Emma Adbage

About The Author

Emma AdBåge is a Swedish illustrator and author who debuted in 2001 and has since illustrated several titles, both her own and others. She has won several awards, including the Elsa Beskow Plaque and the Lennart Hellsing Prize. In 2018 she won the August Prize for THE HOLE BEHIND THE GYM, and was also awarded the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 2022 for the same title. Her works have been translated into over 20 languages.

Books by Emma Adbage

And Then We Saw the Bag . . .

Trash to Them, Treasure to Us

By Emma Adbage
Translated by Melissa Bowers
A laugh-out-loud story about kid-parent power dynamics, the vital importance of play, and saving what matters. Because who really decides what is trash and what is a beloved toy? And what would happen if adults didn't always get their way?

"Emma AdBage KNOWS families, d...
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    The Wound
    By Emma Adbage
    Translated by Melissa Bowers
    From the "Mo Willems of Sweden," award-winning author/illustrator Emma Adbage captures a funny and true-to-life story about a little boy who hurts himself at school and is suddenly thrust into the spotlight

    Awarded Best Swedish Picture Book of 2022

    For readers of The Day You...
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