrials
Rose Lagercrantz
Rosa Lagercrantz has written a considerable number of children’s books. This is her first mystery – and it’s rather special. The story takes place in the school where Humlan [Bumble Bee], the heroine, is just starting in Class 4. She’s just moved to…