Emil and the Soup Tureen (Landscape)/Emil och Soppskålen
Emil and the Soup Tureen (Landscape)/Emil och Soppskålen
On a farm called Katthult in Lönneberga lived a boy called Emil. With golden hair, bright blue eyes and a kind look about him, no one would expect him to be anything other than a sweet little angel. But alas, sometimes appearances can be deceiving, because Emil was wild and stubborn, and he made mischief almost every day. Like when Emil stuck his head into the soup tureen and got stuck! And since his mother would not allow for the tureen to be smashed into pieces to free her son’s head, they sat off for the doctor in Mariannelund.
Now in landscape edition.
Astrid Lindgren
Author
Sweden’s most beloved children’s author Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002) is also considered to be one of the most important writers for children throughout the world. Her work has been translated into more than 100 languages, and shortly after her death the Swedish government inaugurated the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) to recognise outstanding international achievement in…
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Björn Berg
Illustrator
Björn Berg, 1923–2008, was born in Bavaria by Swedish parents and lived in New York City for nine years from the age of three. He decided to become an artist at an early age, and after art studies in Sweden he went to Paris to study for Fernand Legér and André Lhote. His association with…
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