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Gunilla Bergström (1942–2021)

Autor(a) de Good Night, Alfie Atkins

65 Works 699 Membros 6 Reviews

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Obras de Gunilla Bergström

Good Night, Alfie Atkins (1972) 96 cópias
Very Tricky, Alfie Atkins (1973) 59 cópias
Raska på Alfons Åberg (1976) 43 cópias
Lycklige Alfons Åberg (1984) 38 cópias
Mikko Mallikas menee kouluun (1982) 26 cópias
Kalas, Alfons Åberg! (1986) 26 cópias
Listigt, Alfons Åberg! (1977) 26 cópias
Bara knyt, Alfons! (1988) 25 cópias
Who's Scaring Alfie Atkins? (1983) 23 cópias
Är du feg, Alfons Åberg? (1981) 21 cópias
Who'll Save Alfie Atkins? (1976) 20 cópias
Mehr Monster, Willi Wiberg (1992) 18 cópias
Osynligt med Alfons (1998) 15 cópias
Hurra, för pappa Åberg! (1993) 14 cópias
Hokus pokus, Alfons Åberg! (1987) 13 cópias
Hur långt når Alfons? (2002) 13 cópias
Näpp! sa Alfons Åberg (1994) 12 cópias
Flyg! sa Alfons Åberg (1997) 11 cópias
"Där går Tjuv-Alfons!" (1991) 11 cópias
Alfons med styrke-säcken (2010) 9 cópias
Alfons och soldatpappan (2006) 7 cópias
Milla mitt-i-natten (1991) 7 cópias
Mias pappa flyttar (1971) 3 cópias
Alfons tycker om- (1990) 3 cópias
Alla möjliga Alfons (1981) 3 cópias
Mera miner med Alfons (1992) 2 cópias
Alfons egna saker (1990) 2 cópias
Alfons' pekbok 1 exemplar(es)
En dag med Albert 1 exemplar(es)
Kalas, Alfons Åberg DVD 1 exemplar(es)
Dépêche-toi, Alphonse Aubert (2022) 1 exemplar(es)
Einar Áskell og Milla (2012) 1 exemplar(es)
Tyven (1974) 1 exemplar(es)
Mille midt i slikkrigen 1 exemplar(es)
Oade dal njálgugit Ábmut (1984) 1 exemplar(es)
Dál ledjet gávvil, Alfons Åberg (1984) 1 exemplar(es)
Goda nott Einar Askell 1 exemplar(es)
Al-shatir Burhan! (2004) 1 exemplar(es)

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Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1942-07-03
Data de falecimento
2021-08-25
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
Sweden
Local de nascimento
Göteborg, Schweden
Local de falecimento
Stockholm, Schweden
Ocupação
children's book author

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"When daddies want to be left in peace, they don't pay too much attention to what you do," observes the ironic narrator of Very Tricky, Alfie Atkins, and sure enough, when Daddy wants to read the newspaper, five-year-old Alfie Atkins manages to finagle permission to play with his tool-box. Except for the saw, of course! And so begins a hilarious little drama, in which Alfie constructs a "helicopter" for himself under the nose of his inattentive father, who is eventually persuaded to join in the fun!

Young readers will relish the juxtaposition of Daddy's absent-minded prohibitions against using the saw with Alfie's various mishaps, and adults will appreciate the fact that even loving parents don't always pay attention when they should. My second Alfie book, following on Good Night, Alfie Atkins, this gives me a better sense of Bergström's quirky sense of humor. I continue to find her 1970s-style illustrations unappealing, but the narrative is entertaining enough to compensate for them. An engaging picture-book for younger children, it is especially welcome because it concentrates on a healthy, loving father-son relationship, something the genre could use more of, I think.
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AbigailAdams26 | Jul 15, 2013 |
Four-year-old Alfie Atkins - Alfons Åberg in the original Swedish - doesn't really want to go to bed, even though it is "almost nine." His series of delaying tactics, from his sudden insistence on brushing his teeth to his desire for a glass of water, will be very familiar to parents used to putting reluctant children to bed. Finally, having run through everything from a bedtime story to a change of sheets, Alfie calls for his Teddy Bear. But where is Daddy...?

This charming bedtime story, originally published in 1972, reminds me of an interesting conversation I had with some Swedish vacationers a few years back, in a pub in Caherciveen, on the west coast of Ireland. They had a six-year-old with them, and she had run riot all evening, until finally falling into an exhausted sleep on the massive window-sill. Her mother laughed, and said that Swedish children were pretty much allowed to do what they liked, on the theory that the school-years would be soon enough to enforce discipline.

Good Night, Alfie Atkins certainly seems to bear out that observation, as patient Daddy runs and fetches until he literally collapses from exhaustion! The centrality of the child's needs and desires is everywhere evident, and young readers will find in this story the reassurance that they are loved, even when they're being something of a pest. Gunilla Bergström's engaging narrative shows a sensitivity to and appreciation of child psychology that older readers will also find appealing. I can't say that I particularly cared for the illustrations, which had a distinctly 70s flavor to them, with their loud colors and rather cartoonish lines, but they weren't enough of a distraction to detract from my enjoyment.

All in all, a most enjoyable foray into a previously unfamiliar children's author, and I thank my goodreads friend Manny for recommending it!
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AbigailAdams26 | outras 2 resenhas | Jul 15, 2013 |
I liked the story in this book: a little boy, playing and using something his father loves / needs to make the play even more realistic. But then the item disappears....
Dad is not amused (to say the least) and Ate feels VERY guilty... But, as always: all s well that ends well :-)

A very boyish book: not only the drawings are sturdy, but also the choice of colors and the theme.
 
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BoekenTrol71 | May 21, 2013 |
Little Alfie does not want to go to sleep and will think of anything to do so he can stay awake. But after numerous actions from his dad, his dad gets tired and falls asleep.
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michelleraphael | outras 2 resenhas | Jun 18, 2011 |

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Obras
65
Membros
699
Popularidade
#36,217
Avaliação
4.1
Resenhas
6
ISBNs
251
Idiomas
12

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