The best gift

Dunne didn't even notice how half a year of her second grade flew by: school is so interesting, especially in drawing and reading lessons! And the boy Kydde dreams of sitting at the same desk with Dunne - but no, this place must be empty: suddenly Ella-Frida will return to Stockholm. Separation from her best friend is the only thing that makes the little happy girl a little sad. But the heroine will remember the winter holidays for a long time: she will pluck up her courage - and herself, without adults, will go to Ella-Frida's birthday party!
Ruse Lagercrantz (born 1947) is the most recognized and famous children's writer in modern Sweden, winner of the August Strindberg and Astrid Lindgren prizes. The Dunne and Happiness series has been translated into dozens of languages, is included in the New York Times list of best children's books, and has been nominated for the Sorcière Prize (France) and the German Children's Literature Prize.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that millions of readers aged 6 to 8 have fallen in love with the charming and slightly naive heroine with all their hearts - and along with her, they have fallen in love with literature. Ruse Lagercrantz's books are great for the first independent reading: the font is large, the chapters are short, and Eva Eriksson's illustrations lift the spirits. "The Best Gift" is the sixth part of a fascinating story.

Recommended reader age: 6+

Author: Ruse Lagercrantz
Artist: Eva Erikson
Translator: Maria Lyudkovskaya
Editor: Tatyana Bobretsova
Year of release: 2020
Publisher: KompasGid
Pages: 184
Cover type: Hardcover
Dimensions: 215x148x18 mm
ISBN: 978-5-00083-490-9
Book series: Dune