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

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

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92 titles in the catalogue

2015–2019Picture booksClear all
The Bear Sleeps
Children's Books2019 · 64 pp · Age 3 - 12

The Bear Sleeps

Bjørn Arild Ersland

The bear sleeps the whole winter through, without eating, drinking or going to the loo. But how does it manage this? And what does it actually do before it goes to bed.In The bear sleeps, we follow the bear through a whole year. We find out how the bear’s body works, learn what you should do if you meet a bear and gain insight into the very latest bear research.The book is illustrated throughout by Per Dybvig.

Where Agnes Lives
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Children's Books2019 · 48 pp · Age 3 - 6

Where Agnes Lives

Marit Larsen

Agnes has lived her whole life on the third floor of an apartment block. It's almost impossible for her to imagine living anywhere else. One day Anna moves in, and everything is turned upside down. Because, what is "home" really and who gets to call it that? Where Agnes Lives is a colorful, illustrated picture book about being new, and about belonging. The book is perfect for children from 3 years and up. Songwriter and musician Marit Larsen makes her author debut with the picture book Where Agnes Lives, beautifully illustrated by Jenny Løvlie.

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BADGER DAYS
Children's Books2019 · 48 pp · Age 6 - 9

BADGER DAYS

Gro Dahle

Everything was so easy before. Pim liked going to school. The days were bright and full of joy. But suddenly things are no longer okay. Pim doesn't want to go to school. Neither Pim nor his Mom know why. It gets harder every day, and Pim moves further and further away from what's bright and easy. Pim digs and digs. Something has to be done. But is Pim himself anymore? Badger Days is a new picture book from Gro Dahle about refusing to go to school, and what can happen when you start digging.

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Lucky’’s bad luck
Children's Books2019 · 56 pp · Age 3 - 9

Lucky’’s bad luck

Hilde Hodnefjeld

A book about faith and superstition – and about overcoming your fears. Lucky and Dad watch out for black cats, they don't walk under ladders and never open their umbrellas indoors. Then one day, a cat moves into their stairwell. That's too much for Dad and when Lucky wakes up the next morning, Dad is gone. Fortunately, Grandma comes and picks up Lucky. And she is not particularily concerned that with cats, cobwebs and four-leaf clovers.

WHEN RABBITS ARE SCARED
Children's Books2019 · 56 pp · Age 3 - 6

WHEN RABBITS ARE SCARED

Arne Svingen

A stark and beautiful picture book about being a child in a world at war. What's it like to be little when even your own mother cannot guarantee everything will be alright? Mom says Noah can run faster than bullets, and that's a good thing, because sometimes bullets hit their apartment block. It's going to be ok, says Mom. Mom looks after Noah and Noah looks after Wild Rabbit. But one day their apartment block is hit by a bomb, and both Mom and Wild Rabbit are gone. Arne Svingen has written a number of books for children, teens and adults. The book is illustrated by Danish illustrator and artist, Kamila Slocinska. She is a graduate of The Danish Design School and Glasgow School of Art. 'So beautiful you could cry'POLITIKKEN, DK

Oscar Wildensky and his Amazing Day Getting Lost
Children's Books2019 · 56 pp · Age 3 - 6

Oscar Wildensky and his Amazing Day Getting Lost

Maria Lillebo

Oscar has been naughty, and to punish him his mother has forced him to go shopping with her in town. To go shopping is the most boring thing Oscar can think of! But when Oscar loses his mother, he suddenly finds himself alone in town. Finally he is free! But where's Mom? And is someone following him? Oscar Wildensky and his Amazing Get-lost-day is a lovely and colorfully illustrated picture book. Perfect for children aged 3 years and older.

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THE CHOCOLATE THIEF
Children's Books2019 · 48 pp · Age 6 - 9

THE CHOCOLATE THIEF

Kaia Linnea Dahle Nyhus

There's chocolate in the bedside drawer – stolen chocolate! It's not easy for a chocolate thief to sleep at night. Imagine if someone saw what you were doing? When there's a sudden knock on the window one night, our young hero is lured out into the darkness and ends up in the middle of what turns out to be a thiefs' gathering, where the scariest and strangest thiefs meet up – those who have done far worse things than stealing chocolate. But what is it they want with a simple chocolate thief? The Chocolate Thief is a new picture book from Kaia Dahle Nyhus about having a secret, and then getting even more.

ABCs for tough kids
Children's Books2018 · 64 pp · Age 3 - 6

ABCs for tough kids

Anne Østgaard

A fun and rambunctious ABC for tough kids – and most others! The texts are in verse and written with a nice rhythm, making them both nice to read aloud and for practicing reading. A lot happens here, both in the text and the illustrations. The drawings are fun to explore, with myriads of exciting things that relate to the letter being described.

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Alphanimal
Children's Books2018 · 64 pp · Age 3 - 9

Alphanimal

Hanne Fossaa Eriksen

Read, play, learn! An ABC for children who have started learning English. Each letter – big and small – is shaped like an animal that has the same first letter in both English and Norwegian. BEAR–bjørn/ELEPHANT–elefant/LION–løve/TIGER-tiger, etc. Can be adapted into several other Languages.

The Magic Cardboard Box
Children's Books2018 · 32 pp · Age 3 - 6

The Magic Cardboard Box

Kristin Bortolotti

All children have played in a box. In this picture book, it's a simple, brown cardboard box that sends the small adventurers on a journey. They go back in time to the paleocontinent of Pangea and into the future. With simple rhyming verse lines and fantastic illustrations, the reader is taken on an educational and fantastical journey. The Magic Cardboard Box is artist Kristin Bortolotti's debut book.

The Green Tree
Children's Books2018 · 64 pp · Age 3 - 9

The Green Tree

Max Estes

In the little village of Snippen, there are more apple trees than residents! But it only takes one tree to get the attention of the entire world. One tree where the leaves never disappear, and there are always fresh apples – even in the winter. When the tree gets famous, the whole world comes to Snippen. But it turns out that not all attention is good.

The Dragon
Children's Books2018 · 48 pp · Age 3 - 9

The Dragon

Gro Dahle

Lilli knows that there are dragons – This is why Eline can't come home with her: because the dragon lives in Lilli's house, and dragons breathe fire and are incredibly scary … and if Lilli isn't careful, she'll wake it up. But is there a dragon tamer? Someone who can make the dragon nice? Gro Dahle has previously published the book Angry Man about fathers who react with anger and scare children. In The Dragon, there is a mother who threatens and makes Lilli afraid. In this book, Dahle again works with Svein Nyhus, who is one of our greatest picture book illustrators. Gro Dahle wisely and sensitively continues her work to address painful yet important childhood topics.

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