Book Reviews
Illustrator and writer Sven Nordqvist is the creator of what is arguably the best cat in world literature: a shrewd, touching, naughty, childlike pet who is forgiven for any mischief. And although the main purveyor of stories is Findus, more important here is the atmosphere, for which the cat’s patron and supervisor, the wacky farmer …
“The Children of Captain Grant” by Jules Verne is one of the famous classic suspense novels that have a great influence on the younger generation. This novel is not driven by trivial lessons (for any lessons are quickly forgotten), but a wonderful artistic vision, which clarifies the whole science of life, inspires a desire to …
“Niels” was written at the request of the National Association of Teachers – as an entertaining, fairy tale-like guide to Swedish geography. There is a lot of magic in this story, and it’s much harder to explain not how the boy could shrink to the size of a cucumber and fly around Sweden on a …
The image of the flying barrel brought together the ideas of readers of all ages about how an ideal imaginary friend should look and behave: eccentric, has paranormal powers, is capricious, can put anyone in their place – and bring hope back in the most desperate circumstances. People are used to Carlson – and yet …
This is the story of a little girl, Sarah Crewe, who spent her entire childhood in India with her father, Ralph Crewe. But then he decided that Sarah needed a proper education and brought her to England, where he placed her in Miss Minchin’s boarding house. For several years Sarah lived safely in the boarding …