Is that a Monster, Alfie Atkins?
| Author | Gunilla Bergström |
|---|---|
| Original title | Alfons och odjuret |
| Translator | Robert Swindells |
| Illustrator | Gunilla Bergström |
| Cover artist | Gunilla Bergström |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
| Series | Alfie Atkins |
| Genre | children |
| Published | 1978 |
| Publisher | Rabén & Sjögren |
Published in English | 1988 |
| Preceded by | You're a Sly One, Alfie Atkins! (1977) |
| Followed by | Är du feg, Alfons Åberg? (1981) |
Is that a Monster, Alfie Atkins? (Swedish: Alfons och odjuret) is a 1978 children's book by Gunilla Bergström.[1] Translated by Robert Swindells, it was published in English in 1988.[2] As an episode of the animated TV series it originally aired over SVT on 5 January 1980 as "Odjuret och Alfons Åberg".[3]
Plot
It's Saturday evening and Alfons has problems falling asleep. The recently passed day, Alfons and his friends were playing soccer with Alfons' new soccer ball. Alfons kicked the ball, which flew very far away. When a little guy acting as ball boy couldn't find it, Alfons blamed the ball boy for stealing the boy and hit him. Alfons now thinks there's a monster under his bed. The upcoming week, Alfons tries to find the ball boy and ask him for forgiveness. The first days, he can't find it and Alfons continues to imagine there's a monster. Finally one day, as he watches the other friends playing soccer, he discovers the missing ball boy. The upcoming Saturday, they meet in the candy store and Alfons ask for forgiveness. They become friends again, and Alfons' imaginary monster under the bed is gone.
References
- ↑ "Alfons och odjuret". Worldcat. 1978. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ↑ "Is that a Monster, Alfie Atkins?". Worldcat. 1979. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ↑ "Alfons och odjuret" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 5 January 1980. Retrieved 31 August 2012.