How the Town Sleeps

Oskar Kroon & Josefin Sundqvist

Two siblings have planted seeds in their windows
small plants grow there now, they grow in a row

In the park over there, the trees stand in a pattern
because that’s how it should be in the park in a town

A town gets ready to sleep. Maybe it’s a town quite like yours? Do you see the boy practicing the violin, and the father who fell asleep in the middle of the story? Or all those people freezing in line for the ski lift? Maybe you see the child eagerly waiting for the pancakes to be ready, and the ship that casts off and sails away into the darkness. And high above everything and everyone – silent and big and round – do you see the moon?

A wonderful depiction of a town’s people and surroundings, alternatively up close and at a distance. In atmospheric verse by August Prize winner Oskar Kroon, and illustrated by Josefi n Sundqvist, the illustrations combine stillness and movement, wakefulness and rest. A picture book gem for a quiet moment at bedtime.

Press voice

“A inventive, poetic star in the night. Oscar Kroon’s new picture book “How the Town Sleeps” with illustrations by Josefin Sundqvist is exactly what you want at bedtime. A book that calms down without being boring. That is beaultiful without being sweet. Poetical but nor cryptic. /…/ There is a lot to discover in the wonderful pictures.” Gunilla Brodej, Sydsvenskan

”A beautiful contemporary deception that fits in our times environmental debate but also in a playful way that leaves room for your own imagination. Josefin Sundqvists illustrations in a soft aquarelle gives a calm feeling before its time to go to sleep and the book “How the town Sleeps” can certainly become a favourite for many to read again and again.” Sanna Godenäs, BTJ

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