The Glassblower's Children

Gripe, Maria

| 2014

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By the Winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Children s Literature Albert the Glassblower and Sofia are the loving parents of little Klas and Klara. Albert makes the most beautiful glass bowls and vases (unfortunately they are so impractical that no one will buy them), while Sofia supports the family by working in the fields. Every year Albert goes to the fair to try to sell his wares, and sometimes Sofia and the children go too. At the fair the family meets Flutter Mildweather, a weaver of magical rugs that foretell the future, and Klas and Klara come the attention of the splendid Lord and Lady of All Wishes Town, who have everything they want except for one thing: children. Full of curious and vivid characters like the one-eyed raven Wise Wit, who can only see the bright side of life, and the monstrous governess Nana, whose piercing song can shatter glass...

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Ulla Englund

2021-11-28

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27/11 2021

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Den var ganska bra för att den var spännande

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Jag tycker att den var bra.

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Lilian Lidforss

2015-07-03

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Utmärkt barn & ungdomsklassiker!/Lilian

Blommiga Barbro

2014-12-07

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En underbar vacker suggestiv saga. Passar oss "gamlingar" minst lika bra som till barnen! Kan varmt rekommendera den!

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Linn Kjöllerström

2011-11-27

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Helt underbar bok om längtan. I det svåra att vilja längta och inte vilja ha.

Mona Guttke

2010-08-11

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Jag har sett filmen alldeles för många gånger för att orka läsa klart boken. Jag gillar filmen jättemycket.

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underbar barnbok