Children's & YA

Merciless Picture Book for Children

Nhu Diep

This picture book contains two surprising stories. Kjøtt is about a cannibal girl called Kiki from Papa New Guinea, and is a kind of reverse Little Red Riding Hood. Y is a mystery about a man who is suspiciously preoccupied with children's rear ends. This is a merciless picture book for children! Nhu Diep is a new and exciting children's Author, and in this book she mocks modern society's fear of trolls and taboo. ‘Nhu Diep starts a humorous rebellion with the taboos in Nådeløs bildebok for barn. … Both stories play on formulaic children’s stories – detective stories and fairytales – and the humour comes when they deviate from the formula. The book sails close to the wind, but on children’s terms and by thumbing its nose at adult fears. Part of what’s funny about it is that it opens the door to a world that may seem somewhat off limits, somewhat outrageous. Can we make jokes about voyeurism and cannibalism? It seems so.’DAGBLADET‘This story [Meat] works well as a silly and rough-hewn story. … They say that nothing is taboo in children’s books anymore, but this book shows us that this is not true. Writing about men who like baby’s bottoms doesn’t feel right. The clear aim of this book is to challenge taboos, and it succeeds.’BARNEBOKKRITTIK.NO

Hand to Hand Combat

Axel Hellstenius / Line Halsnes

Nærkamp is a comic strip adaptation of the prizewinning novel Fittekvote by Axel Hellstenius and Morten Skårdal. Fittekvote won Uprisen in 2011. Cadet 2010 Bakke, Victoria quickly realises that military academy is quite different to the hairdressers back home. She tests her own limits both physically and mentally, not least because her relationship with her boyfriend must be kept secret. Is she really willing to sign a contract to be sent to war to fight for her country? This is the tough, realistic, warm, crude, funny and tragic story of a young girl's reality in the Norwegian armed forces. Nærkamp shows that it is still challenging to be a girl in a primarily male environment while also painting a realistic picture of today's armed forced. Line Halsnes debuts as a comic strip creator with this book.

The Serpent’s Egg

Alexander Løken

Don't miss The Serpent´s Egg, the follow-up to the critically-acclaimed The Troll Skull. Edvard Frost (15) is bored of working as a dogsbody for The Collector. One day, a soaking wet sea captain arrives with a hand-drawn map, and The Collector rallies his best crew for a new expedition. But the hunt for the Midgard Serpent's egg is dangerous, and Edvard ends up in much deeper trouble than he thought possible. Alexander Løken's critically-acclaimed debut book, The Troll Skull, was nominated for both ARK's children's book prize and Bokslukerprisen. This is the follow-up, which with well-timed humour and a fast pace takes Edvard and the reader far out to sea and even deeper into Nordic mythology. Now we can but wait for the trilogy's exciting conclusion! ‘This is so refreshing a fantasy series that it can only leave people wanting more, and not only young readers, but also young-at-heart adult readers who can’t get enough of dark depths and impenetrable secrets. This is simply amazing.’ HAMAR ARBEIDERBLAD ‘The story itself is also exciting and unpredictable, with a logical coherence that the reader will be quick to grasp. … captivating and well-written fantasy book for young people.’ VÅRT LAND

The Paper Bird

Fam Ekman

I Japan, a lot of people are very good at folding paper into figures. They are not always successful, and Papirfuglen is the story of a piece of paper that is caught by the wind and falls into Mrs Geisha's laundry. From there its journey continues to a tea house, and then to the metro where it encounters some monkeys and an angry conductor. In the end, the piece of paper finds its way to Uncle Monk, who folds it into a paper bird. A beautiful, rhythmic story from one of our greatest picture book artists. Both the pictures and text are influenced by Japan and Japanese culture. ‘The use of colour is exquisitely delicate. The text is printed on separate pages and linked to the illustration using the first letter, which is presented in a way that ties it to the illustration. The printing of the illustrations on sheets with a soft, yellowish white hue also contributes to the overall impression. This expression in this book will appeal to people of all ages and remind us that everything is not as it seems.’VÅRT LAND

Dads Everywhere

Kaia Linnea Dahle Nyhus

Picture book Pappaer overalt is a natural follow-up to Dahle Nyhus' debut book, Vil du høre en hemmelighet? In both books, Dahle Nyhus explores children's relationships with their parents, and this book is all about collecting dads and missing your very own, unique dad. The dads the main character in this story is collecting are given names and collected in boxes. All the dads are a little bit different, but the most important thing about a dad is that he’s a dad. There’s more than enough to do, because there are more than enough dads to collect, because the whole world is full of dads. The main character doesn’t know his own dad and doesn’t know where he lives or who he is. But one of all the dads may be the main character’s own dad. ‘Kaia Dahle Nyhus is on her way to establishing her place among the elite of Norwegian picture book creators. She returns with a book that is highly original, thought-provoking, driven by probing curiosity and tender at heart.’HAMAR ARBEIDERBLAD‘Dahle Nyhus is the daughter of illustrator Svein Nyhus and author Gro Dahle, and has previously illustrated several of her mother’s books. Just like them, she creates children’s books that pack a punch – marvelling and poetic with difficult questions at their heart.’DAGBLADET‘The text in this picture book flows well with powerful rhythmic drive in the imaginative tangents. The illustrations are also unique. Kaia Dahle Nyhus has created her own means of expression using ingenuous, somewhat brutally formed figures inserted into a stylised landscape.’VÅRT LAND ‘Dahle Nyhus is first and foremost an original illustrator. Her use of colour is disciplined in red, green and black, where the use of details is scaled way back. All the same, there is a lot to discover in the pictures, where a group of strange, clumsy, ungainly and scary dads emerge in large format.’BARNEBOKKRITIKK.NO‘Kaia Dahle Nyhus is one of the most resilient young picture book creators just now. … In this spring’s picture book, which is her second on her own, she describes a boy who collects dads. There are of course dads everywhere, and most people have one, but not the narrator. … Although the dad collecting symbolises loss, it is also an example of a kind of categorisation of the world. Systematisation is part of a child’s development; children quickly learn to define themselves based on and in relation to the things and people around them. … it is visually that Kaia Dahle Nyhus really impresses. … Desire radiates from Kaia Dahle Nyhus’ pictures. Saturated with meaning, I might be tempted to say, the intensity pulls readers like me in and onwards as they keep reading.’NRK.NO

Pippi Langstrømpe Puslespillbok

Astrid Lindgren

Pusle sammen velkjente motiver av Pippi Langstrømpe og vennene hennes. Fem puslespill med tolv brikker.

Sherleek and the Ski Mystery

Bjørn F. Rørvik

Did you think that the World Ski Championships were going to be held in Falun in 2015? WRONG! They're actually going to be held in Norway this year. But due to little snow in the capital, some of the events have been moved to Hurlumskogen, where white snow is just as certain as medals for the Norwegian athletes. Sherleek isn't uninterested, but Pepper is very excited. She loves to cheer on the Norwegians in front of the telly. Best of all is Gunnar Firbranch-Heap, the superstar athlete who outshines all the other skiers. Russian Kukumberov and Swedish favourite Lars Birch might as well go home and relax – Norway are sure to win gold! But then the unthinkable happens. Firbranch-Heap's skis are stolen during the first evening of the World Ski Championships. All of his skis! The case is clear: Sherleek needs to get out his magnifying glass and solve this big ski mystery, or there won't be any gold medals for Norway.

On the Run in Sillyland

Cathrine Myhre Solbjør

På rømmen i dusteland is the winner of Cappelen Damm's children's novel competition. From the jury's assessment: "Cathrine Myhre Solbjør's manuscript is teasing, fast-paced and original. The style is loud but thoughtful, catching the intensity of children's experiences. It makes fun of the adult world and demonstrates emphatically that if there are people who do many strange and childish things, they are the grown-ups. Whether it is the main character's mother who blogs about every trivial incident, or her father who does push-ups in the yard and is so stressed-out that he puts the pizza into the dishwasher to warm. Cathrine Myhre Solbjør emerged early in the judging and was unanimously selected as winner. She has written a story which is as fearless and frisky as its main character, Elina. It has a secure place in a Nordic tradition of vigorous and capable girl heroes, while going its own way to describe a new age." ‘I like the main character Elina’s energy and courage. The burlesque elements work brilliantly … this is a good old story told in a rather new way.’AFTENPOSTEN ’A fast-moving story about a lively girl … Elina herself is clearly a children’s book heroine. Rather lonely, but energetic and fearless. She has a taste for fast and dangerous adventures and an open mind about unorthodox people. … Thomas Kirkeberg’s illustrations are humorous and as dramatic and exaggerated as the plot itself. The speed and excitement of the text and the pictures will certainly appeal to children, as will the theme of new and old friendships and of clinging onto hope when everything seems gloomy.’DAGBLADET

The Sea Scorpion of Ringerike

Jørn H. Hurum / Torstein Helleve

One of the world's most exquisite sea scorpion fossils was found near Tyrifjorden over one hundred years ago. It has now come back to life to take you on a journey back to a time when life had only just started to crawl out of the sea... The Sea Scorpion of Ringerike concludes the trilogy that started with Ida and The Monster Reptiles of Svalbard. The books were written by Norway's only paleontologist Jørn Hurum in collaboration with Torstein Helleve, and beautifully illustrated by Esther van Hulsen. The previous books have been sold to several foreign publishers, and in France, Ida won a prize for being the best factual book for children. In The Sea Scorpion of Ringerike, the authors take us even further back than in the two previous books while also bringing threads together and showing how we are connected to life forms that are 428 million years old.

Crime Duo Siri and Max

Lars Mæhle

A new crime series for young bookworms from prizewinning author Lars Mæhle. Mæhle is responsible for a number of popular books for children and young adults, but has also written crime novels for adult readers. This time, he has written an exciting story for the very youngest crime readers, with the small town of Heimvik as an idyllic setting. The fist volume sets the tone with a fast pace, tension and dog smuggling in Heimvik. Is the case as simple as the town's naïve and laid-back chief constable thinks, or can it be that the mysterious tramp called the Fog Prince is innocent? It is up to megabrain Max and his enthusiastic partner Siri to find out. Crime duo Siri and Max are on the case! ‘Krimteam Siri & Max has a lot in common with LasseMaja and Detektivbyrå Nr. 2, but with fewer illustrations. The text is longer and more advanced, and there is more tension.’Dagbladet ‘Skoddefyrstens hevn is a detective story with contemporary illustrations. The simplicity of the text makes it easy to read yet also subtle. There are not that many illustrations, but those that are included are important for gaining an overall impression of the action.’BARNEBOKKRITIKK.NO

Syng med Disney

De har fått deg til å gapskratte, gråte en skvett eller drømme deg bort. Sangene fra de storslagne Disney filmene har den effekten på oss – de berører, gleder, fester seg på hjernen og har blitt en naturlig del av vår felles sangskatt. Selv om du liker en sang, er det ikke sikkert du husker hele teksten - og hvordan var det nå den melodien gikk igjen? I denne sangboka har vi samlet 23 kjente og kjære sanger fra Walt Disneys mangfoldige filmunivers. Her finner du tekster, noter og et lydpanel med akkompagnement, slik at du kan synge med. Klassiske perler og nye favoritter – sett deg ned, trykk på knappen og syng av full hals! CE-advarsel: Ikke egnet for barn under 3 år. Små deler.