Playdate

Swedish author Uje Brandelius worked as a journalist and press secretary in Sweden before becoming the frontman of chart-topping pop band Doktor Kosmos and touring sold-out concert venues for several years. The Playdate is his first picture book. Clara Dackenberg is a Swedish illustrator and visual artist. She studied in Gothenburg and Stockholm before debuting as a picture book illustrator. Her work has been chosen for the Contemporary Swedish Illustrators exhibition at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. Nichola Smalley is a literary translator from Swedish and Norwegian. Her translations have won or been nominated for multiple awards, including the International Booker Prize, twice. She has lived in many places, but calls London home.

“I am sometimes astounded by the power of story, especially when said story comes in the form of a picturebook. “The Playdate” is the perfect example. Opening eyes to the differences that economic divide creates, intelligently portrayed with two different stories told in the illustrations & text. The perfect book for classroom discussions.” - Armadillo Magazine