Happy is whoever gets Dunne

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Happy is whoever gets Dunne (original title: Lycklig den som Dunne får ) is a children's book by the Swedish writer Rose Lagercrantz and the Swedish illustrator  Eva Eriksson .

It is the sixth volume in the Dunne series. In the book, Dunne spends the winter holidays with her grandparents. The longing for her best friend Ella Frida is great. She travels alone by train to distant Norrköping to surprise Ella Frida for her birthday. Topics such as family, friendship, love and adventure are dealt with.

Happy is whoever gets Dunne was published in Swedish by Bonnier Verlag in 2018 and in German by Moritz Verlag in the same year . It was translated into German by Angelika Kutsch .

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Dunne is in second grade and is very happy about it. She keeps the seat next to her free, believing that her best friend Ella Frida, who moved to Norrköping a year earlier, will be back. When all the children paint in the drawing class, Knubbel, who is in love with Dunne, sits down next to them.

With the start of the winter holidays, Dunne's papa becomes sad. In order to get other thoughts, he decides to go alone to his family in Rome. Dunne is supposed to spend the holidays with her grandparents. Dunne spends her first day of vacation with her grandparents cross-country skiing. She got the idea to give her best friend Ella Frida the best birthday present. To herself. She promptly tells her grandmother about her plan to visit Ella Frida in Norrköping. After the grandparents tried to find a solution whether Dunne could visit Ella Frida, they decided that she should take the train to Norrköping by herself. While the grandmother arranges everything with Ella Frida's mom, Dunne packs her suitcase and small gifts for Ella Frida.

The train ride is calm. When she arrived in Norrköping, she was supposed to be greeted by a reception committee, which did not appear. In the lobby in Norrköping, Dunne remembers that Wanda, the friend of Dunne's dad, lives in Norrköping. Since she feels alone, she decides to call them. Wanda asks her sister, who is a police officer, to take care of Dunne. Until she reaches the train station, Dunne's cell phone is stolen by two big boys. Scared of the boys' big black dog, she hides under a bench. There she is found huddled by the policewoman. A short time later, Wanda joins them. The sisters are very worried that Dunne is alone in Norrköping without being picked up. They decide that Wanda should go back to Stockholm with Dunne. Dunne gets a severe sore throat. On the train, Dunne learns that Wanda and her papa were secretly engaged, but that they broke off the engagement. Once in Stockholm, Dunne feels exhausted and sick. While Dunne's grandmother is still busy with her bridge ladies, Wanda takes care of the sick Dunne.

characters

main characters

Dunne

"The little lucky" Dunne is in second grade in the last part of the Dunne series. She lives with her father, the cat and two guinea pigs in a yellow house on Hummelweg. After her mother died, Dunne lived with her grandparents for some time because her father was too sad to look after her. Dunne likes her teacher at school, and subjects like science, drawing, and quiet reading. Dunne always sat next to her best friend Ella Frida in class. After she moved away, Dunne kept her place free, believing Ella Frida would be back.

Minor characters

Friends of Dunne

Ella Frida

Ella Frida is Dunne's best friend. She moved to Norrköping a year ago. In the story "Happy is whoever gets Dunne" Ella Frida does not come as a person, but it is mostly about Dunne's idea to go to Ella Frida in Norrköping.

Ella Frida's birthday is at the beginning of the winter holidays. Dunne would like to surprise her and drive to her. The two friends "give each other the most precious thing" they have, namely a personal visit.

Knob

Knubbel's real name is Alexander. He feels very comfortable in second grade. Knubbel is in love with Dunne. One of his characteristics is that he always feels good, no matter what.

Dunne family

father

Dunne's papa was born in Rome. His mom Lucia and his brother Giuseppe still live there. When he was very sad because his wife, Dunne's mother, had died, he went to Rome to have other thoughts. This time too, her dad went to his family alone to distract himself from his grief.

Grandparents

The grandparents take Dunne in while her father is away. They support Dunne's idea of ​​going to Ella Frida, even if the grandmother had to convince the grandfather first, they organize the trip and take Dunne to the train station.

Further

Wanda

Wanda is the former girlfriend of Dunne's father. When Dunne was not picked up in Norrköping, she called Wanda, who lives in the same town, and asked for help. Wanda came as fast as she could and drove her back to her grandparents that same day.

On the train ride, she informs Dunne that she was secretly engaged to Dunne's father, but that they separated again.

Awards

In 2018, the book was also a book tip for Christmas for children and young people from Deutschlandfunk .

reception

The jury of the Borromeo Association praised the book and speaks of a successful symbiosis between text and image . The Falter thinks that the book is simply beautifully written linguistically and in which the adults are not idealized, but are completely normal people with fears and worries. The Reading Center of the University of Education of the Northwestern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences recommends the book because the author and the illustrator can empathize with children and tell in simple language and sketchy, expressive black and white illustrations .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b "Dunne" band awarded boersenblatt.net
  2. ↑ Catholic Children's and Young People's Book Prize 2019: Recommended list published by dbk.de
  3. ↑ The book tips for Christmas for children and young people Deutschlandfunk
  4. ↑ A Girl on a Trip Falter
  5. ↑ Recommendations for children's and young people's literature & ideas for teaching University of Education of the Northwestern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences