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Benny and the Christmas Calamity

Norwegian title: Benny går berserk

Illustrated by Kenneth Larsen

Benny and the Christmas Calamity is an uproarious and heartwarming story about yearning for the traditions of Christmases past, doing whatever it takes to preserve those traditions at any cost, whilst simultaneously navigating the rollercoaster that is tween life.

Nobody loves Christmas more than Benny. Traditional Christmas, that is. The way it’s always been. So, imagine his surprise when his parents announce, only two days before Christmas, that the family will be celebrating Christmas in the Canary Islands this year! And what’s worse: they’ll be traveling – and celebrating Christmas (!) – with friends of the family and their son, Ken.

Benny’s clueless about a lot of things, but of this he is certain: there is no way he’ll be spending Christmas at the beach, strutting about in a Speedo alongside Ken with his supermodel smile, gorgeous hair, and his ability to reduce Benny to a blubbering mess just by looking at him.

This calamity only has one remedy: The trip must be stopped – Benny must go berserk.

Material available

  • ✓ Synopsis & author CV
  • ✓ Full manuscript (Norwegian)
  • ✓ Sample translation on request

Original publisher

Cappelen Damm

Publication

2019

Length

152 pages

Format

Hardback

Genre

Children's Books

Foreign rights

Sold to 2 territories

  • Denmarkcontract signed 2023Forlaget Krabat
  • Swedencontract signed 2020Bokförlaget Hedvig

Series

Benny Bark

4 titles in this series

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