Children's & YA

Everyone Has to Sleep

Lena Lindahl

Fun and surprising facts about animals’ sleeping patterns! Did you know that bats sleep upside down? Or that the parrot fish uses a sleeping bag? Or that guinea pigs sleep with their eyes open? In Everyone Has to Sleep you’ll meet lots of different animals and find out how they sleep. It’s totally wild and weird that there are so many different ways of sleeping.

Birthday Trouble for Leona

Anneli Klepp

Leona! She comes up with the weirdest ideas and is always getting into trouble. In the third book in this series, Leona decides to give the headmaster a birthday present. And what could be better than a real-life wildcat? Put together a wild cat, the headmaster’s huge beard and an enormous cream cake and what do you get? That’s right – complete chaos! Come along on a series of adventures for 6- to 9-year olds who love fun and lively tales.

Weird Facts About Europe

Håkon Forfod Sønneland

This is the ultimate guide to weird laws and customs in the different countries of Europe: all the things you’ve ever wondered about, or didn’t even know you were wondering about, when it comes to our neighbour countries. Did you know that the Olympic Games come from Greece? And that all the competitors originally competed naked? Or that chocolate milk was invented by a man in Ireland? Or that in Switzerland you’re not allowed to own just one guinea pig. Håkon Sønnenland calls himself an artist of ideas. That’s probably because he has so many peculiar ideas himself. You can read about some of them in this book. The book has lively illustrations by Jens A. Larsen Aas.

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Joke Lion 8 – ABC

Eighth book in the Joke Lion series! Laughter is a fantastic tool for learning to read. That’s the thinking behind this book of jokes based on the ABC: children will learn the alphabet and get a joke into the bargain. There’s a joke for every letter, all brilliantly illustrated by Elisabeth Moseng. V is for Vegetable Which vegetables sound cold but are really hot? Chili peppers. This is a My First Reading Lion aimed at the 6-9 age group.

Mulanosaurus Rex

Øyvind Torseter

In Mulanosaurus Rex, Mule Boy has landed a job at the Natural History museum but he has one major problem: he needs a truly sensational dinosaur for the exhibition. Afraid of ending up unemployed, he joins forces with the President, who is on a quest to find the last ever dinosaur in order to produce more oil and petrol. Together this odd couple set out on a crazy quest to capture a dinosaur that is threatened with extinction. Things don’t go quite according to plan. Mulanosaurus Rex is the fourth book about Mule Boy, a quartet of graphic novels that blend myth, adventure and social commentary, in text and images. Mule Boy’s skewed and somewhat alienated universe enables us to see ourselves and our society with fresh eyes.

Pelle Propeller Mixes up all the Flavours of the World

Christine Sandtorv

It is baking day and Pelle gets a visit from his friend Bo. But what’s more fun – mixing up as many flavours as possible or following the recipe? It doesn’t really matter, as long as you’re having fun.

Pelle Propellor Definitely Doesn’t Want to Lose a Tooth

Christine Sandtorv

Pelle has one of the most exciting experiences any five-year-old can have: he gets an extremely wobbly tooth.The only problem is that Pelle really doesn’t want his tooth to fall out. Luckily, his big sister Henny has some advice.

The Joy of Beads

Katrine Lindgjerdet

The book contains more than 50 bead motifs, small and large – from beautiful butterflies and cool cars to lovely Christmas stars. It also offers smart tips on how to bead, iron the motifs and then make use of them. So now all you need to do is get together with family, friends, a board and box of beads.

The Powder Witch Helps Pocus to Fly

Ingunn Aamodt

The rascally crows sit in the treetops, shouting. ‘Pocus can’t fly!’ they tease. The Powder Witch says they should ask for help, but can the Twerp, the Policeman, The Crocodile, The Thief and the Prince really help Pocus to fly? Or is the Powder Witch working on some cunning plan in her Powder House? The Powder Witch has become a modern classic. Author Ingunn Aamodt’s universe is well-known to children aged 3 to 6. Here’s a new, warm-hearted story from the Powder Woods.