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Pepperoni Circus and the Chicken Cannon
Children's Books2021 · 88 pp · Age 6 - 9

Pepperoni Circus and the Chicken Cannon

Camilla Victoria Storm

In Pepperoni Circus and the Chicken Cannon we meet circus ringmaster Pål-O Pepperonini and his fabulous hens. The hens, which are White Italians, are extraordinarily well trained. They don’t say a single word, but cluck instead – and only Pepperoni can understand what they say. At the deepest level, this book is about what happens if people are too strict with their children.

The Snow Monsters
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Children's Books2021 · 56 pp · Age 6 - 9

The Snow Monsters

Bjørn Ousland

A comic book that offers exactly the right amount of scary for the very youngest readers! The snow is pelting down as Pi and Peder head outside with their sleds. In the wasteland behind the house, Peder is kidnapped by a flock of scary snow monsters, and Pi follows the trail all the way to the ice castle, where thrills, spills and new adventures await … Bjørn Ousland has an immense talent for telling exciting and ever-so-slightly scary stories for children. The books about Peder and Pi are full to the brim with imagination and magic. These are books that take play and children seriously!

Tilla and the Water Creature
Children's Books2021 · 72 pp · Age 3 - 9

Tilla and the Water Creature

Flu Hartberg

Come along on a colourful, hazardous journey to a place you’ve never been before! One day when Tilla has to stay at home because she has a fever, the water suddenly starts to rise – and the whole world gets flooded. Does the US President know about this? Something has to be done, so Grandpa and Tilla sail off in Grandpa’s lovely old bathtub. A lively, energetic picture book – with a pretty serious underlying theme. A pleasure to read aloud and a clever way of conveying that we need to take care of the ocean!

All Three in the Forest
Children's Books2020 · 48 pp · Age 3 - 6

All Three in the Forest

Widar Aspeli

All Three in the Forest is a colourful look-and-find book about going out into the forest to look for cuddly toys that have gone missing.Ane and Brage and Vera are looking for Growler and Fox, but they are not alone in the forest and plenty of strange things may happen. The trees are teeming with animals.Some can swing. Some can sing.A lot can climb.Some high. Others higher.Are they all there?Just look … Widar Aspeli and Nora Brech are back with a fantasy-filled game in playful rhyme. All Three in the Forest is a stand-alone sequel to One, Two and a Tree (2018).

Who Poisoned Hennie the Whale?
Children's Books2020 · 112 pp · Age 6 - 9

Who Poisoned Hennie the Whale?

Endre Lund Eriksen / Gisle Normann Melhus

Hennie the Whale is terribly ill and when it turns out that somebody has poisoned her, the Animal Detective Bureau takes on the case. Along with retired master detective Carl Berner and hyperactive mink Mirja, junior detective Nora tries to find out who’s behind it. The trail points in different directions, and maybe there isn’t just one criminal but several. A really, really gross and funny crime story from a place you’d never believe anybody could live – or at least not criminals.

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Ella Bella Bingo
Children's Books2020 · 72 pp · Age 3 - 9

Ella Bella Bingo

Frank Mosvold

Ella Bella Bingo sets up a circus at Sunshine Gardens with her best friend Henrik. Then Johnny moves into the house across the road and Ella worries that Henrik won’t be interested in the circus any more – or, worse still, that he’s sick of her and only wants to be friends with the new boy. When Henrik vanishes, Ella and Johnny do their best to find him. Who will find Henrik? Who will Henrik be best friends with? And will anything really come of the Sunshine Gardens Circus? This is an exciting, fast-paced story about friendship, with strong emotions and lashings of humour.

The Coffee Cod
Children's Books2020 · 64 pp · Age 6 - 9

The Coffee Cod

Lena Lindahl

The Lofoten fishing season is underway and everybody wants to catch this year’s coffee cod – a fish weighing over 30 kilos that will earn them a kilo of coffee. The sea’s no place for little kids, say the fishermen, but Tora just scoffs at that. Because she’s ten and can do absolutely anything. Or at least that’s what Mum tells her. Tora sneaks off in the little boat and heads out to catch a coffee cod. But the sea is wild and the obstacles are many. A beautiful, fully illustrated story about brave girls, choppy seas and enormous cod.

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Search-and-find-ABC
Children's Books2020 · 40 pp · Age 3 - 6

Search-and-find-ABC

Kristina Farstad Bjerkek

A beautifully illustrated search-and-find book about animals! Search-and-find ABC is a stylistically assured book that combines facts about animals with learning the alphabet. Children can learn the letters of the alphabet at the same time as they have fun finding animals on every page. All the illustrations are in black and white, which makes the tasks that bit harder to solve and also gives the book a modern look. A perfect introduction to the non-fiction genre, this book is suitable for children between 2 and 6 years old.

Joke Lion 5 – Dad Jokes
Children's Books2020 · 56 pp · Age 6 - 9

Joke Lion 5 – Dad Jokes

Lise Dragland

Most fathers have their own peculiar form of quirky humour, often involving special puns or comical catchphrases that are repeated year after year. As well as being fun reading for children, this book may also get a few fathers giggling. Perfect for beginning readers who need a bit of humour in their reading exercises. Dad Jokes may perhaps be children’s first encounter with written humour and this book will give you plenty of authentic dad humour for your money. Maybe you can teach Dad some new jokes too? Clever puns and bone-dry humour make the jokes easy for kids to tell, too. Lise Dragland, who works as a creator at the Something Good communications agency, has been mulling dad jokes for a long time. Illustrator Cathrine Sandmæl has breathed life and movement into the dry jokes with her colourful and howlingly funny illustrations.

Pelle Propeller Does it all by Himself
Children's Books2020 · 40 pp · Age 3 - 6

Pelle Propeller Does it all by Himself

Christine Sandtorv

Meet Pelle Propeller, your new best friend! When Mum is expecting a visit from her girlfriends, Pelle and his big sister Henny decide to help her tidy up. Pelle Propeller is actually really good at doing everything you can imagine! He’s good at fixing things and sorting them out but will everything turn out the way Mum wants it to? And is it really so important to do everything right? Christine Sandtorv, main songwriter and vocalist in the band Ephemera, debuts as a children’s author with this playful, funny and imaginative series about Pelle Propeller. The colourful illustrations are by Ella Okstad.

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ANIMAL DETECTIVE BUREAU: THE CATNAPPER
Children's Books2019 · 104 pp · Age 6 - 9

ANIMAL DETECTIVE BUREAU: THE CATNAPPER

Endre Lund Eriksen / Gisle Normann Melhus

Nora loves animals and is delighted to have become a trainee at the Animal Detective Bureau. She is keen to investigate all the animal cases in the small town of Nordlund, along with the retired masterdetective (and walrus) Carl Berner, and a hyperactive mink called Mirja. But one day a little girl's kitten disappears, and Nora becomes a suspect herself! Carl Berner seems to be more concerned with munching on dried fish, while Mirja just wants to arrest everybody. Will Nora and her friends at the Animal Detective Bureau really be able to solve the mystery of the cat-napper? The Catnapper is the first book in a richly illustrated detective series, perfect for children aged 6 years and older.

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Edward Rubikon: Witches Wood
Children's Books2019 · 144 pp · Age 9 - 12

Edward Rubikon: Witches Wood

Aleksander Kirkwood Brown / Andreas Iversen

Ghost Busters meets Stranger Things in a series of thrillers for readers aged 9+. Edward Rubikon is a monster hunter. Together with his friends Kasper and Nadira, he tries to keep the little town of Grimsrud free of ghosts and other supernatural creatures. New mysteries arise when Edward’s parents disappear in the middle of the night on a camping trip. Who captured them? There’s a rumour going round thatreal witches live in the woods.

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