Written by Tuvalisa Rangstrom
Illustrated by Klara Bartilsson
Translated from the Swedish by Saskia Vogel
Published by Transit Children's Editions
Mom's Review
I don't know exactly how to categorize The Expedition. On the one hand, characters are on an exploratory mission through the systems of the human body. On the other, the characters are fantastical - phantasmagorical - beings who ride horses and eat peaches as they venture through other worldly terrain. Reading this made me feel off balance, like I didn't know quite where I stood. Maybe that's the point: enjoy the journey through life, marvel at what surrounds you, question, imagine, be curious, and be comfortable in your own skin.
The Expedition is written as a travelogue accompanied by the most exquisite illustrations. And the end papers commence and close the story, so pay attention to what they depict. The Expedition is a work of Swedish art.
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