Authors & Playwrights

Detailed below are the Swedish authors and playwrights taking part in Small Feet Go Far. Check the 'Briefing Papers' page for commentary on season.

Authors:

JOHANNA THYDELL
Book: A Dice Missing
Target age group: 12 - 15

In 2003, Johanna Thydell was awarded the prestigious "August Prize" for her first novel The Stars Shine in the Ceiling (I taket lyser stjärnorna). The novel has been translated into eight languages and is currently being made into a film.

A Dice Missing is a book about Puck, a sixteen year-old girl who will do anything she can not to lose control, not let anyone come too close, not show who she really is. It addresses what it is like to be scared of angry voices, scared that people may disappear. It is a story about deceit and anger, but also about friendship, love and atonement.
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YLVA KARLSSON
Book: If Your Name Is Robin
Target age group: 12+

Ylva Karlsson has been described as Sweden's next Astrid Lindgren by German newpaper Die Zeit. Her first novel, published when she was only 20 years old, won the "Slangbellan" prize for best first novel for juveniles in 1998.

If Your Name is Robin: Robin is 12 years old and has a difficult time at home. On top of this, it's an exceptionally rainy summer holiday and Robin's family can't go anywhere nice because they don't have the money. Robin is bored but one day he notices a girl in the park. When Robin comes out of the house she has disappeared without a trace. Who is she? What does she want? And why is it only Robin who can see her…
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PERNILLA STALFELT
Book: The Death Book
Target age group: 4+

Pernilla Stalfelt's first book, The Hair Book, was awarded the 1997 'Elsa Beskow Award'. Since then, her books have attracted great interest and acclaim from media and the general public.

With her refreshing approach to the frequently avoided subject of death, award-winning author and illustrator Pernilla Stalfelt addresses children's natural but often unanswered questions in The Death Book. Where did Grandpa go when he died? Why do people have to die? Do ghosts exist? What's a funeral? What does God look like?
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MARTIN WIDMARK
Book: The Blue Mirror Bookshop
Target Age Group: 9-12

Martin Widmark is considered one of the giants of contemporary Swedish children's fiction. He has worked as a middle school teacher for many years and currently teaches Swedish to immigrants. Widmark writes stories with a scientific element, aimed at a slightly older age group. The characters are drawn into adventures that bring up questions about life, death, growing older, time and morality.

In the first book, 13 year-old David has just moved in with Melkior, a family friend, who owns The Blue Mirror, a bookshop. One day the quiet routine at the bookshop is disturbed when Melkior suddenly disappears without a trace. David and his friend Larissa find a coded message, which starts an exciting adventure…
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ÅSA LIND
Book: The Book About the Sand Wolf
Illustrator: Kristina Digman
Target age group: 5-8

Åsa Lind sees her writing as a way of examining reality and trying to understand a part of it by examining the language itself. "This is surely one the finest literary experiences on offer to younger readers this autumn." - Jan Hansson in Svenska Dagbladet

The Book About The Sand Wolf is part of a series about Zackarina and the Sand Wolf. The Sand Wolf is 6 year old Zackarina's imaginary friend, yet he represents a lot more than that. Nobody can cheer up Zackarina like the Sand Wolf. He is full of ideas and fun, and knows about absolutely everything!
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MECKA LIND
Book: Dojjan and Mozart in Rio
Target age group: 6-9

Mecka Lind lives in southern Sweden but has travelled widely in order to write about how children live in different parts of the world. This is her third book in the series of Dojjan and Mozart.

Dojjan and Mozart in Rio: Dojjan's grandmother wins a trip to Rio, but she doesn't know who to take with her. Dojjan, Dad and Mozart all want to go to the capital of football, so off they set. However, nothing is ever straightforward when Dojjan is involved...
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