Ulf Stark
1) The runaways
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The Runaways is an adventure filled with warmth and humor from one of the world's great writers. Grandpa's in the hospital and hating it. He swears at the nurses and makes trouble. Ulf's dad finds it too stressful to visit. But Ulf visits Grandpa as often as he's allowed, and when he's not allowed, he goes anyway. Grandpa thinks only of the place he was happiest--the island where he lived with Grandma before she died. He wants to go back, but they...
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This is a sensitive book, a classic in many countries, about a friendship between two boys and an old man. There are plenty of old men who would do as a grandfather at the retirement home, Ulf suggests, when Berra wonders why he doesn't have one. They go there together to find one - ideally one who eats pig's trotters, invites you to tea and who can teach you to whistle.
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"Gburek, skrzat domowy zamieszkujący opuszczoną zagrodę, zapala pierwszą świecę w świeczniku adwentowym. Gdy następnego dnia wychodzi przed dom, wiatr zrywa mu z głowy czapkę. Gburek kopie ze złości furtkę, a wtedy odpada z niej tablica zawieszona przez ludzi wiele lat temu. Tablice rownież porywa wiatr i niedługo potem znajdują ją mieszkające w Wielkim Lesie zwierzęta. Wrony rozszyfrowują tajemniczy napis na tablicy i orzekają,...
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Tonight Dad wants to show his son something very special: the universe. Of course, they can't possibly embark on such a daring adventure unprepared, so they wrap up warm, gather provisions, and then off they go. It's a long walk, but eventually they get there. Along the way, they learn that sometimes the journey is more important than the destination, and sometimes the biggest lessons happen when you least expect them.
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"Grump the Yule Tomte lives all alone, which is exactly how he likes it! He's waiting for Christmas to arrive when all of a sudden a gust of wind steals his mittens from the washing line and his hat from his head. That's the last straw -- he won't be the Yule Tomte any more! Binny and Barty, the rabbit children, live with their family in the forest. They've never heard of Christmas, or the Yule Tomte, until the wind brings them some strange gifts...All...
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"Czy mamy potrafią bawić się w Indian? Przekonuje się o tym Ulf, kiedy pewnego dnia udaje mu się odciągnąć mamę od smażenia kotletów – czyli uwolnić z niewoli u bladych twarzy. Spędzają ze sobą niezwykły dzień. Mama zmienia się nie do poznania – przypomina sobie czasy, kiedy sama, jako mała dziewczynka, bawiła się w Indian. Ten jeden raz kotlety mogą poczekać!" --Polish Bookstore website
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"It's summer in the big forest and the rabbit children are looking forward to their first Midsummer party. Owl, who knows everything, says Midsummer is a time for dancing, love and magic. What a fun time they will have! Then a terrible storm sweeps through the forest and the woodland animals must find shelter at Grump the tomte's cottage. Will the magic of Midsummer help restore harmony to the forest in time for the party?"--Cover.
11) My little small
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A Creature who cannot tolerate sunlight lives in a gray cave, longing for something small to care for, until a sun spark appears and teaches her about the world outside.