Seacrow Island

Summers in the Stockholm archipelago provide the backdrop for many exciting adventures: fishing net thieves, treasure hunts, distress calls at sea, seal-rescues and lots more that’s both funny and a bit scary.

tjorven is a girl living on Seacrow Island in the archipelago together with her dog, her parents and her two older sisters. When summer arrives a family from the city, rent an old house on the island, and Tjorven gets acquainted with

Pelle, a boy her own age, and the rest of his family. The children get to have many adventures that include several animals, a storm, secret huts and stories. When winter and Christmas come Pelle and his family return to Seacrow Island.

• First published in 1964

• Around 3 million books sold

• Translated into 22 languages

• 1 TV -series, 4 films

• Product licensing program available

• New live-action TV-series planned by SVT (Swedish Public Service Television)

The Seacrow Island picture books

exciting and fun picture books full of atmospheric archipelago settings! Maria Nilsson Thore is responsible for the wonderful illustrations.

A Pet for Pelle

Pelle badly wants a pet. When there are rabbits for sale on another island it calls for an expedition!

A Seal of One’s Own

One day Tjorven is asked to look after a seal pup. She has a seal of her very own! She calls him Moses and he follows her everywhere.

Pelle Finds a Wishing Stone

Pelle’s brothers and Tjorven’s sisters get lost in the thick fog. How will they find their way back? Luckily, Pelle discovers a wishing stone by the beach.

Christmas on Seacrow Island

Can you celebrate Christmas in Carpenter’s Cottage in the middle of the cold winter? Of course you can!

“Maria Nilsson Thore ought to be the artist of choice when it comes to passing Astrid Lindgren’s texts on to future generations.” swedish library service, btj