Most Popular Books by Barbro Lindgren

This classic Swedish children''s novel is an absurd tale full of playful nonsense in a world where anything can happen. Soda Pop loves bright orange clothes and wears a tea cozy on his head. He has brought up his son Mazarin on sweet buns and love. Grandfather Dartanyong emerges from his woodshed every morning with a new identity, and Great-grandfather has moved into a tree, eats birdseed, and thinks he is a cuckoo. Theirs is a carefree life, untroubled by social norms. In this tolerant world anything can happen—is the garage suddenly full of tigers? We are not surprised.

Om hunden, der vil tage Max''s kage

A classic picture book from Sweden with a very happy ending about feeling lonely and finding friends. It is possible, after all, to have more than one friend! There was once a tiny man. One day, at the first sign of Spring, he decided to pin a note to a tree that said FRIEND WANTED. Then he sat down on the step to wait. After ten days, he woke to find a cold nose in his hand. Beside him was a big dog with a beautiful curve in its tail. The tiny man had made a friend at last. They play and walk and laugh every day. But then the girl in the polka dot dress comes to the step. The little man watches as the dog put his soft muzzle into the girl’s hand and worries that he has lost his only friend. A touching picture book that explores learning how to make and share friends, feelings of being left out and discovering group dynamics. Packed full of emotion, this hardback picture book also teaches young children about self-esteem and empathy. A perfect story to read aloud with preschoolers or for young children just starting out at reading by themselves. A much-loved classic children’s story in Sweden, this celebratory edition features new illustrations from Eva Eriksson, illustrator of the My Happy Life series. It has also been made into a successful theatre show. Barbro Lindgren is a pioneering children’s author from Sweden. She has won many international awards, including the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Eva Eriksson is one of the best-loved illustrators in Sweden, whose awards include the Astrid Lindgren prize and the August award. Other books by Barbro Lindgren Soda Pop Max’s Wagon Max’s Bath Other books illustrated by Eva Eriksson My Happy Life series When Dad Showed Me the Universe Praise for The Tale of the Tiny Man "This book truly does deserve its ''classic'' status."—Betsy Bird, School Library Journal "Audiences will be ''pleased as punch'' over the man''s turn in fortunes."—Foreword Reviews "A sensitive, atmospheric story depicting the fragility and rewards of friendship."—Kirkus Reviews "Though-provoking and evocative with atmospheric illustrations, this is a memorable picture book story of friendship, understanding and acceptance that will resonate with younger readers."—School Reading List "[C]an serve as a good starting point for a discussion with children about emotions relating to exclusion or inclusion."—Five Books, Best Kids Books for 2022 “And o! The drama! The pathos! The desolation! The joy! It’s ALL THE FEELINGS. And if the children in your life ask you to read it to them over and over and then some more, don’t be surprised." —Seven Impossible Things Praise for Soda Pop "There’s a sublime sort of craziness to it that catches me unawares every time. Neither Soda Pop nor Mazarin nor Dartanyong speaks a single word of sense, but they will be my friends for life." —Astrid Lindgren, author of Pippi Longstocking Praise for My Happy Life series “If only all early chapter books were this beautifully conceived.”—The New York Times Praise for When Dad Showed Me the Universe “Gentle humor pervades this father-son tale in the nicest way.”—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review, Best International Picture Books of 2015

centerIn this funny picture book, a toddler named Sam, who knows what he wants, quarrels with Doggie, who steals his tasty cookie.

A hilarious, darkly comic graphic retelling of Shakespeare’s Hamlet in radically condensed prose by legendary Swedish children’s author Barbro Lindgren and illustrator Anna Höglund. Look Hamlet. Hamlet not happy. Hamlet’s mommy dumb. Hamlet’s daddy dead. So begins this wonderfully strange, dark, and hilarious picture book version of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy boiled down to its smallest possible size: 100 words, give or take, and fifteen etchings that look like the lovechild of Beatrix Potter and Edward Gorey. In our despondent antihero, a lop-eared bunny Hamlet with handbag in tow, is somehow embodied all the tremendous pathos of Shakespeare’s Danish Prince. And in legendary Swedish children’s author Barbro Lindgren’s pithy prose resides the poetry of the original, reworked for the era of memes and short attention spans. Bold and brilliant, irreverent and humane, Look Hamlet is the perfect irreverent gift for Shakespeare readers of all ages. As the Bard himself wrote: “brevity is the soul of wit.”

Baby Ben gets into one difficulty after another, from which Mama rescues him--but not for long.

In this funny picture book, a toddler named Sam, who knows what he wants, needs Doggie''s help to save his teddy bear from a terrible fate.

Andrei and Vova set out in the great city of St. Petersburg to find Andrei''s mama.

A little pig with a mind of his own runs away from home.

A little dog named Rosa moves to town with her aunt and finds city life very different from life in her old home.

In this funny picture book, a toddler named Sam, who knows what he wants, stops clever Kitty from stealing his new rubber ball.

Rosa is a dog in perpetual motion so her owner sends her to dog daycare.

While his mother cleans house, rambunctious baby Ben sets sail in a wooden box and has many adventures.

Anxious to have a real puppy, Baby Ben is disappointed when he gets a rag puppy for his birthday until he discovers that "Rags" has some special qualities of his own.

Anxious to have a real puppy, Baby Ben is disappointed when he gets a rag puppy for his birthday until he discovers that "Rags" has some special qualities of his own.

A lonely old man, who makes friends with a dog, feels deserted when a little girl also begins to play with it.