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The playdate / Uje Brandelius & Clara Dackenberg ; translated by Nichola Smalley.

Van Pelt Library PZ7.1.B75145 Pla 2025
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Brandelius, Uje, 1971- author.
Contributor:
Dackenberg, Clara, illustrator.
Smalley, Nichola, translator.
Award Winning and Notable Children's and Young Adult Books (University of Pennsylvania)
Standardized Title:
Hemma hos Harald Henriksson. English
Language:
English
Swedish
Subjects (All):
Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction.
Mothers and daughters.
Play--Juvenile fiction.
Play.
Toys--Juvenile fiction.
Toys.
Robots--Juvenile fiction.
Robots.
Theft--Juvenile fiction.
Theft.
Housekeepers--Juvenile fiction.
Housekeepers.
Children's stories, Swedish--Translations into English.
Children's stories, Swedish.
Mothers and daughters--Fiction.
Play--Fiction.
Toys--Fiction.
Robots--Fiction.
Stealing--Fiction.
Genre:
Picture books.
Physical Description:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 27 cm
Edition:
[English edition]
Other Title:
Play date
Place of Publication:
Minneapolis, MN : Lantana Publishg, [2025]
Language Note:
In English; translated from the Swedish.
Summary:
"For one little girl, the prospect of a playdate at her friend Henry's house fills her with excitement. To get to Henry's house, they have to take a bus, then the underground, then change to another line, then a bus, and then walk for a bit, but it's worth it because Henry's house has millions of rooms to hide in and hundreds of toys to play with. But while the text tells one story, the illustrations slowly reveal another. As the kids tear around the house enjoying each other's company, their mums experience the playdate very differently. Soon we find that the little girl and her friend Henry live lives that are poles apart. A powerful story about friendship across economic divides that encourages readers to question why we live in a society where those who have and those who have not live very different lives."--Publisher.
Notes:
"Originally published in Swedish as Hemma hos Harald Henriksson by Lilla Piratförlaget, Sweden in 2018."--Page opposite title page.
ISBN:
9781836290148
1836290144
OCLC:
1440216751

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