The Grand Expedition [Hardcover]

They have made a very serious decisionthey are going on an adventure. All by themselves, just the two of them. Dad might offer a suggestion or two, but this expedition is just for them!Of course, they will have to bring coffee and pickles and blankets and a cozy tent. And, just in case, a jump rope to use as a lasso. They set up camp in the lee of a small mountain (or, in their backyard) and get ready for an evening of fun. But when the pickles are gone and the mosquitoes come out, whats to be done? The Grand Expedition is the quietly comic story of two kids and their dad and the everyday adventures that make life great.Social media sharing and promotion on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter
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Emma Adb?ge, born in Link?ping, Sweden, in 1982, is an award winning author and illustrator. Her first picture book,Mimsan och Mormorn(Mimsan and Grandmother), was published when she was just 18 years old. Her twin sister, Lisen, also writes and illustrates picture books.

Annie Prime is a literary translator of French, Swedish, Russian, and Spanish. Since receiving her MA in translation from University College London, she has translated five books. There are those (like me) who feel that 'camping out' in the backyard is a high point of childhood adventure, and this adorable book from Sweden confirms it. Two small siblings inform their dad of their plans, and after gathering their supplies they pitch a tent and hunker down. No, they don't make it through the whole night out there, but does that even matter? With winsome mixed-media illustrations that capture all the most telling details, and a fine-tuned ear for the way kids think and talk, Adbageló|