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We Go to the Park is a beautiful, lyrical meditation on going to the park to play-which extends into a reflection on life itself-from Booker Prize-longlisted author Sara Stridsberg, and the inimitable, award-winning illustrator Beatrice Alemagna! Translated from Swedish by B.J. Woodstein The park beckons us to leave our daily routines behind and enter its zone of endless possibility. In the park, the usual rules don't apply. In the park, what matters most is the moment, and losing track of time to the timelessness of imagination, invention, observation, and chance. In the park, there are risks, of course, but also the deepest rewards, to be found in the freedom experienced through play that is both embodied and participatory. It is not the lone ""I,"" but the ""we"" that goes to the park, where chance encounters might suddenly become moments of deep connection-however fleeting-with others, nature, and ourselves. Originally published in Sweden, this first English-language edition printed in Italy on thick cream paper offers an immersive experience of transformation, longing, and transcendence to readers of all ages, while reminding adult readers in particular of the everyday miracle contained in encountering another consciousness.

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★ “The absence of light inspires its own unique story in this scintillating, kid-centered view of shadow play... Handy picks apart this day-to-day darkness while preserving its magic and wonder. Meanwhile, Feng’s art depicts the natural existence of shadows, outdoor and in, with an evocative sense of wonder. The world on these pages is rendered realistically, its innate magic still held intact. With kids’ fears banished, these shadows are no less enigmatic for being observed so closely in this lyrical, loving ode.” * Kirkus (starred review) * “The park offers refuge to the child who narrates this uninhibited prose poem... Evocative text, blots of color and streams of expressive line show children playing on fanciful structures, in meadows and clearings, their emotions—contentment, exasperation, joy—readable in their bodies.The park is a place of liberation and passion, the creators convey.” * Publishers Weekly *

★ “The absence of light inspires its own unique story in this scintillating, kid-centered view of shadow play... Handy picks apart this day-to-day darkness while preserving its magic and wonder. Meanwhile, Feng’s art depicts the natural existence of shadows, outdoor and in, with an evocative sense of wonder. The world on these pages is rendered realistically, its innate magic still held intact. With kids’ fears banished, these shadows are no less enigmatic for being observed so closely in this lyrical, loving ode.” * Kirkus (starred review) * ★ “The absence of light inspires its own unique story in this scintillating, kid-centered view of shadow play... Handy picks apart this day-to-day darkness while preserving its magic and wonder. Meanwhile, Feng’s art depicts the natural existence of shadows, outdoor and in, with an evocative sense of wonder. The world on these pages is rendered realistically, its innate magic still held intact. With kids’ fears banished, these shadows are no less enigmatic for being observed so closely in this lyrical, loving ode.” * Kirkus (starred review) * “The park offers refuge to the child who narrates this uninhibited prose poem... Evocative text, blots of color and streams of expressive line show children playing on fanciful structures, in meadows and clearings, their emotions—contentment, exasperation, joy—readable in their bodies.The park is a place of liberation and passion, the creators convey.” * Publishers Weekly * “The park offers refuge to the child who narrates this uninhibited prose poem... Evocative text, blots of color and streams of expressive line show children playing on fanciful structures, in meadows and clearings, their emotions—contentment, exasperation, joy—readable in their bodies.The park is a place of liberation and passion, the creators convey.” * Publishers Weekly *

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Sara Stridsberg is an acclaimed Swedish author and playwright. Her international breakthrough, The Faculty of Dreams, was nominated for the Man Booker Prize in 2018. In 2021, she became a member of Sweden’s Society of the Nine, which promotes Swedish literature, peace, and women’s issues. She is also the author of picture book The Summer of Diving (a New York Times Best Children’s Book of 2022). Beatrice Alemagna (You Can’t Kill Snow White, Telling Stories Wrong, Child of Glass, On a Magical Do-Nothing Day) has written and illustrated dozens of children’s books. The recipient of three New York Times Best Illustrated Awards, she has also been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award seven times and shortlisted for the Hans Christian Andersen Award twice. Born in Bologna, Italy, she lives and works in Paris, France. B.J. Woodstein is a Swedish-to-English translator, writer, editor, and doula. She is the English-language translator of The Summer of Diving by Sara Stridsberg, illustrated by Sara Lundberg, and The Book That Did Not Want to be Read by David Sundin, illustrated by Alexis Holmqvist. She lives with her wife and their daughters in Norwich, England.

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