FictionNon-fictionChildren's & YAAuthorsAbout us

Representing the authors and titles of Cappelen Damm for translation and adaptation rights worldwide.

Catalogue

  • Fiction
  • Non-fiction
  • Children's & YA
  • Authors

Agency

  • About us
  • Rights catalogues
  • Rights deals
  • News
  • Fairs & events

Get in touch

rights@cappelendamm.no
Stortingsgata 28, Oslo

© 2026 Cappelen Damm AS · Rights & AgencyPrivacy & cookiescappelendamm.no

Children's & YA

Literary fictionCrime & thrillerNarrative non-fictionChildren's & YASelf helpCook booksCrafts & hobbies

Browse

FictionNon-fictionChildren's & YA

Foreign rights

Rights sold

Genre

Children's Books902Literature and Fiction722Narrative Non-fiction336Self Help179Crafts and Hobbies146Mystery and Crime143Cook Books107UpLit82

Published

2025 and newer2020–20242015–20192014 and older

Children's format

Picture books318Easy read235Read-aloud184Children's novels238Young adult121Children's non-fiction181Comics33

Reader age

0–2 years3–5 years6–8 years9–11 years12 years and up

Rights sold to

Clear all filters

291 titles in the catalogue

Children's & YA2020–2024Clear all
The Hero Factory
Children's Books2023 · 208 pp · Age 9 - 12

The Hero Factory

Pia Sabel Gulling

Robin’s dad dies in a fire, and Robin blames himself for what happened. Could he have saved his father? Robin was also injured in the fire and needs to work hard to get back on his feet. One day someone delivers a box of his dad’s belongings to their door, but who is it? What does it mean that the address is written in his dad’s handwriting, on the same date he died? And isn’t it a little strange that neither the police nor the fire department ever found his dad’s remains? Robin discovers that his dad had many secrets, one of which was a hero factory hidden away in a decommissioned factory building. To find out more about his dad’s past Robin joins the hero programme. What’s actually going on? How did his dad live a double life without Robin or his mum knowing about it? Who can Robin trust? The Hero Factory is an exciting, mysterious, and action-packed story for readers aged 9-12. The book is the first in a planned series and is ideal for fans of the Artemis Fowl series, as well as the William Wenton books by Robbie Peers.

Rights sold
12…789…2425
Sold to Denmark
Hex
Children's Books2023 · 192 pp · Age 12+

Hex

Sigbjørn Mostue

Diana is in her final year of high school and has always been good at most things – except for getting friends. Or a boyfriend. One day a new boy shows up at school, called Simon. He’s handsome and better than her at maths, and when Simon shows interest in Diana she doesn’t know what to do. She can’t understand why this charming boy everyone is talking about is interested in her. At a party Simon sneaks something into Diana’s drink and takes advantage of her while she's intoxicated. When Diana wakes up again, she discovers something awful: her reflection in the mirror shows an ugly, old woman. A witch. The witch in the mirror takes turns between comforting and yelling at Diana, and the difference between fantasy and reality is slowly dissolved. Diana’s behaviour makes those around her react negatively, and she slowly becomes more and more isolated. Online Diana looks for answers about what has happened to her and stumbles across an online community that believes witchcraft is real. Diana becomes convinced that she’s made a deal with the Devil himself, after everything that happened with Simon, and she decides to get revenge. But nothing goes according to Diana’s plan. Sigbjørn Mostue has written a dark and thrilling novel for young adults about the border between superstition, psychosis and intoxication.

Rights soldSold to Denmark
Hilda Bumblevik and the Mystery at Søder Manor
Children's Books2023 · 320 pp · Age 9 - 12

Hilda Bumblevik and the Mystery at Søder Manor

Irmelin Persdatter Gustavsen

Despite the fact that Hilda learned that her mother’s fiancé, Timian, is a horrible man, the wedding is now just around the corner. And if there’s something Hilda does not want, it’s being Timian Søder’s stepdaughter. Good friends and a book called “sabotaging the psychopath” could be the solution. But what happens when you, in the middle of the fun sabotage mission which involves itching powder, a Turkish special and fake dates, discover a secret which could have horrendous consequences? A secret guarded by the Bernetsen duo, a dangerous dog and maybe worst of all: Timian’s aging mother. Hilda Bumblevik and the Mystery at Søder Manor is the second book in the series about Hilda. A series full of humour, mysteries, and some really scary scenes, perfect for fans of the William Wenton-books by Robbie Peers.

Farm Animals for Little Ones
Children's Books2023 · 40 pp · Age 3 - 6

Farm Animals for Little Ones

Marit Røgeberg Ertzeid

In Farm Animal for Little Ones the children see and learn about well-known farm animals. In this book you meet cows, sheep, dogs, and cats, but also the common eider and reindeer. Farm Animals for Little Ones is the sixth book in a series of easy-to-read and accessible non-fiction for the very youngest readers. Each spread has a large and clear close-up of the animal in question, as well as a smaller picture showing more detail. The text includes fun and exciting information about each animal. The text is easy to read and uses words and phrases that children are familiar with. Marit Røgeberg Ertzeid is a mother, grandmother, and pre-school teacher. Through her books about nature for little ones, she wishes to help children become curious about everything that lives and moves in nature. And to offer answers to all the things children have questions about.

Where Do Words Come From?
Children's Books2023 · 128 pp · Age 9+

Where Do Words Come From?

Ingebjørg Tonne / Helene Uri

Our language is around us all the time, and we use hundreds of words every single day. Some words are funny to pronounce, some are complicated, some sound foreign. But where do they really come from? Etmyology is the study of the history of the form of words – the history of and the history about words. Many think it’s exciting knowing where words come from, and in this beautifully illustrated book, big and small readers get lots of interesting material to frolic in. Because the ciabatta does after all taste extra good when you know the word really means ‘slipper’ in Italian. And maybe you’ll jump up even quicker when the fire alarm sounds, and you know that alarm means ‘to weapon’? Windows are wind eyes, a hole where the wind can blow through. Shampoo is a Hindi word, which means to massage.

How to Talk About Death
Children's Books2023 · 80 pp · Age 3 - 6

How to Talk About Death

Anna Fiske

Death is next up in Anna Fiske’s How series. This is a topic that children are curious about, and which adults may find difficult to discuss. What actually happens with the body when you die? What’s a funeral? And why do we even have to die? Anna Fiske has an incredibly unique form of communicating, and in How to Talk About Death she speaks to the children at their level and takes them seriously, while also managing to write a heart-warming, inclusive and at times even funny book about death. A perfect conversation starter for anyone who has questions about death, or who knows someone who’s passed away. The How-series has been a phenomenal success both in Norway and abroad, and it has been translated into multiple languages. NOMINATED TO THE BRAGE PRIZE FOR BEST NON-FICTION BOOK FOR CHILDREN Useful and concrete about death "Children and adults grieve differently, and Fiske’s book is wide-open with tolerance and understanding. Fiske does what she does best: illustrates and explains in clear and thorough manner – and at the same time, simply and straightforwardly." VÅRT LAND

Rights soldSold to 6 territories
Why doesn’t the moon fall down?
Children's Books2023 · 64 pp · Age 6 - 12

Why doesn’t the moon fall down?

Dennis Siva Lie

We’re back with 52 new questions children often ask, this time about science. How much does a cloud weigh? Who invented the internet? How many trees do we need to make one toilet roll? And why does the slice of bread with Nutella always fall with the Nutella-side down? Dennis Siva answers these questions, and 48 others. Siva is a biologist and known from the children’s science programme Newton, and is skilled at explaining science to kids. Why doesn’t the moon fall down? is educational, easy to understand and humorously illustrated, and a perfect for beginning to teach science to children aged 6–9. The entire series is illustrated by Leonard Furuberg, who has a playful and accessible style reminiscent of Pixar/ Disney animation.

Rights soldSold to Denmark and Spain
Why Don't We Eat Banana Peel?
Children's Books2023 · 64 pp · Age 6 - 9

Why Don't We Eat Banana Peel?

Emilie Nereng

A fun and educational book about food! Children have many strange questions and in this non-fiction series they get their answers. In Why Don't We Eat Banana Peel? the nutritional advisor Emilie Nereng answers the children’s questions about food. Because why are strawberries spotty on the outside? Can you eat eggshells? Who invented spaghetti? Do they only eat Indian food in India? Why Don't We Eat Banana Peel? is educational, easy to understand and humorously illustrated. It’s the perfect conversation starter for children between 6 and 9 years.

Karsten and Petra Host a Christmas Party
Children's Books2023 · 56 pp · Age 3 - 6

Karsten and Petra Host a Christmas Party

Tor Åge Bringsværd

Petra and her mum invite people over for a Christmas party. Grandpa and Esther are attending, as are Karsten and his family. They have a fun day with games, magic tricks, Christmas food and Christmas cakes. Karsten and Petra even have time to take a trip into space while they play in the bedroom. They also get to come along when the children next door go caroling. Not to mention that there is also a sleepover, and the next day the children smash the gingerbread house in Petra’s room. The popular series about Karsten and Petra began in 1992 and is still popular with new generations. The themes in the series revolve around friendship and play and the books are lovely, short stories with topics that engage all children of kindergarden age. The last few years a lot of children have also gotten to know Karsten and Petra and their stuffed animals through the many films and TV show adaptations that have been created.

Watches and Bananas
Children's Books2023 · 80 pp · Age 6+

Watches and Bananas

Lars Saabye Christensen

Every morning Otto counted the watches on display in the window of Watchmaker Dante. Otto would love to buy them all. But he can’t afford that. Even though the watches showed the time, Otto was late for school anyway. After that, Watchmaker Dante set Otto’s watch back a bit. “There you go, now you have lots of time again,” he said. Watches and Bananas is a book about Otto who’s late for school because he stops to count the watches in the window of Watchmaker Dante, about Watchmaker Dante who doesn’t have time to set all the watches, about Otto’s dad who works at the banana ripening factory – and who really wants Otto to also work there one day. Otto doesn’t want to do that, but that’s not exactly easy to say either. One of the greatest Norwegian authors, Lars Saabye Christensen, has written a novel for children, in a magnificent collaboration with one of Norway’s greatest illustrators, Stian Hole. Watches and Bananas is a thoughtful and subtle book about time, watches, friendship, and bananas. And about accepting things as they are.

Rights soldSold to Denmark
Coco-Banana and the Roaring Box
Children's Books2023 · 40 pp · Age 3 - 6

Coco-Banana and the Roaring Box

Rolf Magne G. Andersen

Coco-Banana has invented a Roaring Box, which can turn angry roars into funny music. It becomes very popular in the family, but is it really so smart to lock all the anger into a box?

Rights soldSold to Finland and Sweden
Coco-Banana and the Stink Machine
Children's Books2023 · 40 pp · Age 3 - 6

Coco-Banana and the Stink Machine

Rolf Magne G. Andersen

Coco-Banana wants to play outside in the rain with their best friend Pea, but she only wants to stay inside. Can he solve this with an invention? A skunk gives Coco-Banana the idea to make a Stink Machine to lure Pea outside, but has he properly thought through his plan?

Rights soldSold to Finland