Welcome to the Let’s Get Lucky Giveaway Hop! Thanks to Amazon Crossing Kids, one of my US or Canadian readers will win a copy of Agnes’s Place. Ended.
Agnes is an only child, and she is keenly aware of everything that happens in her tight-knit community in her building. When a new girl moves in, Agnes is excited to meet her–so why does she seem to ignore Agnes?
“A love letter to new friendships and apartment living.” –Kirkus Reviews
Agnes’s Place
by Marit Larsen
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Agnes’s Place
by Marit Larsen
illustrations by Jenny Løvlie
translated by Kari Dickson
Publisher : Amazon Crossing Kids (March 1, 2021)
Hardcover : 44 pages
Reading age : 4 – 8 years
Grade level : Preschool – 3
Agnes knows she is at home before she even opens her eyes in the morning. The sounds and smells and people swirl around her—she always knows what everyone is up to in the tight-knit apartment building where she lives. But she also knows what it is like to be the only child in a place full of adults who never have time.
So when a little girl moves in to the building, Agnes is excited and sends her a subtle message. But the girl doesn’t respond. Then things start to change around Agnes’s place—and Agnes knows exactly who is to blame. It seems like the girl is interested in everyone except for Agnes!
Will Agnes and the new girl ever meet? And what secrets does the new girl hold? First published in Norway, this is a lovely story about home and belonging and how one person can transform our world.
My review of Agnes’s Place
Making friends with someone new is a hard thing for a lot of us to do. Someone new moves into the neighborhood. A new student starts a few weeks into the school year. You’re at work, and suddenly, someone new sits in the cubicle beside you. Or…maybe you’re the newbie! We’ve all experienced one of these scenarios or something similar.
Some of us are more outgoing (or a little more brave!) and are willing to make the first move. Agnes tries to make friends with the little girl who’s just moved in. She draws a picture for her and waits. And waits and waits! Agnes thinks that the little girl likes everyone in the building but her. You know you’ve thought similar thoughts! Don’t assume! That’s a hard lesson for us.
Agnes’s Place is a very sweet story with illustrations that make it magical. I think you and your little ones will love reading this book together. It’s a book to be savored and read many times over.
About the author, illustrator, and translator
Marit Larsen is a Norwegian songwriter and musician. Agnes’s Place, her debut picture book, was first published in Norway and will also be published in Denmark and Italy. She currently resides in Brooklyn, New York. Learn more about the author at www.maritlarsen.com.
On Instagram: larsenmarit
Jenny Løvlie is a Norwegian illustrator. Her previous picture book, The Girls, written by Lauren Ace, was the winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. She currently lives in Cardiff, Wales. Learn more about the illustrator at www.lovlieillustration.com.
On Instagram: lovlieillustration
Kari Dickson is a literary translator from Edinburgh, Scotland. In 2020 she won the Mildred L. Batchelder Award for best children’s translation for Brown, written by Håkon Øvreås and illustrated by Øyvind Torseter. She holds a BA in Scandinavian studies and an MA in translation.
Enter the giveaway
One lucky winner will receive a copy of Agnes’s Place, courtesy of Amazon Crossing Kids (U.S. and Canada addresses).
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