Andrei's Search

by Barbro Lindgren, Eva Eriksson (Illustrator), Elisabeth Kallick Dyssegaard (Translator)

Once upon a time, Andrei had a mother, but she has disappeared. Before he was born, he lived inside her stomach, right underneath her heart. Now she has been gone for so long that he can barely remember what her eyes looked like. Andrei lives in a children's home with his friend Vova, who has never seen his mother. One day they set off to find Andrei's mama in the great city of St. Petersburg. They admire streetcars and eat pierogis an adopt a friendly dog. And, at long last, their persistence seems to be rewarded.

28 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Barbro Enskog was born in Bromma, Stockholm. She graduated from art school in 1958 and has been writing books for publication since 1965. Her style has exerted a major influence on Swedish children's literature. Located between realism and surrealism, her works are humorous and imaginative, and her books for children treat important issues to be taken seriously and treated for children.
Early in her career Barbro Lindgren won the 1973 Astrid Lindgren Prize, an annual Swedish literary award distinct from the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. The once-in-a-lifetime award established on Astrid Lindgren's 60th birthday honours good writing for children or youth. Barbro Lindgren's long-time collaborator, the illustrator Eva Eriksson (born 1949), won the Prize in 2001.

Reviews

[Doms · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nádherná dětská knížka! Ještě že jsem si zkusila jeden semestr Švédštiny. Jinak bych se k té knížce ani nedostala. :)

[Therése Mellby · Rating 4 out of 5]

Så sorglig, men vacker.