Max (book series)

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Max
Author Barbro Lindgren
Illustrator Eva Eriksson
Cover artistEva Eriksson
Country Sweden
Language Swedish
Genre children
Published 1981-1994
No. of books11

Den Max is a Swedish children's book series, written by Barbro Lindgren and illustrated by Eva Eriksson. [1]

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References

  1. "En litterär nydanare med absolut gehör" (in Swedish). Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Retrieved 16 January 2015.