Picture books

[scripsi]

Not 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.

Comments

[greghousesgf]

I remember the Moomin books! I used to read those when I was a little kid, I loved them!

[scripsi]

Me too! All of them, really.

[florianschild]

The string book is so cute! Both have gorgeous illustrations actually.

I have a copy of The Summer Book by Tove Jansson that I need to get to. I might bring it on my vacation this year, it seems like the kind of book that would work well for a weekend at a lake. :D

[scripsi]

I love The Summer Book! And yes, it's a good book for vacations. :)

[liadt]

The kitten book is cute! The art on the Moomin book is very striking:)

[scripsi]

It is! Simplified while still detailed. I wanted very much to be able to walk ito that book and xplore the rooms myself.