![]() ![]() ![]() The artwork is varied and expressive, bright or uncannily exciting. In addition to a very attractive cover, the book contains 22 full-page illustrations and several smaller ones. “Johan Egerkrans’ colour illustrations capture the fairytale mood and reinforce in powerful illustrations the contrasts between the heroes' smallness and the strong power of evil. ![]() They are monumental, in a brilliantly grand, almost utopian style /…/. “Egerkrans works with colour and depth, and the few images that are bright are the ones I like the best. His work has been translated into ten different languages. Since then Egerkrans has written and illustrated several books about dinosaurs and monsters. Johan Egerkrans (born 1978) had his big breakthrough with the epic Vaesen: spirits and monsters of Scandinavian folklore, and three years later also published Norse Gods. A new Swedish edition has now been given fresh illustrations by Johan Egerkrans which are both highly evocative and wonderfully captivating. Mio, My Son (also known as Mio's Kingdom) is one of Astrid Lindgren’s most beloved stories. New edition of Mio, My Son receives praise ![]()
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