Children's Books2000 · 40 pp · Age 3 - 6
My Grandmother ironed the Kings shirts
Torill Kove
Grandmother gets the assignment to iron the shirts of King Haakon. But then there is war, and the king has to flee. During the war Grandmother does what she can to ruin the uniforms of the enemy with her iron. A cheerful and original picture book with an historic framing and colourful, naivistic illustrations. The book is based on the animated short film by the same name, that was nominated to the Oscars in 1999.
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