Behind the Heart

Lisen Adbåge

To be just a child
is not just at all
It’s the very first thing
and the grandest of all.

You’ll only be
grown-up later on,
Never again
just a child, once it’s gone.

Lisen Adbåge has written a love letter to a child. The tone and illustrations are as deeply personal as they are universal. She writes with bubbly joy about the closeness with one’s own child and everything a child can teach a parent. But there is also melancholy in the passing of time, in everything that happens only once- like turning two.

A book to read aloud together, and a perfect gift for new parents!

Lisen Adbåge is an illustrator and author.
At Natur & Kultur, Lisen Adbåge has published, among other works, The ABCs of Life, and Big Emma.
Lisen Adbåge’s At the Same Time As was awarded the Elsa Beskow Plaque for the best picture book of 2017.

Books by Lisen Adbåge