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The Playdate

Clara Dackenberg

Lantana (4+) 9781836290179 (Paperback)

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There’s a dissonance between the story that the text tells and the illustrations.  A simple playdate between two young children and the mothers who facilitate this, provides a thought-provoking social commentary where inequality is at the fore. There’s a multi-layered nature to the illustrations which encourages deft visual literacy skills to explore and unpick, inviting readers to notice what goes unsaid and the weight of everyday moments. 

Themes:

  • Friendship 
  • Family 
  • Social class 
  • Inequality 
  • Play

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Clara Dackenberg

Clara Dackenberg is a Swedish illustrator and visual artist. She studied in Gothenburg and Stockholm before debuting as a picture book illustrator. Her work has been chosen for the Contemporary Swedish Illustrators exhibition at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair.

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