Leave New York City to discover the magical lives of some of Sweden’s most popular classic and contemporary children’s storybook characters! On October 24, Scandinavia House introduces the sixth installation of its popular annual celebration of children’s literature spotlighting Sweden.
 
A Child’s Adventure in the Swedish  Countryside is an interactive playscape that takes children on a magical journey from New York City across the ocean to Sweden where they can explore, hear stories, and read while surrounded by vibrant and imaginative murals evocative of the bucolic Swedish landscape. Kids will encounter a fantasy city skyline, inspired by the simple, bright building blocks of Brio. A mini-balcony suggests a penthouse roof where they can build their own Brio buildings. Following a whimsically-stylized road, they will leave behind the big city, meeting along the way some of the country’s most beloved storybook characters. Children can read and listen to stories in the giant blueberry basket “sofa” and other woodland-inspired cushions that litter the forest, go camping in a tent with Findus the Cat or play in Elsa Beskow’s capricious hat house.

The storybook installation is designed by renowned set designer and artist Sarah Edkins and has received support from the Consulate General of Sweden in New York.
 
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