Picture Book No. 8: Nisses nya mössa

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Nisse's New Cap by Olof and Lena Landström, 1990.

An irresistible story about a boy and his love for his new cap. The expressiveness and simplicity of text and pictures are ingenious.

Actually I am not going to include the words, I think the pictures say it all.

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My comments:

I bought this book a couple of years before I had my first child. It is a masterpiece. The story is so relatable. To be embraced by your mother or father, finally free to let your restrained tears fall and to get a bandaid on your scraped knee. That feeling!

Today's book is dedicated to my beloved father, whose arms have embraced me when I recovered from a fall. I love you! (He turns 85 years old today).