Peter in Blueberry Land


Book Description

Peter is searching for berries for his mother's birthday but he can't find a single one! Then a light tap on his shoe begins a strange and magical adventure steering bark boats, riding brown mice and swinging on spider webs with his new friends, the playful blueberry and cranberry children. Peter in Blueberry Land is of the best-known books from world-renowned Swedish author--illustrator Elsa Beskow. This wonderful new edition faithfully reproduces Beskow's classic illustrations in a collectable picture book featuring a unique hand-crafted design, premium-quality paper, gold foil signature and a luxurious cloth spine. Create an Elsa Beskow library by collecting all of the gorgeous new editions.




Peter's Adventures in Blueberry Land


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While searching for berries in the woods, Peter meets the king of blueberry land who makes him tiny and takes him off to play with the blueberry boys and lingonberry girls.
















A History of Swedish Literature


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Volume 3.




The Secrets of Blueberries, Brothers, Moose and Me


Book Description

"First published in the United States of America by Dutton Children's Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, 2015"--Title page verso.




How Picturebooks Work


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How Picturebooks Work is an innovative and engaging look at the interplay between text and image in picturebooks. The authors explore picturebooks as a specific medium or genre in literature and culture, one that prepares children for other media of communication, and they argue that picturebooks may be the most influential media of all in the socialization and representation of children. Spanning an international range of children's books, this book examine such favorites as Curious George and Frog and Toad Are Friends, along with the works of authors and illustrators including Maurice Sendak and Tove Jansson, among others. With 116 illustrations, How Picturebooks Work offers the student of children's literature a new methodology, new theories, and a new set of critical tools for examining the picturebook form.




Emily and Daisy


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Emily is going to the meadow to look after Daisy the cow. Along the way, she meets a dog, a boy and an old man. But who will help her mend the fence and keep Daisy safe? A collectable new edition of the classic Elsa Beskow picture book with a cloth spine.