A must-read for the summer holidays...Subtle, joyful,funny,challenging – Lagercrantz's books are true classics for modern families everywhere.
Life According to Dani
A stand-alone follow-up to the acclaimed and beloved chapter books that began with New York Times Notable Book My Happy Life
Written by Rose Lagercrantz and illustrated by Eva Eriksson
Translated by Julia Marshall
Available as an ebook wherever you buy your ebooks
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Description
In Life According to Dani, it’s Dani’s first summer vacation—and the best ever! She is staying on an island with Ella, her best friend in the world. Dad is still in hospital but he calls every day, and Ella and Dani stay busy building huts, fishing, exploring, and swimming.
Then Dad turns up, but with his nurse too! This is not the visit anyone had
imagined.This warm, funny story allows space for strong emotions, as Dani struggles with the idea of her father’s new girlfriend, but does so with a light touch.
The fourth book in the My Happy Life series
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Book Details
Country of Origin Sweden Reader Age 6-8 year Book Size ISBN
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Reviews
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Horn Book –
The world according to Dani is one that holds disconcerting surprises, drama, humor, play, and flashes of pure joy. This excellent series shows no signs of losing steam.
Bookrapt (NZ) –
This is a lovely, gentle story with beautiful, soft illustrations that perfectly complement the text. It is the fourth in a series of books about Dani, but can easily be read as a stand-alone story.
Manhattan Book Review –
Illustrator Eva Eriksson’s wonderful drawings are the real icing on this cake and not to be missed.
Otago Daily Times –
Special mention has to be made of the illustrations, which capture the girls’ close friendship and the characters’ emotions beautifully.
School Library Journal (US) –
Sweet, charismatic drawings by Eriksson complement the spare text perfectly and will endear Dani to readers.
The Children’s Bookshop –
This is the fourth book in the beautifully written and illustrated Dani series, which sparkle with real emotion and warmth. Lagercrantz handles Dani’s jealousy of her father’s new girlfriend with a compassionate, light touch that will reassure readers aged 7+.
Children’s Book of the Week, The Times (UK) –
Subtle, joyful, funny, challenging — Lagercrantz’s books are true classics for modern families everywhere.