Category: Books
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By Valarie Budayr This winter has been a real winter with much snow and wind. With this brings the on slaught of reading many books and drinking many coffees. Over the last couple of years I've discovered, as probably many of you have, the novels of Linda Olsson. When I first opend "Astrid & Veronika" I…
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The first time I encountered Camilla Engman was when I was writing an article about the Göteborg International Film Festival. Camilla had done the artwork for the poster and I was immediately enchanted and enamored with her work. I soon found out that I was late to the party and that everyone I knew practically had heard of her.…
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by Per Svangren Deep in the grip of the midwinter cold Stars send a sparkling light. All are asleep on this lonely farm, Deep in the winter night. The pale white moon is wanderer, And snow lies white on pine and fir. Snow glows on rooftop shake. The tomte alone is awake. Gray, he…
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By Valarie Budayr I can't think of a better way to start off the December season than with the story of The story of the Snow Children by Sibylle von Olfers. Who couldn't love Poppy in her little red hat going to a winter's feast. I was trying to remember the first time I heard this…
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Two very lovely books to capture the Swedish spirit
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Who is Bamse ?
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This year’s Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award goes to……
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As Per and family were vacationing on Gotland ,Valarie was chairwoman of an enormous event called Children’s book week. In anycase everything was coming up books.