The Fearless Little Farm Boy/Kalle – den lille tjurfäktaren
The Fearless Little Farm Boy/Kalle – den lille tjurfäktaren
No one knows for sure why the bull Adam Engelbrekt became so furious that Easter morning, when he suddenly broke loose and came thundering across the farmyard. How on earth were they supposed to catch him again? The only one who knows what to do is seven-year-old Kalle from Bäcktorpet, and with calmness and cleverness he eventually manages to tame the raging bull in a clever and unexpected way.
At last, this life-affirming story about the world’s smallest bullfighter from Småland is being published again. The text by Astrid Lindgren takes us straight back to the everyday life of smallholders in Småland, and the beautiful illustrations—atmospherically capturing people, animals, and surroundings—are created by Marit Törnqvist. A long-awaited new edition of a classic picture book that truly deserves to be highlighted once more.
Reviews
The new edition is exceptionally beautiful, with an airy layout.
A lovely story with a refreshing absence of the didactic elements that characterize so many children’s books today.
Kalle – the Little Bullfighter is pure, straightforward read-aloud delight, accompanied by wonderfully romantic watercolours by Marit Törnqvist, featuring the primal colours of Småland—grey and brown with touches of white anemones—in an Elsa Beskow tradition.
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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Marit Törnqvist
Illustrator Author
Marit Törnqvist, born 1964, is part Swedish, part Dutch, living in Amsterdam. She studied to become an illustrator at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam. In the late 1980’s Marit Törnqvist was commissioned to illustrate herfirst picture book by Astrid Lindgren. Marit Törnqvist is the designer of the set for Astrid Lindgren’s “Story Train” and…
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