Soda Pop

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Soda Pop is an anarchic story full of playful nonsense in which the usual rules and prejudices do not exist. Soda Pop loves bright orange clothes and wears a tea cozy on his head. He has brought up his son Mazarin on sweet buns and love. Grandfather Dartanyong emerges from his woodshed every morning with a new identity, and Great-grandfather has moved into a tree, eats birdseed, and thinks he is a cuckoo. Theirs is a carefree life, untroubled by social norms. In this tolerant world anything can happenis the garage suddenly full of tigers We are not surprised. Soda Pop is a glorious mix of the absurdity of Spike Milligan with the boldness of Pippi Longstocking.

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Theres a sublime sort of craziness to it that catches me unawares every time. Neither Soda Pop nor Mazarin nor Dartanyong speaks a single word of sense, but they will be my friends for life. -- Astrid Lindgren, author of Pippi Longstocking
"A whimsical, lighthearted, unique reading experience" -- School Library Journal (US)
" deliciously diverting." -- Kirkus Reviews

Author Bio

Barbro Lindgren is a pioneering childrens 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.

Lisen Adbge was born in Sweden in 1982 and published her first picture book in 2000. She has since won three major prizes for her childrens books.