Rose Lagercrantz

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Agent

Madelene Hovstadius

Literary Agent | Fiction & Non-Fiction, Childrens' & YA

Agent

Madelene Hovstadius

Literary Agent | Fiction & Non-Fiction, Childrens' & YA

Agent

Madelene Hovstadius

Literary Agent | Fiction & Non-Fiction, Childrens' & YA

Agent

Madelene Hovstadius

Literary Agent | Fiction & Non-Fiction, Childrens' & YA

Agent

Madelene Hovstadius

Literary Agent | Fiction & Non-Fiction, Childrens' & YA

Category: Children

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….

Swedish title: Kärlek är bättre än ingen kärlek

Series: Dunne

Category: Children

Pub date: 30-08-2019

Format: 148x210 mm, 228 pages, b/w illustrations

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,…

Swedish title: Lycklig den som Dunne får

Series: Dunne

Category: Children

Pub date: 01-03-2018

Format: 148x210 mm, 128 pages, b/w illustrations

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…

Swedish title: Vi ses när vi ses

Series: Dunne

Category: Children

Pub date: 01-04-2016

Format: 148 x 210 mm, 160 pages, b/w illustrations

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…

Swedish title: Livet enligt Dunne

Series: Dunne

Category: Children

Pub date: 13-04-2015

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

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…

Swedish title: Sist jag var som lyckligast

Series: Dunne

Category: Children

Pub date: 14-04-2014

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

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…

Swedish title: Mitt hjärta hoppar och skrattar

Series: Dunne

Category: Children

Pub date: 04-06-2012

Format: 144 pages, 148x210 mm, b/w illustrations

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…

Swedish title: Mitt lyckliga liv

Series: Dunne

Category: Children

Pub date: 09-08-2010

Format: 144 pages, 148x210 mm, b/w illustrations

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…

Swedish title: Mysterium för utomjordingar

Category: Children

Pub date: 12-03-2007