Tell us: What's your favourite Swedish children's book?
As Sweden's annual 'reading break' for schoolchildren gets under way, we want to know what Swedish children's books have had a real impact on you or your children.
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Five Swedish children's songs international parents will inevitably have to learn
You can't hide, and you can't even run. Sooner or later, even international parents will learn these Swedish children's songs. You may as well start now..
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