"A delight ... Perfectly captures the familiar play world and daily life of a young child with simple toys, in a warm and comforting home." -- NZ Book Council "[The author and illustrator] collaboration in the Max series is a superb combination of talents ... All three books would make a great gift." -- Bookrapt (NZ) "Max and his dog have little adventures; the kind every young child can relate to. ... Gentle and sweet." -- Book Trailers for Kids and YA (NZ)
Barbro Lindgren is a pioneering children's author from Sweden. Her many awards include the Astrid Lindgren Prize, the Nils Holgersson plaque and the Grand Prize of the Society for the Promotion of Literature. In 2014, she received the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Eva Eriksson is one of the world's great illustrators. Her awards include the Astrid Lindgren Prize and the August award and she is consistently nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen and other international awards. Eriksson has illustrated numerous books published by Gecko Press including the internationally popular My Happy Life junior fiction series.