The program was usually about three to five minutes long, but occasionally the author of the featured book would be interviewed in a fifteen-minute segment.
The shorter episodes were frequently aired between shows, without listing in the official programme schedule.
[1] Literature scholar Stefan Mählqvist (1943-2024[2]) hosted the show from a rainbow colored couch and read an excerpt from the book of the day.
[1][3] Mählqvist came up with the idea for the show while working at Svenska barnboksinstitutet.
According to Dagens Nyheter its discontinuation left a void in media representation of Children's literature.