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101 Things to do Before You Grow Up
Children's Books2024 · 104 pp · Age 6 - 12

101 Things to do Before You Grow Up

Nils Petter Mørland / Mikkel Niva

You have to learn lots of weird things before you become a grown-up: reading, writing, putting your hand up in class, brushing your teeth, saying “Yes, please” and “No, thank you” and “How are you doing?”. But you’ll learn absolutely NONE of that in 101 things to do Before You Grow up. This book is about all the funny, crazy, exciting, wonderful and magical things you can do in childhood that grownups don’t often get to do. Suggested activities include: Talking in rhyme! Living backwards for a day! Going on holiday at home! Swapping families! Readers are guided through an inventive universe of short texts and colourful illustrations that are bursting with energy, humour and playfulness. The book aims to encourage children to hold onto the unique aspects of childhood that also, oddly enough, help make us better, cooler and more creative grownups later in life.

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Starting Kindergarten
Children's Books2024 · 40 pp · Age 0 - 6

Starting Kindergarten

Oda Weider-Krog

Starting kindergarten is a huge upheaval: both children and their parents have to get used to a whole new daily routine. So many exciting experiences lie ahead and there are so many new faces to meet! But what actually happens at kindergarten? What clothes do you need? What games and activities can you look forward to? And why do grownups have to go to work anyway? Starting Kindergarten is a richly illustrated guide for both children who are about to start kindergarten and their parents, with a focus on simplified language and attractive pictures. The book aims to give the very youngest children a kindergarten-related vocabulary and help them begin to understand what it means to start kindergarten. The warm, accommodating illustrations allow children to explore the different indoor and outdoor areas of the kindergarten for themselves.

Hello Night!
Children's Books2024 · 40 pp · Age 3 - 6

Hello Night!

Anna Fiske

A new, colourful and just-spooky-enough search-and-find book from internationally renowned author and illustrator Anna Fiske! Join us in the dark of night where we can discover all the exciting, weird and scary things that are going on. Where is Peter Zombie? What is Ali von Vampire up to? And who’s that walking towards us in the distance? The reader’s job is to find all the funny characters on every page, and follow their stories from start to finish. The pictures are chock-full of lively details, making this a book that you can read over and over again and always find something new.

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An Enemy of the People
Children's Books2024 · 40 pp · Age 6 - 12

An Enemy of the People

Kåre Conradi

An Enemy of the People tell the story of Dr Stockmann, who discovers that the bathing water in the city’s spa is contaminated with dangerous bacteria. He expects people to value his discovery and thinks it will help improve the city. Instead, his political enemies try to destroy him, attempting to silence him with threats. Dr Stockmann stands his ground, but at great personal cost, also to his family. An Enemy of the People is a play that outraged people in its day, but that has gained fresh relevance in our own era. This is the first book in a new series for children about the works of Henrik Ibsen. With the aid of illustrations and simplified text suitable for younger readers, the series aims to introduce Ibsen’s plays to new generations all over the world. Ibsen is the world’s second-most performed playwright after Shakespeare. This series will give children an understanding of what Ibsen’s texts are about and what they can teach us today. «In both [An Enemy of the People and Peer Gynt], it is evident that [Conradi] has Ibsen in his backbone. This is precisely why he manages to convey the complex with ease, making him well-equipped to connect with and engage children through these retellings.»BARNEBOKRITIKK.NO

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Peer Gynt
Children's Books2024 · 40 pp · Age 6 - 12

Peer Gynt

Kåre Conradi

Peer Gynt, liar extraordinaire, grows up in a valley in Jotunheimen, where he wanders around in the mountains and tells tall tales about the adventures he has there. The life of a Norwegian farmer’s isn’t enough for him: his thirst for adventure and lack of any sense of responsibility drive him out into the big wide world. We follow Peer on his voyage while his devoted mother Åse and his beloved Solveig sit waiting for him to come back home. The play Peer Gynt is a masterwork and a key part of Norway’s cultural heritage. This is the second book in a new series for children about the works of Henrik Ibsen. With the aid of illustrations and simplified text suitable for younger readers, the series aims to introduce Ibsen’s plays to new generations all over the world. Ibsen is the world’s second-most performed playwright after Shakespeare. This series will give children an understanding of what Ibsen’s texts are about and what they can teach us today. «Transforming Peer Gynt's two hundred pages of quick dialogue written in verse into a forty-page picture book is radical in itself. Conradi impressively captures most of the wild Peer's adventures [...]. Throughout the book, one becomes familiar with the entire plot of the play, which is illustrated with a wonderfully adventurous and expressive style by the experienced Ingebjørg F. Mæland.»KLASSEKAMPEN «In both [An Enemy of the People and Peer Gynt], it is evident that [Conradi] has Ibsen in his backbone. This is precisely why he manages to convey the complex with ease, making him well-equipped to connect with and engage children through these retellings.»BARNEBOKRITIKK.NO

Herman and Hedda and the Dinosaurs
Children's Books2024 · 48 pp · Age 3 - 6

Herman and Hedda and the Dinosaurs

Geir Moen

Herman and Hedda are best friends. When they play together, anything can happen! Today they play with dinosaurs in the pillow room in kindergarden. Suddenly they spot something in the corner. What could it be? Herman gets a little scared, and is unsure whether it is a good idea to check, but Hedda is curious. She needs to see what it is! Before they know it, they have arrived in the kingdom of the dinosaurs! Because when Herman and Hedda play, the fantasy almost becomes reality. Enjoy the view from the top of a Diplodocus, but be careful not to fall down. And watch out for the Tyrannosaurus rex! At the back of the book you'll find fun dinosaur facts! Is Herman and Hedda kindergardener's new favourite series for reading out loud? The books take children's play and imagination seriously, with beautiful illustrations from one of Norway's leading illustrators, inspired by both manga and Studio Ghibli. These are imaginative picture books that will be read again and again. And again.

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What is it like to have a body?
Children's Books2024 · 88 pp · Age 3 - 6

What is it like to have a body?

Anna Fiske

Did you know that everyone has a completely unique body? In What's it like to have a body?, Anna Fiske writes about the joys of having a body, with her trademark ingisht, warmth and playfulness. And the weird things about having a body. Fiske answers to some of the many things children wonder about with their bodies. Why does it grow hair? Why do we all look so different? The book also teaches kids how to take care of teeth, good hygiene etiquette, and how to respect other people's bodies.What's it like to have a body? is a book packed with facts and surprises that provoke thought, speculation and raise awareness around the theme of the human body through skilful use of humour and intimacy. This is a revised edition of Anna Fiske's Everybody has a Backside, integrated into her bestselling Why series.

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Why Don't We Burst with Rage?
Children's Books2024 · 64 pp · Age 6 - 12

Why Don't We Burst with Rage?

Benjamin Baarli Silseth

In Why Don't We Burst with Rage? children learn the answers to both big and small questions about feelings. What is self-confidence? Why do we dread certain things? Is it normal not to be in love with anyone? And why are so many people bad-tempered when they wake up? Why Don't We Burst with Rage? is informative and easy to grasp with fun illustrations. It is a perfect conversation starter about feelings for children aged six to nine years. «Benjamin Silseth writes with a friendly tone and lots of knowledge, and he is good at normalising different feelings. He gives advice on how to deal with anger, for example, and emphasises how important it is to speak to someone you trust if you are going through something difficult.»KLASSEKAMPEN

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Coco-Banana and the Christmas Thief
Children's Books2024 · 72 pp · Age 3 - 6

Coco-Banana and the Christmas Thief

Rolf Magne G. Andersen

Coco-Banana is looking forward to Christmas. He’s planning to bake gingerbread snaps, decorate his house, watch Christmas movies and have fun with his family. But on the very first day of December, he notices that something weird is going on. Something is moving stuff around in his inventor’s shed! And why are there tracks in the snow outside the house? Coco-Banana has the distinct feeling that he is being followed – so he decides to set a trap! But what happens when the person he traps turns out to be none other than Santa? And what does Santa want with a young inventor from Nutvik anyway? Coco-Banana and the Christmas Thief is a warm, funny, charming Christmas book that is absolutely perfect for reading aloud. A Christmas gift that is tailor-made for all the Coco-Banana fans out there as well as families who are keen to find a cosy read for the kids in the run-up to Christmas.

The Marching Band that Turned Right instead of Left
Children's Books2024 · 48 pp · Age 3 - 6

The Marching Band that Turned Right instead of Left

Fridtjof Stensæth Josefsen

A school marching band is due perform and march through the streets. The children are looking forward to it and the bandleader is ready. But what happens when the band turns right instead of left? The band ends up marching all the way around the world! The Marching Band that Turned Right instead of Left is a brilliantly funny, lively picture book debut.

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Leona in Bike Trouble
Children's Books2024 · 56 pp · Age 6 - 9

Leona in Bike Trouble

Anneli Klepp

Leona and Felix only went out to buy ice cream, but it’s Wacky Saturday at school and there’s a flea market there too. When they arrive the headmaster is boasting about his new racing bike, which he’ll use to win the cycling race at three o’clock. The prize is ten thousand whole kroner! Leona wants to take part in the competition too, but she doesn’t have a bike. Luckily they’re at the flea market where there are masses of used bikes. Leona finds the perfect racing bike for sale and at three o’clock, she’s ready on the starting line. But was her used bike bargain a bit too good to be true? Whose bicycle is this? It turns out to Leona has landed herself in some serious bike trouble.

The Turbo Twins and the Mayor’s Evil Plan
Children's Books2024 · 392 pp · Age 6 - 9

The Turbo Twins and the Mayor’s Evil Plan

Harald Maxmillian Stoltenberg / Robert Stoltenberg

Harald and Robert have settled down pretty well in the countryside. They’ve made some friends at school and spend lots of time with Sigrid, Rudolf and the animals on the next-door farm. But when the twins return to rural life after an unsuccessful autumn break in Oslo, they find that everything is topsy-turvy. The local council has decided to build an enormous motorway in the village and it’s going to pass RIGHT THROUGH Sigrid and Rudolf’s farmyard. Sigrid and Rudolf aren’t convinced by the council’s promise of a new flat above the supermarket with a massage shower and underfloor heating: they don’t want to move and the Turbo Twins have to help them! Harald and Robert decide to stop the council’s plans, but little do they know what the evil village mayor is capable of. How do you even stop a motorway? Can children stand up to adults who are being unfair? And what on earth will happen to the animals if the farm is demolished? The Turbo Twins and the Mayor’s Evil Plan is a hilarious, heart-warming story about being creative, standing up to the powers-that-be and sticking up for other people.

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