The year's longest book! A very special accordion-book that grows as you read it. Unfold this humorous and spirited picture book and see everything that happens in the kitchen while you're sleeping! I wake up from some noises and creep downstairs, but almost don't believe what I'm seeing – because underneath the striped kitchen mat, I find nothing other than the cross-eyed neighbor cat snoring! But that's not the worst part… Because what is really happening in the kitchen while we're asleep? Who is making all those strange noises? You won't believe it before you see it – but luckily Ingeborg Eliassen and Hilde Hodnefjeld have created a colorful and fun picture book to show you! Technical facts: You Won't Believe It Until You See It is made of solid paper (but not cardboard). It can be read like a normal book, but when you unfold it, it grows to be three meters long! On the one side, you can read the poem and see what is happening in the kitchen – and it's a lot! On the other side of the accordion, we're standing outside of the house and peeking through the window. Without a doubt, this year's most original book!
"Klassisk nonsensdikt i original innpakning. [...] Den kan gå rett hjem hos mange barn, med sitt oppfinnsomme trekkspillformat og en historie full av rampete detaljer. [...] Illustratør Hodnefjeld har laget en leken kollasj av tegning og foto, viltre streker og strengere linjer."
Marie Kleve, Dagbladet
"Morsomme rim om absurde hendelser på kjøkkenet i en bildebok som fysisk kan leses på flere måter. Barnelattergaranti når en raggete, brun bavian vasker rumpa si i torsketran!"Kristine Isaksen, VG
"Lekende, morsomme og absurde dikt på rim – med dobbel bunn i langt format. [...] Ingeborg Eliassens frodig absurde verbaltekst der eksotiske dyr og hjemlige katter kretser rundt kjøkkenbenken utdypes ytterligere i Hilde Hodnefjelds taktile, glødende og detaljrike illustrasjoner – og omvendt. Det er en lekenhet i denne uhøytidelige boka som er befriende. Her er det ikke noe pedagogisk mål, ingen skjult agenda, men en bok blott til lyst, eller grøss, alt ettersom. Den innbyr til leseglede og lek i form og innhold."Anne Schäffer, Barnebokkritikk.no
Ingeborg Eliassen (1953– ) is from the County of Nordland in Northern Norway. She published her first children's book in 1979. Since then she has written plays, poems, song lyrics and monologues which have been enthusiastically received by both critics and audiences.
