Photo: Robyn Ek
Anna Karin Järpemark
Author
Anna Karin Järpemark is a High School teacher from southern Sweden. She teaches Swedish, with a Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Swedish for Teachers of Immigrants. Since 2010, Anna Karin has mainly taught foreign healthcare staff in Swedish.
"Blanca och de vita dimmornas brunn" is Anna Karin's second published book. The first, Micko och Dane – två skyddsänglars äventyr” was published by Förlaget Ordet in 1977.
In addition to her interest in languages, Anna Karin likes to devote herself to other creative forms of expression, such as watercolor and oil painting.
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Blanca and the Well of White Mists
Blanca must flee, but where to? Where is the white dove leading her? And why is it her, and only her, who can fulfill a mission that decides the future of the kingdom? Who is the owl which flies around searching? And what are these legends that since ancient times have told of a battle, of a well of darkness and of a possible deliverance?
Blanca and the Well of White Mists is a story that can be understood on different levels. It is written for age 9-12 but for reading aloud even from age 7, much because of Genevieve Claesson’s expressive illustrations in the book.
Price 190 SEK
Where can you buy the book?
You can now order the book on BoDs bokshop https://www.bod.se/bokshop/
The book is also available as an e-book to download.
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Genevieve Claesson
Illustrations and English Translation
Genevieve Claesson (nee Wooten) has done the cover painting and fifteen black and white illustrations in the book. Genevieve has translated the book into English: Blanca and the Well of White Mists.
She also did the illustrations for Anna Karin Järpemark's book "Micko and Dane – två skyddsänglars äventyr” in 1977. Genevieve, born in the USA, and now living in Sweden, has worked many years as an art teacher in both Middle and High School.
She has also exhibited her art, oil and watercolor paintings in several galleries in Sweden.
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The illustrator, Genevieve Claesson, who has created the book cover and 15 black-and-white illustrations, has also made a coloring book for Blanca. It will be available for order in the future. Our idea is that the book about Blanca works well as a read-aloud book, but many children concentrate better on listening when they can also engage in an activity.
We hope that coloring pictures from the story while listening to reading aloud can contribute to a nice time together.
