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Hilda Bumblevik and The People Who Disappeared
Children's Books2022 · 304 pp · Age 9 - 12

Hilda Bumblevik and The People Who Disappeared

Irmelin Persdatter Gustavsen

Hilda Bumblevik’s life is turned upside down when a sleazy man with bad intentions captures her mother’s heart. Instead of going on an awesome summer holiday they have to move to the town of Søderdal where Hilda soon notices that everything isn’t as it should be. Who is the pale man on the stairs outside the abandoned sanatorium? Why are the teachers at school so peculiar? And what is her stepfather Timian really hiding in the attic of their new house in Coffin Street? Hilda Bumblevik and The People Who Disappeared is an impressive debut novel and coming-of-age-story, full of suspense, mystery, and humour.REVIEWS A smashing debutWhat a universe of delightful characters. What a universe of humour, horror, excitement and drama. What a debut. Prepare to bite your nails, grin and laugh. Hilda Bumblevik will have you hooked in no time.FIVE/SIX STARSFredriksstad blad Pageturner for young readers(…) a very entertaining debut, and a gift for any school librarian or bookseller looking for new fodder to hungry readers. Gustavsen keeps the excitement high, and keeps the reader in the dark just long enough so they’ll keep wanting more. There’s never a dull moment. FIVE/SIX STARSBOK365.NO Thrilling horrorIt's a joy to read this book. Also for a grown-up! Gustavsen has a way with words and a linguistic excess that you can just sit back and enjoy. While the complications and mysteries pile up, Hilda opens up little pockets of air and humour with her absent-minded digressions.Klassekampen Confident thrillerThe debut is characterised by warm humour, excitement and surprising horror.Periskop.no

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If I Were Prime Minister
Children's Books2022 · 40 pp · Age 3 - 6

If I Were Prime Minister

Trygve Skaug

If I were prime minister, everyone who wanted a dog would get a dog everyone who wanted a bike would get a bike and everyone who wanted a friend would get at least two Trygve Skaug has enjoyed huge success in recent years with both books and music. He has now written his first children’s book, the picture book If I Were Prime Minister, with beautiful and colourful illustrations by Ella Okstad. This is an uplifting, inspiring and socially critical book in which Trygve’s poetic voice evokes a child’s perspective on several things the grown-ups running the country could have done better.

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Why don’t tongues grow hair?
Children's Books2022 · 64 pp · Age 6 - 12

Why don’t tongues grow hair?

Kaveh Rashidi

Children ask a lot of strange questions, and these books have the answers! This time it’s Dr Kaveh Rashidi answering a range of questions asked by children about the body. Because why do we have blood in our bodies? How do our ears work? Why do old people die? And can doctors really fix everyone who gets sick? Why don’t tongues grow hair? is educational, easy to understand and humorously illustrated, and a perfect conversation starter about the body for children aged 6–9. The entire series is illustrated by Leonard Furuberg, who has a playful and accessible style reminiscent of Pixar/Disney animation.

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Don't!
Children's Books2022 · 48 pp · Age 3 - 6

Don't!

Gro Dahle

Tiki wants to climb the tall tree. Tiki wants to pet dogs and jump in puddles and go on the swing at top speed. Don’t swing so high! dad yells. Don’t pet the dogs you don’t know! yells mum. Don’t pet dogs you know either because no dogs are safe. Don’t climb up the bookshelf! Don’t eat so much sugar! Don’t! Don’t! We just don’t want anything bad to happen to you! says mum and dad. But it’s not that easy for Tiki when her parents constantly limit her, and she begins to shrink. She becomes so small that she can fit inside a snow globe. Tiki must use strong powers to become herself again, to dare exist in a world in between everything that is dangerous. Don’t! is a thought-provoking and fun picture book from Gro Dahle and Svein Nyhus. A lovely story for all children who are itching to explore the world around them, and not least as a reminder for all parents to nag their children a little less.NOMINATED TO THE NORDIC COUNCIL CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE'S LITERATURE PRIZE

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Karsten og Petra - Året rundt
Children's Books2022 · 168 pp · Age 3 - 6

Karsten og Petra - Året rundt

Tor Åge Bringsværd

The Karsten and Petra-series is celebrating 30 years! In this collection we find four books from the series - one from each season. You can read about Petra playing soccer, about Karsten and Petra learning to swim, taking a walk in the forrest and learning to ice skate. The book also contains a foreword by author Tor Åge Bringsværd, and gives you insight into how illustrator Anne G. Holt works when she is drawing the two characters. Inbetween the stories you will find ideas of what type of activities Karsten and Petra likes to participate in for each of the seasons.

Karsten and Petra Build a Museum
Children's Books2022 · 32 pp · Age 3 - 6

Karsten and Petra Build a Museum

Tor Åge Bringsværd

New this year comes a book full of games, curiosity and history. Karsten and Petra are looking at an old photo album of experiences they’ve had, holidays they’ve been on and memories from their old house. Attentive readers will see themselves in this! Then Karsten has an idea: he’s going to build a museum together with Petra. They eagerly start collecting all sorts of memories, with their big sister, Siri, helping them to build “The Museum of Karsten and Petra”.Come one, come all to the grand opening!

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Celebrity Crush
Children's Books2022 · 192 pp · Age 9+

Celebrity Crush

Kirsti Kristoffersen

What if your crush suddenly became the most famous person in the country? Celebrity Crush is the first book in a trilogy by Kirsti Kristoffersen, who probably knows more about fan culture that almost anyone else in Norway. Hanging out with Grandma at a remote campground was not exactly how Karoline had pictured spending her summer vacation, but here she is. On Instagram everyone else is obviously having a way better summer than her – including her increasingly distant best friend. But then she meets Mathias. Mathias is cute, funny and kind – and Karoline falls hard. Everything is perfect, but there’s something a bit odd about Mathias. What is he hiding? The scene is set for love, drama and a shock. First love, first kiss, and a campground. Hurray for teen love! - *****Co-reviewer Molly Nagel [12 years old] is in the target audience and sped through the book in record time. And was delighted. 'I can’t wait to read the next two books. I give it a five out of six stars!'NETTAVISEN Celebrity crush is a feelgood holiday read for teenagers. […] The novel evokes the feeling that ‘anything’ can happen on summer holiday, regardless of where you are. Kristoffersen puts into words what many experience at that age, to not know whether the friendship will survive growth and development. The book engages me and makes me almost – almost – nostalgic about that first all-consuming love.PERISKOP.NO

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Celebrity Gossip
Children's Books2022 · 192 pp · Age 9+

Celebrity Gossip

Kirsti Kristoffersen

What if the person you love suddenly became the most famous person in the country?Karoline’s boyfriend is about to become the biggest popstar in the country, with opportunities lining up for him as several record labels want to sign him. Mathias is now a real pop star and Karoline gets to join him in his new world of tours, signings, release parties and interviews. She’s clinging on as much as she can, but it’s not easy to adapt to everything around Mathias’s new life. Especially not when his fans would prefer for him to be single and for Karoline not to exist. Their relationship is really put to the test when an interviewer asks Mathias whether he has a girlfriend on live TV, and he answers no. What will Karoline do? Is Mathias the same person he used to be, or is the pop star life starting to go to his head? Celebrity Gossip is the third book in a trilogy by Kirsti Kristoffersen, who probably knows more about fan culture that almost anyone else in Norway.

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Celebrity Sweetheart
Children's Books2022 · 240 pp · Age 9+

Celebrity Sweetheart

Kirsti Kristoffersen

What if the person you love suddenly became the most famous person in the country? Celebrity Sweetheart is the second book in a trilogy by Kirsti Kristoffersen, who probably knows more about fan culture that almost anyone else in Norway. In the second book, Mathias, Karoline’s summer boyfriend, becomes a superstar overnight. He becomes someone that everyone has an opinion about and is completely unreachable. When some private pictures leak, Karoline has to come to terms with a completely new everyday consisting of persistent fans, press, managers, TV broadcasts and attention she hasn’t asked for. Is it even possible to be with a superstar?

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Coco-Banana and the Fart Soda
Children's Books2022 · 40 pp · Age 3 - 6

Coco-Banana and the Fart Soda

Rolf Magne G. Andersen

Coco-Banana and the Fart Soda is the third book in a series. In this book, it is Grandad Banana’s birthday, and Coco-Banana and the family are going to his party. But Coco-Banana is dreading it, because it’s always really boring when the old bananas just sit around talking about grown-up things. He decides to inject some life into the party by inventing fart soda. But what will the serious Grandad Banana have to say when the grown-up conversation is drowned out by fart sounds? Victoria Hamre’s illustrations are like something straight from an animated film.

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Coco-Banana and the Silly Machine
Children's Books2022 · 40 pp · Age 3 - 6

Coco-Banana and the Silly Machine

Rolf Magne G. Andersen

Pea lives next door to Coco-Banana. Suddenly one day her goldfish dies, and she becomes very upset. Luckily Coco-Banana knows how to help. He hurries into his inventor workshop and invents a Silly Machine to make her happy again. But will it work?

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Jesus in 1-2-3
Children's Books2022 · 64 pp · Age 6 - 12

Jesus in 1-2-3

Cecilie Winger

Who was Jesus really? What do we know about him?Was he the son of God? Or was Josef his father?What do we think and what do we know?Here the more experienced readers are offered a taste of how intensely thrilling the story of Jesus is. Come along for an exciting and humorous story through Jesus’ life. Perfect for little readers from 7 to 11 years.

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