The yellow house
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The story behind the motif
Poster with a beautiful illustration from Elsa Beskow's children's book " Do you want to read? 1 - First school year" which was first published in 1935.
The picture shows a yellow house surrounded by a red fence. A boy in a cap walks out through the open gate, holding a small jug in his hand. In the background, an adult person can be seen in the doorway and a smaller child in the courtyard. There are two large trees on the plot and to the left you can also see a small dog house.
Elsa Beskow (1874–1953) was a Swedish writer and illustrator who became one of the country's most influential picture book creators. Beskow was known for his warm depictions of children, home and nature. She often illustrated her own texts and her visual world has a strong connection to everyday environments and romantic nature.
Do you want to read? is a reading book/reading learning series for the first school years, created by Elsa Beskow together with the pedagogue Herman Siegvald. The first part, Do you want to read? 1 - The first school year, published in the first edition in 1935 by the Swedish book publisher Norstedt in Stockholm.
Artist: Elsa Beskow | Created: 1935.
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