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Everyone Has a Backside
Children's Books2014 · 88 pp · Age 3+

Everyone Has a Backside

Anna Fiske

Did you know that everyone has his or her own body? And that each one of those bodies has a backside? Well, you'll definitely know that after reading this book. In addition to the fronts and backs of bodies, you can read about hair, skin, digestion, hygiene and much more. Everybody has a Backside is a book packed with facts and surprises that provoke thought, speculation and raise awareness around the theme of the human body through skilful use of humour and intimacy. ‘Anna Fiske's illustrations are recognizable and solid with a strong and well-considered visual tone. Cheerful, colourful stick figures are presented on a white background without shading or complicated details. Despite this, Fiske manages to convey finely tuned emotional expression and nuance. … This may inspire young children to explore and talk about respect for their own and others' bodies as well as body sounds, shapes and colours.’ VG ‘Anna Fiske hits the spot once more with the picture book Everybody has a Backside. … Everybody has a Backside is an incredibly rich book with a wealth of content that will contribute to both reflection and awareness. It is also very funny, not least due to Anna Fiske's illustrations. Here she is at her best.’ Hamar Arbeiderblade

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The Return of The Billy Goats Gruff
Children's Books2014 · 48 pp · Age 3 - 9

The Return of The Billy Goats Gruff

Bjørn F. Rørvik

The Billy Goats Gruff at the Water Park (Bukkene Bruse på badeland) has been one our greatest picture book successes in recent years, as a comical, adventure-fuelled text with lively, vivid illustrations. The Return of the Billy Goats Gruff (Bukkene Bruse vender tilbake) is the sequel to this success. It’s been a while, and the Billy Goats Gruff are beginning to wonder what they should do during their summer break. The two smallest billy goats want to take a trip abroad, but the biggest billy goat tells them that it’s too expensive. He wants them all to join him out to pasture, just like they did last time. Against their will, the two smallest billy goats join him, but there have been some big changes. The troll has gone and the mountain pasture offering the best waffles has closed. It becomes clear that the troll has gone into a retirement home and the billy goats decide to visit him there. The Return of the Billy Goats Gruff is a wild, fantastic tale and a perfect sequel to the first book. ‘You would be hard pressed to find a cooler fairy tale… Adult humour is a common characteristic of many bestsellers for children, such as in series by Jo Nesbø and Ingvar Ambjørnsen. It’s a nice bonus for the person reading it aloud, providing it doesn’t have a negative impact on the humour aimed at children. It doesn’t here. This book was written to be read by adults and children together, with typography to indicate when you should raise and lower your voice, or baaaaa a bit more.’ DAGBLADET '… a charming return to the hilarious Billy Goats Gruff with playful illustrations from Gry Moursund … Whether cunning or furious, scared or miserable, the troll is just as magnificently portrayed as before. No one can draw like a child better than Gry Moursund. Not even children.' BARNEBOKKRITIKK.NO 'This is both familiar yet provocative, recognisable yet new. Laid back, free and modern language is combined with traditional folk tale turns of phrase to great effect. Closely linked to Gry Moursund’s naïve yet detailed illustrations, which fill the pages with colourful specimens from the animal kingdom.' HAMAR ARBEIDERBLAD

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A DESERT STORY
Children's Books2014 · 48 pp · Age 3 - 9

A DESERT STORY

Siri Thue

Pedro and Victor are brothers. They live in the desert. One day they find a paper aeroplane. It is an invitation to a sandcastle competition! If there’s one thing Pedro and Victor have a lot of, it’s sand, so together with Mingo the flamingo and Pep the desert fox they start getting ready. They’re going to win this competition! A charming and unique picture book about seeing New opportunities in everyday situations, wherever you are. ‘A charming book about collaboration and usefulness. [...] Thue’s collaboration with Moseng has resulted in a charming children’s book about collaboration and usefulness. It also tells us that there are often alternative uses for things that seem useless if we are willing to think outside the box.’BARNEBOKKRITIKK.NO

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FIAT AND GRANDMA AND THE WHITE LION
Literature and Fiction / Children's Books2014 · 40 pp · Age 3 - 9

FIAT AND GRANDMA AND THE WHITE LION

Iben Sandemose

Fiat and Grandma are going to the lion forest. They have lion costumes on and lion food in a bag. Then they see a white lion. ’We need to get Granddad,’ whispers Fiat. ’He loves lions.’ But when they come home, Granddad is fast asleep in his favouritechair. They try to wake him, but they can’t, and he is very cold. Fiat gets a blanket. It doesn’t help. ’Is Granddad dead?’ Fiat asks. ’Yes,’ says Grandma, crying. Fiat and Grandma both have their own way of grieving. They ride lions, find a lovely yellow coffin, and Fiat writes a letter to Granddad which she puts under his jumper. No one other than Iben Sandemose could write such a nontraditional book about death. The book is sad, funny, playful and clever. Sandemose’s illustrations are as colourful and imaginative as ever. A great book to read for those who have lost someone they love and for those who are about to lose someone. Fiat og Farmor is an exciting and unique series for small children. Fiat og Farmor og den hvite løven is the seventh book in the series. The books have been translated into several languages.

IN LOVE WITH BILLY BACKFIRE
Children's Books2014 · 40 pp · Age 3 - 9

IN LOVE WITH BILLY BACKFIRE

Hans Sande

Billy Backfire is the biggest and strongest goat in all of Wet Valley. And in the whole world! All the other goats are crazy about him. But he prefers to wander alone and unhindered. He doesn’t care about butting heads with Buckaroo and the other goats anymore. ’What’s got your goat?’ Buckaroo asks. ’I don’t know!’ Billy Backfire answers, wandering even further away from the herd. He climbs up to the top of Apex Mountain, because it is he who must oversee the sun and wind and rain. Or… does he really just needto buck up and get a grip? A crazy and exuberant goat picture book from Wet Valley With just a touch of existential identity crisis. ‘Like a breath of fresh air and a huge fart, Hans Sande and Per Dybvig have unleashed Forelska i Feisbukk. A wild, funny and lavish New Norwegian picture book. [...] With help from the playful Per Dybvig, he fizzes until he overflows.’HAMAR ARBEIDERBLAD‘The book offers a lot of fun wordplay to do with billy goats, and the illustrations are equally wonderful. However, it also has its solemn moments. We won’t say anything more about it here, but rather advise adult and child readers alike to curl up on the sofa with it. Parents are encouraged to tear themselves away from their smartphones and instead read aloud about Billy Backfire – reading aloud is greatly underestimated!’KVINNHERDINGEN

The Lighthouse Keepers
Children's Books2014 · 80 pp · Age 3 - 12

The Lighthouse Keepers

Inga Sætre

On an island far, far out at sea there lives two women and a sheep. Sølvi and Astrid live on what the current pulls in and what they can harvest from the barren rock. One day, someone knocks on their door. Outside there is a man with neat hair and a huge suitcase. He is willing to sell them the contents of the suitcase in exchange for the island – something that he thinks is a bad deal for him, but of course they could always rent the island from him... Astrid and Sølvi have always been content, but now opportunity is knocking, and someone will have to leave the island. Fyrvokterne is a story about salty sea, friendship and what you need to have enough.

HELLO, SEA!
Children's Books2014 · 40 pp · Age 3 - 12

HELLO, SEA!

Anna Fiske

Finally there is a new Hello-book from Anna Fiske! This time we're going underwater. For an entire year we follow life under the sea, where more goes on than you would ever believe! Here we meet mermaids skipping, seahorses whinnying and a skate with a far-out hairdo. We also find the remains of sunken pirate ships and the ruins of old temples. Grab your swimming ring and goggles and let's go! This is the fifth Hello-book, which, like the first four, also contains large, detailed and busy pictures where you can always discover something new.

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What Do They Do All Day?
Children's Books2014 · 40 pp · Age 3 - 9

What Do They Do All Day?

Ellisiv Solskinnsbakk

In the morning we wake up before walking or running off to all sorts of places. Children go to nursery or school, but what is it that grown-ups actually do when they’re at work? In this playful rhyming book, illustrated throughout, we come across familiar and not-so-familiar occupations. Crooks who pinch sweets, hot-air balloon salesmen, an easily-distractedguide dog with a fondness for sausages, and environmental activists staging protests with nappies. ‘The illustrations are downright hilarious, both the lines and colours. [...] The illustrations are given ample room and are apt in content and form. The text and illustrations work together as a successful whole... Rhyme has a natural appeal to young listeners, and is a source of language learning and joy. This book is happy to convey knowledge and preschool children would do well to lay their hands on it.’BARNEBOKKRITIKK.NO ‘Funny and colourful book in rhyme about what adults do while children are at nursery and after-school clubs.’ØSTLANDSPOSTEN

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HIGH AND MIGHTY
Children's Books2014 · 48 pp · Age 3+

HIGH AND MIGHTY

Ragnar Aalbu

A book for those who dream about the hair on their heads. It takes a man of Uncle Ragnar’s calibre to produce the ultimate picture book about hair loss, hang-ups and broodiness. And here it is! In Høy i hatten we meet a bald man dreaming of better days. On the Internet, he comes across a page selling hair for all occasions. This is the chance he has been waiting for. As soon as the hair comes in the post, he goes to try it out in the park. There he meets a bird which takes a fancy to his hair. This sets the scene for a terrible commotion. A playful, absurd and original book from one of our greatest humorists.

The Cristmas Bailiff
Children's Books2014 · 64 pp · Age 3 - 9

The Cristmas Bailiff

Bjørn F. Rørvik

The Christmas Bailiff (Julefuten) is the eleventh book about Fox and Piglet. This time they end up in the middle of the sillywinkles Christmas celebrations and get to witness the traditional presentation of cake to the Christmas bailiff himself. Every day throughout December the Christmas bailiff comes out of the forest and collects the cake left for him by the sillywinkles. Fox and Piglet become increasingly intrigued by who this Christmas bailiff might be and therefore decide to follow him. His tracks lead through the forest and straight to the cave of Papp the sillyfart. Is the Christmas bailiff friends with Papp? Or is there another explanation? Sumptuous, wondrous and lively pre-Christmas book for children of all ages. ‘With wordplay and cool drawing, this is an experience for both those reading and those being read to. [...] Whereas children will notice one thing, adults will also notice something else entirely. Such stories are demanding to write, but here Rørvik and Dybvik have been utterly successful. [...] It is easy to read, tidy and clear.’ TELEMARKSAVISA ‘The story is wonderfully original, but also very familiar. [...] Few children’s book authors are as hilariously inventive as Bjørn F. Rørvik. [...] In the story of The Christmas Bailiff, he also uses wordplay and double meanings that are probably as much of a joy for the adult doing the reading – and this is undoubtedly a book to be read aloud!’ NRK.NO ‘Instead of dutifully bringing their work into line with conventional Christmas themes, Rørvik and Dybvig bring Christmas into the universe that they have established with Fox and Piglet. Using their own unique brand of wordplay and absurdity, they deliver a refreshingly different Christmas story brought to life by Dybvig’s distinctive lines.’ BARNEBOKKRITIKK.NO

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Clown!
Children's Books2014 · 96 pp · Age 3 - 12

Clown!

Elisabeth Helland Larsen

It doesn't matter whether you're a boy or a girl, small or tall, an only child or a grandmother – you can be a clown. Nothing is required but you! Inside you is fantasy, music, stories, wonder, laughter and tears. You can use all of these, and your body is capable of all sorts of strange things. Maybe you like doing gymnastics or karate jumps? Perhaps you are the master of making funny faces that cause others to crumple up with laughter? Maybe you like to blow soapy bubbles that fly off into the distance? Do you want to try clowning? This book contains tips for creating your own clown circus, and instructions for how to juggle, balance and do magic! Come on – let's clown around!

The Crocodile Thief
Children's Books2014 · 136 pp · Age 3 - 9

The Crocodile Thief

Taran L. Bjørnstad / Christoffer Grav

Odd isn't particularly brave. In fact, he's really rather afraid. Of dogs, for example, and of teenagers. He's terrible at football and is always picked last during gym class. Worst of all, he cries so easily, especially when the others tease him. And they do, at every opportunity. But one day the class take a trip to the aquarium where Odd meets Rolf Lange, head of the reptile department. Rolf has tattoos and a pierced ear. He handles snakes and crocodiles as if they were cuddly toys. Rolf probably isn't afraid of anything, Odd thinks , and is struck with an idea: he has to become tough, and what he really needs is a crocodile...NOMINATED TO THE DEUTCHER JUGENDLITERATURPREIS 2017 ‘Funny story about the need for a crocodile(…) The Crocodile Thief is about doing something crazy when you really just need a friend. The book combines everyday life, facts about reptiles and drama in a charming way, and fortunately ends well for both Odd and the crocodile.’ DAGBLADET ‘Although The Crocodile Thief follows a well-known recipe, it manages – by using humour, suspense and funny references to reality in both the text and illustrations – to be an original story which is very much worth reading […] The book is at its best when Odd finally starts implementing his plan. Vivid depictions of crazy situations – like imagining having to hide a wild crocodile in his room – make The Crocodile Thief both exciting and dramatic. The text is full of great metaphors […] The linguistic playfulness goes well with Christoffer Grav’s illustrations. The metaphors are made concrete in the illustrations, and this serves to emphasise Odd’s emotions. This is a successful idea which is also used to illustrate Odd’s experience of the situations. The difference between reality and fantasy is shown clearly […] Grav’s illustrations are an integral and – yes! – completely necessary part of the story.’ BARNEBOKKRITIKK.NO ‘Bjørnstad has triumphed in the art of writing. This wild story becomes realistic and logical when seen from Odd’s point of view, and therefore even funnier. Development and details are finely-balanced. We cheer for what is hopeless and understand the themes behind the story. Christoffer Grav’s illustrations are stylish and inventive, and the entirety is a wonderful book.’ AFTENPOSTEN

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