City by Ingela Arrhenius

This is an outrageously big book with limited words, but glorious pictures! 

Ingeela Arrhenius has previously created an Animals book that I loved. Both of these books I reviewed for my library. Of course, at 18 inches tall, neither of these books is actually suited to sending home with kids in their bookbags. But that is okay, because these books are totally worth owning just for look at books in the library. Oversized books, as well as tiny books, are always major draws. Just like tall, skinny books and short, fat books. Kids like funny shaped books. 

I am always slightly tempted to chop these books up and use them to decorate the library. Because how cool are these pictures? 

Ingela Arrhenius is Swedish, which makes her that much cooler. Because I have a love affair with Swedish anything. 

I also have a love affair with bookshops. And look! There is Ingela's other oversize book Animals in the window of the Bookstore!

Throughout the book, we see all the things people do all day in the city.

I want to be the flamingo in the fountain. 

Did you notice quite a few of the shop keepers are older? Is that a thing in Sweden? Only old people own stores? Except for the bookstore. Because everyone knows hip young people always own bookstores. 

The end. 

For some reason, students always like books that say "the end." It is so nice and tidy. 

Terrific endpapers!