Contact: Ingrid Kallstrom Books from [email protected] THE THROUGHWORLD PICTURE BOOKS Sweden Children’s librarians nominated their favourite titles and a list was made of these nominations. Voting was then done by email and the ten titles with the most votes became the list from Sweden. Gunilla Bergström 1 Raska på, Alfons Åberg [Hurry up Alfie Atkins] Raben & Sjöström, 1976 • ISBN 9789 12 967 1254 It is a busy morning. Alfie and daddy are doing all the things you have to do before leaving your home after breakfast. Hurry up Alfie, says daddy. It is time to go to pre-school. But Alfie just has to do a couple of things before they can go. Hurry up! Elsa Beskow 2 Sagan om den lilla, lilla gumman [The tale of the little, little old woman] Bonnier Carlsen, 1897 • ISBN 9789 16 385 8260 • ISBN 9789 16 381 2675 • ISBN 9789 18 563 3449 This is one of the classic Swedish picture books. The simple story is based on a rhyme the author heard as a child. It is about an old woman who lives with her cow and her cat. It has easy repetitions and a slightly dramatic ending. Lotta Geffenblad 3 Astons stenar [The stones of Aston] Bonnier Carlsen, 2005 • ISBN 9789 16 384 6052 • ISBN 9789 16 385 5016 • ISBN 9789 17 221 4897 Aston is a dog. He collects stones. He thinks the stones are lonely and cold. He feels sorry for them and brings them all to his home. After a while his parents think Aston has too many stones. It gets too crowded. Here is a task to solve. books from sweden • page 1 Pija Lindenbaum 4 Gittan och Gråvargarna [Bridget and the grey wolves] Raben & Sjögren, 2000 • ISBN 9789 12 965 5087 • ISBN 9789 12 964 8843 Gittans is taking a walk in the woods with her kindergarten. She gets lost and cannot find the teachers and the rest of the children. But she finds some wolves and makes friends with them. Barbro Lindgren • Eva Eriksson, ill. 5 Mamman och den vilda bebin [The wild baby] Raben & Sjögren, 1994 • ISBN 9789 12 962 8593 The little baby is wild and doing crazy things all the time. He makes up things and is very adventurous. His mummy is having a tough time taking care of him. The story is written with rhymes. Jan Lööf 6 Sagan om det röda äpplet [The story of the red apple] Bonnier Carlsen, 1974 • ISBN 9789 16 382 6733 • ISBN 9789 16 386 5329 A man in a striped suit puts an apple in the window. The apple falls out. The book tells the story about everything that’s happening to the apple and its escapades. Ulf Nilsson • Anna-Clara Tidholm, ill. 7 Adjö Herr Muffin [Goodbye, Mr Muffin] Bonnier Carlsen, 2002 • ISBN 9789 16 386 4681 • ISBN 9789 16 384 5939 An old guineapig looks back. He has had a long and joyful life. He had a beautiful wife and nice children. They were a happy family. In the end he closes his eyes and his family arranges his funeral. Sven Nordqvist 8 Pannkakstårtan [The birthday cake] Opal, 1984 • ISBN 9789 17 712 3354 The old man lives in a house in the countryside with his cat. The cat is very special. He wants to celebrate his birthday three times a year. Here is one of those occasions. A lot of preparations have to be done. books from sweden • page 2 Anna-Clara Tidholm 9 Knacka på [Knock, knock knock!] Alfabeta, 1992 • ISBN 9789 17 712 3354 Knock on the blue door and enter the house. Together we knock on all different doors, open them and see what is behind them. Together we say hello to the figures we find in the rooms. This is a story for young children. Stina Wirsén 10 Vem bestämmer? [Who is deciding?] BonnierCarlsen, 2006 • ISBN 9789 16 385 0905 The little teddy and the big teddy are having a good time reading a story. But soon they start to fuss. Who has the right to decide? Small teddy? Big teddy? This is a story for young children. books from sweden • page 3.