Picture books
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scripsiNot very surprising, the earlier books that made an impact on me were picture books. Historien om någon (The Story About Someone) written by Åke Löfgren and illustrated by Egon Møller-Nielsen. And The Book About Moomin, Mymble and Little My by Tove Jansson. They were both published in the 50s, 1951 and 1952, and haven been out of print since then. Funnily enough they are both mysteries, and both have very interactive layouts, which excited and intrigued me as a small child. Reading the books now still makes me relive those feelings.
In Historien om någon we get to follow the mysterious Someone, who has taken grandmother’s ball of yarn, and leaves a yarn thread through the house. On the way someone drinks all the milk, and does other kinds of mischief, and finally, in the attic, it’s revealed to be a kitten called Nisse.
The Book About Moomin, Mymble and Little My is a double adventure with Moomin trying to get home from the shop with milk for his mother, while helping Mymble find Little My. Every spread is printed in black, white and twom or three other colours, but every spread has cut-outs, which both gives tantalizing glimpses of what awaits you when you turn the page, but also adds more colours.
In Historien om någon we get to follow the mysterious Someone, who has taken grandmother’s ball of yarn, and leaves a yarn thread through the house. On the way someone drinks all the milk, and does other kinds of mischief, and finally, in the attic, it’s revealed to be a kitten called Nisse.
The Book About Moomin, Mymble and Little My is a double adventure with Moomin trying to get home from the shop with milk for his mother, while helping Mymble find Little My. Every spread is printed in black, white and twom or three other colours, but every spread has cut-outs, which both gives tantalizing glimpses of what awaits you when you turn the page, but also adds more colours.
