Birger - the little Storsjö Monster

”You can do whatever you want,” says Birger. And today Birger wants to head up on land to ski. But skiing turns into something else. The first book about the little Storsjö Monster is about treasure hunting, smelly bubbles and cake for breakfast. But perhaps it’s even more about making someone else happy without expecting anything in return. Readers feed-back: “The books about Birger are fantastic! These are books you’ll want to have on your bookshelf and not just borrow from the library” Ewa-Maria Wiik, Finland, about the first and second book. “If you haven’t discovered Birger yet, then please do!” Karin Ljusterdal, Västerås City Library, quote from boktips.net about the third book. “This is a really good children’s book that promotes ideas such as equality. It is a book that many children want to hear over and over again and its rich, modern language stimulates their linguistic development.” Maj-Britt Claesson, BTJ number 13105592, about the fourth book. “The book lived up to my high expectations. Just like the previous books in the series, this book is comical and exciting and moves forward at a rapid pace. I really like the colourful and extremely charming pictures. Birger is a sympathetic and sweet character whom it’s impossible not to like.” Carola Lindström, Barnboksbloggen, about the fifth book. “The best children’s book ever! I’m talking about the entire series. I have to admit that even as an adult I laugh and read them with pleasure.” Marie Byenfeldt, about the series.

Läskigt-temat täcker spöken, monster, häxor och mörker: sådant som lockar barn i en viss ålder och ger en kontrollerad rysning. Bra läskiga böcker är just kontrollerade: spänningen byggs upp men löses ofta i ett milt, kanske lite humoristiskt, slut. För yngre barn räcker det med en spöktitel; för 9-12-åringar kan deckar- och thriller-influenser börja smyga in.

I 3-6-åldern utvecklas berättelseförståelsen. Bilderböcker med en tydlig handling, karaktärer som upplever något (tappar nallen, börjar förskolan, blir storasyskon) och ett känslomässigt centrum som barnet känner igen sig i. Det är också nu rim, ramsor och språklek börjar landa. Språket är fortfarande lika viktigt som handlingen.