Book Descriptions
for Mini Mia and Her Darling Uncle by Pija Lindenbaum
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
From The United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY)
Mini Mia adores her Uncle Tommy, who knows how to keep her happy. He dyes her hair different colors, jumps on both feet, and enjoys the opera and people watching. When Tommy’s boyfriend, Fergus, enters the pic ture, Mia does not want to share their special relationship. Mia reacts by pouring sugar on Fergus’s sneakers and soaking the toilet paper. Then she learns they both have a passion for playing soccer. The last page shows the two men arm-in-arm with a smiling, spunky Mia between them. Comic illustrations, complete with wild patterns and retro furniture, enhance the lighthearted text . mjw
Originally published as LillZlatan och Morbror Raring in Swedish by Rabén & Sjögren Sweden, in 2006. Translated by Elisabeth Kallick Dyssegaard.