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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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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

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 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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The Night Light
Children's Books2014 · 40 pp · Age 3 - 9

The Night Light

Gaute Heivoll

In the garden outside Tom’s window is a lamppost. Every evening the light switches on, and every morning it turns off again. It’s been the same for as long as Tom can remember. ’Goodnight, light,’ Tom calls out the window before he goes to bed each night. ’Goodnight,’ the light replies. One evening the garden is completely dark. The lamppost stands there, dark and sad and not uttering a word. Where did the light go? Tom gets dressed and goes outside. Even though it’s dark, he’s not afraid because he knows that the light can’t be far away. ‘I think that this is a beautiful little story from Gaute Heivoll, and Marvin Halleraker’s illustrations are perfect for the text. The illustrations are characterised by stark contracts between light and dark, or light and shadow. [...] This is a book that I look forward to reading to my grandchildren.’FÆDRELANDSVENNEN ‘The illustrations are cartoony and very dark in colour, but have a clear and pure expression. The text is gathered in tidy blocks, and in some places located in the light of the streetlamp around which this story revolves. This contributes to the overall aesthetic impression. [...] What is important is that there is scope for curiosity and reflection on this meeting, and that the illustrations contribute to this as well as the text itself.’VARDEN

GRANDAD’S CHAINSAW
Children's Books2014 · 40 pp · Age 3 - 9

GRANDAD’S CHAINSAW

Bjørn Arild Ersland

Granddad says the big tree in the garden needs to come Down and that Dad can borrow his chainsaw. But when Dad opens the box containing the chainsaw and all the equipment, he has suddenly got plenty of time. Morfars motorsag is a lovely picture book about completely normal, but scary things. It is about a father who doesn’t know where the tree will fall and who doesn’t like chainsaws, but is perhaps even more afraid of admitting he’s afraid. ‘Per Dybvig’s drawings are effective in showing how the tree is central to this story. It recurs in all the illustrations and eventually gains dimensions that direct adult thoughts to the tree as a symbol in history, tradition and family roots as well as knowledge and wisdom.’FÆDRELANDSVENNEN ‘This book is ideal for reading aloud, with an ending quite different from what you might expect. [...] The text and illustrations are both simple in form and fit together well. Short sentences without frills. Simple, hand-drawn illustrations.’STAVANGER AFTENBLAD‘Dybvig’s illustrations are coloured pencil drawings, and there is a remarkable contrast between the mighty tree and the more carefully drawn people. Perspective is used humorously and to great effect. [...] This is how the text and illustrations come together as a whole. This is a beautiful little story about a tree and everything that you don’t have to do quite yet.’NUMER 4/2014

Samira and the Skeletons
Children's Books2014 · 40 pp · Age 3 - 6

Samira and the Skeletons

Camilla Kuhn

Samira strongly protests when her teacher tells her that everybody has a skeleton inside them. 'Not me!' Samira declares. And not her best friend Frida, either. The rest of the day is horrible. To think that Samira and everyone around her is walking around with a skeleton inside them! It doesn’t bear thinking about. Luckily Mummy has some advice. She lays Samira down on the kitchen table and fetches a bucket and some tools. Surely Samira is happy now? A playful, witty and ever-so-slightly scary picture book from Camilla Kuhn. “Kuhn has a wonderful perception of the people she draws [...] Kuhn is familiar with the art of making things bigger, presenting exaggerated close-ups and shamelessly cutting images. The result is funny illustrations where the teacher is no more than a pair of legs, only to appear on the next page as a cruel monster that won’t stop lecturing about the wonders of the human skeleton. Kuhn’s illustrations and text almost seem to follow a child’s imaginative thought process – they are unregulated and whimsical. A book which is both warm and enthralling.”Numer

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DUST
Children's Books2014 · 48 pp · Age 3 - 9

DUST

Rune Johan Andersson

Where does dust really come from? This is the big question in this intriguing picture book. The young ask questions and wonder about things while the grownups explain and try to argue that dust shouldn’t be wiped away. But this story has a disturbing and unexpected ending. Rune Johan Andersson has his own unique way of approaching his subject matter, both in terms of content and form. Many of his books have a mixture of coloured and black and white drawings. The same also applies to Støv.

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