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Gunilla Bergström Author & Illustrator

Alfie Plays Einstein/Alfons leker Einstein

Picture Books

Alfie Plays Einstein/Alfons leker Einstein

Alfie wants to be a scientist! And an inventor! And create new things! It all began when he drew a city with a green sun. Auntie Fifi laughed and said there’s no such thing as suns like that. But then you can just invent one, Alfie thinks. And Daddy agrees—he likes make-believe!

Together with Milly and Hamdi, Alfie starts imagining, experimenting, and inventing things that don’t exist—yet are truly needed…

For more than 50 years, the stories about Alfie Atkins have given generations of readers wonderful reading experiences. Alfie Plays Einstein is the 28th story about Alfie. Gunilla Bergström (1942–2021) did not have time to complete the book herself, but it was her wish that it should be published. Based on her very detailed sketches, her family and publisher have now carefully put the final pieces in place, making it possible to share this Alfie story with the world as well.

Gunilla Bergström

Author Illustrator

Gunilla Bergström (1942 – 2021) was the beloved creator of Alfie Atkins, one of the most popular and timeless picture book characters in Swedish history. Alfie Atkins is no hero; in fact, some would even call him a bit of a coward. However, Alfie’s cowardice might be exactly why he has such a strong appeal…

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