SAMLADE SAGOR by Maria Nilsson Thore
Synopsis: Möt en gepard och hennes prick, ett gäng radhuszebror och frihetstörstande burfåglar; två vänner separerade av ett hav, en levnadsglad hamster, tre förskoletnattar och många fler älskade bilderboksvänner. Underbara bokpärlor att läsa tillsammans eller ensam, om och om igen.
This is a post in English for a Swedish picture book for children.
CONTENTS:
Samlade sagor by Maria Nilsson Thore (illustrated by the author) is a great book. This 288-page gem is filled with beautiful, fun, and whimsical illustrations; utterly enjoyable! I loved it. It’s so good.
I was browsing at Akademibokhandeln (Akademi for short) sometime late last year and almost bought it. It has been on my wishlist ever since. I finally borrowed it from the local library (about a month ago) and finished reading it in one sitting today.
Flashback: At Akademi, I had read one of the stories—En egen flock—and it’s a memorable one. Also, I noticed a style shift in this story: it is not colorful like the others but is still very, very special.
En egen flock is a story about a sausage dachshund dog (in Swedish: tax) who wants to make friends but finds himself very different from the other dogs. This fantastic (imaginative, fanciful) doggy tale invites readers to ponder some thought-provoking questions: How much would one have to adapt to be accepted and appreciated by others? What is a herd (in Swedish: flock)? Does one have to be alike to be friends? What if we are a little different—can it work just as well, like a dachshund and a poodle, for example?
Pages sampled from En egen flock
There are 9 awesome stories, but I have 3 favorite ones (in the following order):
The one I just mentioned above: EN EGEN FLOCK (p.190)
VEM SER DIM (p.126)
PETRAS PRICK (p.72)
I bought the standalone edition of the above three books because they’re special to me. I hope to post about them soon once I receive the books. (UPDATED @ Monday, 12 December: The books have arrived, many thanks to Amazon’s super fast delivery!)
Finally, Samlade sagor also features a conversation with the author Maria Nilsson Thore at the end of the book (pages 272 to 287). I enjoyed reading how she comes up with her characters, naming them, developing them, what inspires her, and of course, a sneak peek at her sketchbooks. Read it (om du kan svenska)!