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Kurt turns Holy
Children's Books2008 · 112 pp · Age 3+

Kurt turns Holy

Erlend Loe

For ages 5–99 years Kurt and his family are on vacation in their fork truck. They are going to Finland. But since Kurt thinks that "maps are for wimps", he gets lost and winds up in a river. The river takes them to Kurt City, where members of a cult called the Ping Pong Church live. The sect has just lost their pastor and they appoint Kurt as their new leader.

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Roy
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Children's Books2008 · 32 pp

Roy

Gro Dahle / Svein Nyhus

For ages 5–99 years The dog named Roy dies one day and it is difficult for the little boy who lives in his house to understand. There is no more scratching at the door. No barking. The hall is empty and the house is quiet. Something is missing. Roy is missing. But where is Roy now? Is he lying under the ground? Is he in Dog Heaven? Or maybe he has become a ghost? The dog Roy is gone forever. But maybe he is still here after all?

Rights soldSold to Sweden
The Beepomate
Children's Books2008 · 48 pp

The Beepomate

Bjørn F. Rørvik

The two friends, Fox and Piglet, have found out about a new invention, where you put an empty bottle into a machine and get a beep back. They want to try and make their own machine. But it should be for full bottles and preferably with some cakes and sweets, too. They build with great enthusiasm, but business does not go very well. Fortunately Cow comes along and saves the day. This is the ninth book about the cult characters Fox and Piglet!

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Detours
Literature and Fiction / Children's Books2007 · 64 pp

Detours

Øyvind Torseter

Winner of the BolognaRagazzi Award 2008! Detours (Avstikkere) is an art book and an adventure book. It is neither a typical children’s book nor a typical adult’s book, but it is suitable for children who like to look at pictures and use their imagination. There is no on-going story, but the book has five parts, each with its own story. In addition every picture is a story in itself. Øyvind Torseter is one of Norway’s most prominent illustrators. Several of his books have won prizes.

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The Danish Poet
Children's Books2007 · 48 pp

The Danish Poet

Torill Kove

The Danish poet, Kasper Jørgensen, travels to Norway to meet the famous Norwegian poet, Sigrid Undset. But it starts to rain on the way to Lillehammer and Kasper has to take shelter at the nearest farm. He meets Ingeborg there and falls in love with her. But Ingeborg is engaged to oldest son on a neighbouring farm and Kasper heads back to Denmark disappointed and confused. But this isn’t the end of the story! The film The Danish Poet won an Oscar for Best Animated Short in 2007.

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Hello Earth!
Children's Books2007 · 40 pp

Hello Earth!

Anna Fiske

Hello Earth! is a search and find book. We follow six people on Earth for 16 hours. The reader can also find a lot of other things that happen or change from one hour to the next. For example, the small red car that’s always going the wrong way, or the giraffe that’s eating nearly all the leaves on the tree, and the lady who’s knitting a really long scarf; all these can be found in the book. The pictures are alive with details, and this is a book that you can read over and over again and still find something new. This is a lovely picture book for both children and adults. 'This is the kind of book that both children and adults enjoy reading. Children are often better than adults at finding the tiny details and this book is a treasure trove of details. …Anna Fiske’s world is filled with humorous characters and surprises, and the drawings are extremely charming.'AFTENPOSTEN 'Hallo Jorda! is simply ingenious as well as original ... A little gem of a book!’Oppland Areiderblad ‘Will doubtlessly become a source of joy for many!’ADRESSEAVISEN

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Revenge from above
Children's Books2007 · 144 pp · Age 9+

Revenge from above

Ingvar Ambjørnsen

Pelle and Prof are in the small fishing village Kraknes in Northern Norway, where Pelle’s dad is decorating the city hall with his art. Soon after their arrival, strange things start to happen. A young girl disappears at sea, the only trace of her the empty boat drifting along the waves. Someone vandalises the house where the father of the missing girl lives, and strange boats appear. Pelle and Prof start digging around, and find out that someone is shooting and exporting protected birds. And that the case that started as a local tragedy, has connections reaching beyond Norway’s borders. For the first time, Pelle and Prof find themselves running from the police.

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Mum's Hair
Children's Books2007 · 32 pp

Mum's Hair

Gro Dahle

Emma has the prettiest mum in the world, the best mum in the world. But sometimes Mum just lies there on the sofa and is strange and scared and sad. Then she can’t be bothered to do anything and the sun is gone. Her hair is full of waves and curls. It must be difficult being able to think with so many curls, Emma thinks and gets a brush from the drawer. Emma brushes and brushes, but the hair is really tangled and Emma has to get right down into the hair, in there where wild and dangerous creatures live. Emma becomes scared. But there’s a man with glasses standing in the middle of all this hair. – What are you doing in Mum’s hair? says Emma. – The same as you, he says, – trying to help.The story is poetic and intense and will appeal to both children and adults. The beautiful and expressive illustrations are drawn by Svein Nyhus.

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The Sign of the Fairies 3
Children's Books2007 · 288 pp · Age 9+

The Sign of the Fairies 3

Sigbjørn Mostue

Fantasy. For ages 9–14 years. 300 pages. It is early summer and very warm - unnaturally warm. But that in fact suits Espen and Eva rather well as they are going on a class trip along the coast in a fine old sailing ship. The only fly in the ointment is that the fairies have put a curse on their friend Nils the Gnome. He is dying and can only be saved if Espen and Eva manage to get hold of the Sign of the Fairies, the key Edelåpne, again. The problem is that it has been thrown to the bottom of the sea. But there are creatures in the sea that have other plans for the key. Far, far out in the depths, the enormous Kraken has woken up again. Soon Espen, Eva and the other pupils on the sailing ship are engaged in a fight between life and death, when the Kraken summons up his dark chaotic powers. The Kraken's Jaws is the final book in the Sign of the Fairies trilogy. Mostue has created a fantastic world where ancient fairytale and folklore characters come to life again. To date, the series has sold over 30 000 copies and won the Ark Children's Book Prize. Previously published: Alvetegnet 1: Gravbøygen våkner (2005) - The Sign of The Fairies 1: The Mystic KeyAlvetegnet 2: Nissedreperen (2006) - The Sign of The Fairies 2: Swarm of Rats The trilogy has been optioned for film. About Nissedreperen: «You become immersed in the powerful imagery and eerieness. (…) Nissedreperen could compete - successfully - with any of the great international bestsellers in the fantasy genre.» Stavanger Aftenblad About Gravbøygen våkner: «A great mix of horror and suspense - for young people and adults alike. It is not often you read a Norwegian novel for young people where the suspense is so intense that it explodes and crackles as much as this one. » Hamar Arbeiderblad

Rights soldSold to Denmark and Poland
The Mosquito Spray
Children's Books2007 · 48 pp · Age 3 - 9

The Mosquito Spray

Bjørn F. Rørvik

Piglet is sitting under a tree. Suddenly he hears a fluttering buzzing sound. What makes that kind of noise? Then he feels a bite in his back and realises it must be a mosquito. He runs off to Fox to get some help and Fox has a good idea. They can make a mosquito spray from something Fox has in his fridge. The important thing is that it is well-passed its «sell-by date» and smells awful.When the spray is ready they slap a load on themselves. And the spray works, both against mosquitoes and others creatures, so Fox and Piglet have to go away as far as they can. But they are still up for a big surprise...‘The book is innocent and entertaining, written to amuse and develop the imagination of both younger and older readers.’ OPPLAND ARBEIDERBLADThe Mosquito Spray is the eighth book about Fox and Piglet. The books have won the Ministry of Culture’s Picture-Book prize.

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The voice of the city
Children's Books2007 · 176 pp · Age 9+

The voice of the city

Ingvar Ambjørnsen

Pelle and Prof are back in the capital. They’ve never claimed that East Oslo has been a walk in the park, but now the problems are lining up. Kids are running around with knives — and using them. Gangs are fighting dirty, and the street violence is spreading across the city. For Prof, the problems are of a more personal note, when his girlfriend Jorunn dumps him for Jarle, an underground poet sensation. Prof is furious and heartbroken, and gets involved with a dangerous gang. When there’s a break-in at Jarle’s apartment, where his computer is broken and the disks with his poems are stolen, everyone naturally suspects Prof. Who else has a motive? Pelle gets his hands full trying to prove Prof’s innosence, but old cases resurface and the boys have to get to the bottom of a drug murder. The voice of the city is a book about house parties, drug murders, gang conflicts, computer fixing, and heartbreak. There are many threads, but Ambjørnsen ties them all together expertly.

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Garmann's Summer
Children's Books2006 · 48 pp · Age 3+

Garmann's Summer

Stian Hole

Winner of the BolognaRagazzi Award 2007 Summer is nearly over and Garmann is going to start school. Garmann is dreading it, and he tries to find out if adults dread doing things, too, while he’s seeing if he’s got a loose tooth. Garmann thinks about life and death, the present and the future. «What do you want to be when you grow up?» Aunt Augusta whispers to him. «A sword-swallower,» Garmann answers.This is an unusual and nice story in words and pictures by Stian Hole.‘Fantastic illustrations and a warm story about approaching a change in life.’Dagsavisen‘Let it be said straight away: this is a lovely book! It feels good to hold it, it is beautiful to look at, and the story touches your heart.’Drammens TidendeIn 2009Garmann’s Summer has received the Mildred L. Batchelder Award, announced by the Amercian Library Association.Garmann’s Summer also won the French Prix Sorciere for best album of the year 2008.

Rights soldSold to 23 territories