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Petrels
Children's Books2017 · 48 pp · Age 6 - 9

Petrels

Jill Moursund

Ester is about to start school in a place where she doesn't know anyone, as Ester's mom has decided that they should move closer to Grandpa. With great dread, Ester counts down the days until the first day of school. What she needs, is a friend who understands how it feels to be a long way from home – and she finds this friend in an unexpected form. Stormfugler is about something many children will recognize: the fear of change.

The most Beautiful Story
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Children's Books2016 · 48 pp · Age 6 - 12

The most Beautiful Story

Brynjulf Jung Tjønn

Vera is out running by night. She wants to meet her little brother again. For that, she needs help from Syl. Vera runs fast, with her hair streaming out behind her. Quickly, quickly, down to the pond, down to Syl. Syl, who tell Vera the best stories. Syl, who brings little brother to life.Den finaste historia is both heavy and light, abstract and concrete, painful and moving. Together, Torseter and Tjønn have created a quite unique picture-book. 'This is a book you can read many times and discover new things each time. A classic book for all ages, in the sense that experienced readers will read into the text in ways that less experienced readers might not, but the youngest doesn’t feel cheated of anything because of that. Tjønn and Torseter’s fairy-tale world is a fascinating and moving universe.'DAGBLADET 'Den finaste historia is of such a character that, when I try to characterise it, starts to become difficult to write about with words without a certain ironic distance: Poetic and dreamlike, rushing, soaring, beautiful and sharp.'BARNEBOKKRITIKK.NO

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The queen is calling
Children's Books2016 · 40 pp · Age 6 - 9

The queen is calling

Per Olav Kaldestad / Hilde Kramer

Have you ever thought about how bees live? In this book you get to meet them in both good times and bad. This is a story with strong dramatic and lyrical elements. It deals with a bee community from the day the queen is born until she reaches the height of her powers.

The Wolf Boy
Children's Books2015 · 56 pp · Age 6 - 9

The Wolf Boy

Tor Åge Bringsværd

Tal from the Wolf Tribe is eight winters old. Every day, Dad and the other men go hunting. Tal is too young to go with them, but he doesn't agree with that! One day he goes out to pick berries for Mum, and meets an angry bear which licks its lips and creeps towards him. Suddenly, somebody appears on the scene at full speed. An arm stretches out, takes hold of Tal and pulls him away at the last moment!It's a girl the same age as Tal. She is riding on a big sabre-toothed tiger, one of the most dangerous animals in existence. The girl is called Nea, and she is from the Mammoth Tribe, the Wolf Tribe's perpetual enemies. If Tal and Nea and the sabre-toothed tiger Shita are going to be friends, they will need to keep it very, very secret.It was not easy being eight winters old in the Stone Age, but it was certainly exciting! Ulvegutten is the first book in the exciting easy-to-read series about Tal and Nea and the sabre-toothed tiger Shita from Tor Åge Bringsværd and Haakon Lie.

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Morkel’s Alphabet
Children's Books2015 · 48 pp · Age 6 - 12

Morkel’s Alphabet

Stian Hole

In Stian Hole's new book, Morkels alfabet, we are reunited with Anna from Annas himmel. There is someone leaving notes on the ground. Who can it be? Anna wonders. One evening, she sees a shadow. A boy. Is it him? Next day, the note says “Morkel”. Morkel, who is almost never at school. Morkel has a cabin in the forest, and Anna finds him. They spend a lot of time together, both of them interested in words and letters. Everyone has their own alphabet, Anna thinks, and it can take a long time to work out what letters mean. Morkel knows a lot about birds, but one day he is gone, like a migratory bird. Anna longs and hopes that he will return. Maybe he'll be back in the spring? A beautiful story about friendship and what is important in life. The story is both intense yet moderately-paced with a lot of food for thought. The illustrations are full of wonder, nature and life. A new, fantastic picture book from one of our leading picture book authors. Rights sold to: DENMARK (Høst & Søn), SWEDEN (Alfabeta Bokförlag AB), GERMANY (Carl Hanser Verlag). ‘Brilliant picture book from Stian Hole about the fantastical void between childhood and adult life. … Hole’s seamless collages, for which clippings from photographs as well as other artwork and popular media were edited in Photoshop, reach new heights here. Where text is scant, details in the typography flesh out the story’s generous landscape. Dreamlike tableaux are presented that nod to other art and literature. Like the cake crumbs in Hansel and Gretel, Hole sets up visual puzzles that add to the story and our experience as we look along the way. The author also manages to let the story of a lonely boy, neglect and a friendship that borders on adult friendship seep out into the visual landscape.Bergens Tidende ‘Stian Hole takes us once more into a dreamland where we find pieces of reality to ponder over. … Using his own unique technique, he has a signature that stands out. … Her [Anna’s] respectful approaches are charming as well as playful and imaginative. … One day, plain and simply, she asks Morkel: “What are you good at?” “Nothing,” Morkel answers. And instead of responding with an “oh well” or something similar, she just asks: “What else?” This short sequence in the book is pure gold. It shows that Hole’s poetic and sensitive means of expressing himself not only reveals itself in the pictures, but also in the text. It is food for thought. … The tentative friendship between these two is beautifully depicted. This is not a story about a clever girl that saves a loser and brings him back into the fold. They continue to be different, but nevertheless share a patient and sensitive connection and friendship. Hole’s particular method of using a mixture of photography, drawing and various digital media generates pictures queer enough to give us pause and which in themselves contribute to the sense of unreality. It works best of all in dream situations, in the darkness with all the small details that you can look for and delight over when you find them. Yet at the same time, there is always something very concrete in the pictures, such as Anna’s mud-covered boots positioned within reach next to her bed where she is sleeping, lost in the throes of her own imagination. … This is yet another masterpiece from Stian Hole and his artist’s cave.’Vårt Land ‘Stian Hole has garnered great international attention with his books. They have been published in 17 countries and won many prestigious prizes. His most recent offering should do the same. Morkels alfabet is a masterpiece.’DEMOKRATEN‘Morkels alfabetis full of secrets. You uncover some of them. Some of them stay secret, somewhere in the void between marvelling words and wonderful illustrations.’FÆDRELANDSVENNEN‘Hole’s seamless collages, for which clippings from photographs as well as other artwork and popular media were edited in Photoshop, reach new heights here. Where text is scant, details in the typography flesh out the story’s generous landscape. Dreamlike tableaux are presented that nod to other art and literature. Like the cake crumbs in Hansel and Gretel, Hole sets up visual puzzles that add to the story and our experience as we look along the way. The author also manages to let the story of a lonely boy, neglect and a friendship that borders on adult friendship seep out into the visual landscape.BERGENS TIDENDE 'Stian Hole has created a whole particular genre of his own with his poetic portrayal of children, where electronic manipulation of actual photographs is a basic element. At its best (as it mostly is), this is delightful. … A gentle book which appeals to the senses.' NRK 'A deeply captivating picture-story. … In ’Morkel’s Alphabet,’ today’s leading, internationally recognised, Norwegian picture-book illustrator takes another step forward in the range of his artistic explorations.'AFTENPOSTEN 'With ’Morkel’s Alphabet,’ Stian Hole has again created a masterpiece of a picture-book.’DAGBLADET

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AQUARIUM
Children's Books2014 · 48 pp · Age 6 - 12

AQUARIUM

Gro Dahle

Moa lives on the second floor. She has her own room, her own bed and her own window from which she can see the whole world. Moa’s mum lives in the aquarium in the living room, because Moa’s mum is a fish. A lovely, big goldfish. Moa thinks she is the most beautiful fish in the world. But how does the outside world relate to a little girl who lives alone with a goldfish? And how does Moa deal with the loneliness and all the everyday tasks that children of her age don’t usually have to think about? Gro Dahle and Svein Nyhus’ new picture book is their first collaboration since God natt, natt from 2009. It can be read as an allegory for a deficit of parental care – a girl who must care for her mother rather than the other way round. But it can also be read as a magical and absurd everyday story. Akvarium is both a sensitive and difficult book with a difficult and painful theme. ‘We meet Moa, who lives and breathes for the fish in the aquarium in her living room. For it is here that the fish Moa calls Mum lives. [...] The story of Moa and her mother is an elevated allegory where we quickly sense that the fish represents her mother. The story of Moa is the painful tale of a child burdened with care responsibilities that exceed their capabilities. Read as such, Akvarium is a painful and sombre side of a reality that unfortunately affects some children.’TØNSBERG BLAD‘Akvarium is more subtle that many of their other books (Gro Dahle and Svein Nyhus), and is sure to provoke some people. But it is heartbreaking. [...] Dahle’s text is clear yet poetic, simple yet also full of meaning. [...] The interplay between light and dark in the illustrations is also a good indication of how Moa is doing. When she is at school, the colours are light, but at home, they are dark. The exception is the illuminated aquarium that draws all of our focus.’DAGBLADET ‘Gro Dahle and Svein Nyhus have created a powerful and poetic children’s picture book about neglect. […] Gro Dahle has written a well thought-out text. She writes very beautifully and concisely. […] Anyone who has suffered neglect will recognise the feeling immediately. That is why the book is also very powerful. […] Akvarium is an unmistakably serious Norwegian tale, masterfully written and illustrated. This is great art, unusually precise and matter-of-fact.’Barnebokkritikk.no ‘Gro Dahle and Svein Nyhus have done it again: ventured into the darkest areas of the world of small children and created moving poetry from what they saw. […] Dahle’s sensitive handling of the linguistical possibilities is also beautiful in this book. There are no unnecessary words. Even when she repeats certain words several times one after the other, it is with intent and to increase the tempo and intensity. […] She also succeeds in portraying how children are generally formidably loyal to their parents, how adaptable theyare, how much they can endure and how important it is that external care workers are able to read between the lines. The ambiguity of this book, in that we are never explicitly told what the mother’s problem is, is a strength. […] Together, the text and illustrations create a challenging, moving whole.’Vårt Land ‘[…] a beautiful book that is simultaneously magnificent, lyrical,imaginative and a little scary. […] On one level, it is a story about neglect in which Moa must take care of her mother instead of the reverse. But it is also a king of magical fable from everyday life that uses a short text and large, fantastical illustrations to open a door into the realm of fantasy.Because although this is at heart a dark and sombre story, there is something in the illustrations this time that – without excusing the story – also speaks more gently about what is painful and difficult.’Hamar Arbeiderblad

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Film an Animal!
Children's Books2014 · Age 6+

Film an Animal!

Bjørn F. Rørvik

Do you enjoy making films? Do you want to have some fun with your friends? Film an animal! Film an Animal! is made up a little like a doll's theatre. You control the animal's movements across the stage, whilst providing the voices and filming all at once. You can film with your mobile phone, a camera or a video camcorder. Film an Animal! comes as a handbook and equipped with plenty of figures, props, backgrounds and control sticks that you can use to move the figures. In the handbook you get to know all the different animals – Scare the Hare, the Lens Lice, Mincy Mink, Mrs Beaver, Lady Quack-Quack, the Poodle Rockers – and last but not least, Rumpstanger! The book is bursting with hints and tips and includes a manuscript in picture form providing lots of ideas for films you can create. After a while, you can even come up with your own ideas with your friends. It won't take long for you to pick it up! Roll cameras!

The Adder
Children's Books2014 · 48 pp · Age 6 - 12

The Adder

Bjørn Arild Ersland

Without a sound, the snake twists and turns and heads off on the hunt. It hears nothing, but feels with its body and detects scent With the help of its tongue on the search for food. Mice and baby birds are the best meals a snake can imagine. The snake strikes quick as a flash. It sprays poison from its fangs, sending it straight into the animal. Mice are dead within 3 minutes. Occasionally snakes bite things they don't want to eat. A foot or a paw, for example. It does this to protect itself, but this type of biting is something snakes would rather avoid. In this factual picture book, you can learn more about one of our most feared creatures. Are you sure adders are something to be scared of? Never before have you come this close to an adder! ‘An informative and educational book for those who are afraid of snakes – and all those besides. The book is split into two parts: the story of the viper through a year of its life and a facts section about vipers and other snakes found in Norway.’NRK.NO ‘A sympathetic portrait of the viper from the viper’s point of view, complete with its urges and voracious appetite. The book takes its theme and target audience seriously; this is a playful portrayal in both text and illustrations. […] This is exciting reading for both children and adults. If you’re brave enough, that is.’DAGSAVISEN ‘The illustrations in this book are drawn using tasteful, stylistic expression… Illustrations and text combine to make something exciting, with cute and gentle vipers on one page, and the story about the animal following its viper instincts on the other. The viper is portrayed as less strange and frightening, even though it is still tough, different and a little dangerous. … The story of the viper does not end with this book, it continues on in the reader’s newly inspired curiosity and out in the countryside. … As a book of facts, Hoggormen offers a successful mix of stylistically simple illustrations, elements of literary fiction and facts. We are given a close-up of a viper which does not seem intimidating or scary. Instead, the book encourages the reader to enjoy and get involved in the exploits of the little snake. In this way, the book teaches us that the viper has its place in the world.’BARNEBOKKRITIKK.NO

Moulton and Me
Children's Books2014 · 40 pp · Age 6 - 9

Moulton and Me

Torill Kove

Moulton and me (Moulton og meg) is the tale of three sisters who wish for a bicycle. The girls’ parents are a little bit peculiar, and much of the story is spent depicting life for the girls in the neighbourhood alongside their parents and determined grandmother. They receive a bicycle, but not quite like anyone else’s. In addition to being a superb artist, Torill Kove has a feeling for words, focusing on articulating things in original ways and making room for comical little episodes. These elements transform her books into small masterpieces for the enjoyment of adults and children alike.The Animated Short that this book is based on was nominated for the Oscar Awards in 2014. “The adult reader will notice the retrospective approach, but I don’t think this evidence of the 60s and 70s will hinder a child’s experience of the book. The text and illustrations provide clear settings with plenty of scope for empathy.” Aftenposten “On the whole this is also a thoroughly original book with a lot of humour. […] And because the book alludes to something under the surface that threatens to be lost, it is exciting to read even without any outwardly dramatic action.” Hamar Arbeiderbladet

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Night Guard
Children's Books2013 · Age 6+

Night Guard

Synne Lea

Taking their cue from settings that children recognise, these poems investigate concepts such as dreaming, longing and friendship. The familiar and intimate is transformed into a limitless, all-encompassing world. The illustrations are dream-like but real at the same time. Synne Lea and Stian Hole have together created Nattevakt, a different, image-rich collection of poetry. ‘Nattevakt is one of the most beautiful books I’ve ever read, all whilst remaining both shrewd and witty... The text and illustrations blend in an exemplary manner - this book ought to be regarded as one of the most significant publications of the past decade. This is a shining example of literature for all ages that defies adherence to one category in the way that it says something fundamental about being human.’NUMER (Volume 4/2013) ‘… It’s nice to see that publishers are willing to make room for poetry for children filled with awe and significance. A book like Nattevakt shows how a combination of images and text can create its own sense of poetry, in addition to being quite stunningly beautiful. Together the images and text create new layers and opportunities for interpreting events. Nattevakt reveals how well suited picture books are for poetry collections. Is this book too advanced? I tend to think not.’DAGBLADET ‘Nattevakt has become a remarkable collaborative project in which the words and pictures work together to expand and develop one another... The poems are written for children, and there is good reason to believe that they will hit home with many young readers with astute observations imparted through well-selected words. But even so, they shine with vigour and have a great deal to offer adult readers... There’s so much life to be found within the illustrations. They appear to explode before your eyes! Not quite like a full-on explosion, but would it be right to say an implosion? There is certainly a quiet energy within them – something held back. VÅRT LAND ‘These are thoughtful texts, almost like perceptions of situations and voices... The texts are held together by a running theme of family life. Illustrator Stian Hole lifts the book’s poetic dimension in an astounding manner. With characteristic precision, lightness of touch and what I would describe as purity, he rolls out one visual treat after another.’AFTENPOSTEN ‘The most sensational of this year’s Brage Prize candidates has to be Nattevakt, bringing together Synne Lea’s enigmatic poetry, written simply and brimming with revelations and sudden little abysses, and complemented by Stian Hole’s strikingly beautiful, Magrittesque compositions... The fact that many children will come to love these poems goes without a doubt, but the book contains no safe adult hand to lead the child reader through the wonderful world of its poems - nor is it characterised by a loving adult perspective of shrewd child philosophy. Quite the opposite, in fact, with talk of poems that gladly reveal a fundamental insecurity to be found in adult-child relations, most specifically in the bond between mother and child.’BARNEBOKKRITIKK ‘The short verses are open and inviting, containing numerous questions and not many answers, making for some surprising reflections. They challenge the reader to view reality from a different perspective, whether young or old... Hole’s illustrations are intended for children, filled with secrets yet tangible, whilst Lea’s poetry is allusive and unobtrusive.’DRAMMENS TIDENDE ‘Long-awaited poems for children (and for you).’Best Books of the Year 2013, VG

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Sherleek and the Missing Bronze Horse
Children's Books2013 · 112 pp · Age 6 - 9

Sherleek and the Missing Bronze Horse

Bjørn F. Rørvik

Purriot og den forsvunne bronsehesten is the second book in the highly successful series, and tells the story of the well-known detective, Sherleek, and a new mystery waiting to be solved. Sherleek's wife, Paprika, is set to play the Queen in a historical play in Hurlum. However, during rehearsals a valuable bronze antique horse disappears, and Sherleek is called to investigate the case. It's a complicated affair, made no easier by the fact that Chief Superintendant Cumber is set to play the part of the King in the theatre piece. Our new hero, Sherleek, is a brilliant cross between a famous Belgian detective and a leek – an unbeatable combination. Bjørn Rørvik's text does a fine job of bringing out the detective's personality, and the solution to the mystery is as comical as it is credible. The book is illustrated throughout by Ragnar Aalbu, who has created a charming cast of characters. Quality Crime for Kids "This character is at least as credible as all the sharp-witted, extremely odd and somewhat socially awkward literary characters in adult crime fiction. His is described with humour and warmth, and the plot is easy to follow. A good sequel and a good choice of book."Magasinet Mamma"Rørvik takes parody and play another step ahead in his story about the master detective Sheerleek. (...) Could it be that the book is meant to appeal to parents who feel like finding something exciting and quite funny to read aloud? Despite the grown-up references to crimes, the humour is so childish it suits young readers ."Barnebokkritikk "Bjørn Rørvik’s writing brings out the personality of the detective in such a nice way and the solution to the mystery is both amusing and believable. The illustrations by Ragnar Aalbu run right through the book and he has created a wonderful set of characters consisting mainly of vegetables."Litteraturavisen Bokstaver.no"This book is larger than the first book about Sherleek. It allows the author to treat both characters and plot more thoroughly. A more modern publication."Varden

The Hole
Children's Books2012 · 64 pp · Age 6 - 9

The Hole

Øyvind Torseter

'Hello, I've discovered a hole in my apartment ... it moves around ... yes ... if you could come and look at it ... bring it down to you, you say … how … hello!' The protagonist has discovered a hole and tries to find an explanation. He seeks expert advice. But not everything can be explained. Perhaps he will just have to accept that it's there. The Hole (Hullet) has simple, expressive drawings by pen and computer. The hole is punched right through the book, so it exists in real life.The book won the prize for Norways most beautiful book in 2013, as well as the French Prix Jeune Alber. It was also nominated to the Brage Prize in 2012. ‘… a stylish and surreal picture book… line drawings combined with a minimal use of colour lends the book a stylish and elegant appearance. The book looks much like a graphic novel, where each spread resembles an enlarged comic book square. With few details, attention is drawn towards simple points on each page, making the story quick to read and easy to understand for readers young and old. At the same time it raises a whole host of questions, both concrete and abstract, and invites several perusals. It is fortunate that the pages are sturdy – this is a book that will quickly become well-thumbed.’ DAGBLADET 'Quite simply masterful work, once again.' HAMAR ARBEIDERBLAD ‘The text is short, but the illustrations surrounding the hole make the book dynamic. The book encourages discussions relating to the illustrations and the hole, and it can be read many times!’ FREDRIKSTAD BLAD ‘Humorous and imaginative. It will entertain people from the age of 3 to the age of 100. … This is a delightful play with reality and imagination. … What is brilliant about this book is the idea of the hole, which remains at the same place, but still appears to move around.’ VÅRT LAND 'A charming and ingenious children’s book that is similarly sure to charm mums and dads.' DAGSAVISEN

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