On Thursday 21st April author Kristina Sigunsdotter took over the Gecko Press Instagram account to give an insight into how she created The Secrets of Cricket Karlsson with illustrator Ester Eriksson.
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Take a look at what she shared:
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Hi! I’m Kristina, author of The Secrets of Cricket Karlsson. I live in a town called Malmö in the southern part of Sweden. I usually write my books sitting on the couch in my living room, with the view of the sky, the ceilings and my new—very happy—lamp!
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My two children and tiny fan club.
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An author-illustrator portrait by Ester.
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We’ve been friends for a long time.
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We were in a not-so-secret gang.
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Ester’s studio at the Royal Institute of Art.
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Here is where Cricket Karlsson was born. At the Malmö Public Library.
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There are two books about Cricket Karlsson in Sweden, and her Swedish name is Humlan Hansson.
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Want to know a secret? Some of Cricket’s secrets are actually mine! Can you guess which five from Cricket’s diary on page 26?