Just Mother and Ellinor
By Ingrid Z. Aanestad
Can Ellinor tell others about her mother? Or is it a secret?
Description
Just mother and Ellinor live together.
They make sushi and drink cocoa with chili and draw anything they like.
Mother is the most beautiful person Ellinor knows.
But sometimes mother gets sad and lies on the sofa all day.
Can Ellinor tell others about it? Or is it a secret?
A warm picture book about togetherness, starfish and the desire to do the right thing.
Emotional illustrations by Sunniva Sunde Krogseth.
Product information
Original titleBerre mor og Ellinor
Publication year2022
Praise
A beautiful little book about being happy, but also about being sad.
Anne Cathrine Straume, NRKSunniva Sunde Krogseth’s illustrations of mother and Ellinor are lovely; Aanestad’s language is cool and poetic.
Silje Bekeng-Flemmen, KlassekampenAanestad also reassures the young reader that Ellinor is fine with her mother, that being sad like this isn’t scary, that love for the child trumps all else, and that darkness is nothing to be afraid of.
Karen Frøsland Nystøyl, Periskop
