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Locked In

Norwegian title: Min første leseløve - Låst

Gro Nilsdatter Røsth

Inga wants some peace and quiet, and locks herself in the loo to read some Donald Duck comics, even though she knows she’s not supposed to lock the door. Finally, some peace and quiet to read her book! But when her big brother turns off the light and the lock gets stuck, it’s not much fun any longer.

Gro Røsth writes in a lively and simple style, and Eivin Gulliksen has created illustrations that cause shivers to race down the reader’s spine. What does the blinking, red light on the wall belong to?

A scary everyday tale that everyone can relate to.

"Children could easily see themselves in Inga’s situation. Like, how brothers and sisters aren’t always good news. And that sometimes things are awfully strange and it is hard to stop being scared once you start thinking about what it might all be about. And that sometimes, when you’re really terrified, parents are the only one who can rescue you. … The illustrator, among many good features, has displayed the emotions sensitively in a way that is easy for children to interpret." Uriks

Recognition is something most children value. She (Gro Røsth) creates very believable settings in a language that is precisely right and easy for a child learning to read or who have just got going. … We like this book and feel that the target readership will as well." NyttiUka