children’s book by Kristin Steinsdóttir, illustrated by Halla Sólveig Thorgeirsdóttir

 

the book

This is a translation of the book “Engill í vesturbænum” (The angel in my building”). The boy Ask lives in Reykjavik, Iceland, with his mom. Around them people pretend to be ordinary people, but Ask knows better. He knows of a werewolf, Little Red Riding Hood, a flower-boy, a witch and an angel…