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Terror of the Sea
Children's Books2015 · 48 pp · Age 3 - 9

Terror of the Sea

Jan-Kåre Øien

This is a real pirate book! Hedgehog has found a note in a bottle from someone asking for help. It is just as well that Rabbit is building a pirate ship. Together the two friends build a great ship that they christen Terror of the Sea. They dress up as pirates and embark on a sea voyage. But Hedgehog is worried. He cannot swim and doesn't like water, and when a huge pike tries to capsize the boat, things look bleak. But they have to get to the island where they think that the person who wrote the note is, and eventually they make it to shore unscathed. They search and search, but find no one. They also feel like someone is watching them. Eventually they decide to head home again. But there is a surprise waiting for them back on the ship. Terror of the Sea is the fifth book about Rabbit and Hedgehog, two charming friends that have exciting adventures. Jan-Kåre Øien's illustrations are lively, colourful and full of funny details that will amuse both children and adults.

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Crocodile in the Tree
Children's Books2015 · 48 pp · Age 3 - 9

Crocodile in the Tree

Ragnar Aalbu

The little red crocodile is out walking in the mist. Crocodile likes mist, and this is a really misty day! But suddenly he is scared by something that looks like a wolf, and oops! Little Crocodile is high up in a high tree. Despite its apparent simplicity and spontaneity, on one level this picture-book is a dream-like allegory of belonging and alienation, while on a more concrete, down-to-earth level it is mostly about getting away safely from a tight corner. 'This is not the first time Ragnar Aalbu has played with literary references and operated on several levels simultaneously. (…) The minimalist technique of the pictures is very descriptive, as for example in the meeting between the wolf and the terrified crocodile. (…) The simple text and the clear colours are a pleasure to behold. BARNEBOKKRITIKK.NO ‘Aalbu communicates confidently, using humour in both the text and the pictures.’ ØSTLANDS-POSTEN

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The Wolf Boy
Children's Books2015 · 56 pp · Age 6 - 9

The Wolf Boy

Tor Åge Bringsværd

Tal from the Wolf Tribe is eight winters old. Every day, Dad and the other men go hunting. Tal is too young to go with them, but he doesn't agree with that! One day he goes out to pick berries for Mum, and meets an angry bear which licks its lips and creeps towards him. Suddenly, somebody appears on the scene at full speed. An arm stretches out, takes hold of Tal and pulls him away at the last moment!It's a girl the same age as Tal. She is riding on a big sabre-toothed tiger, one of the most dangerous animals in existence. The girl is called Nea, and she is from the Mammoth Tribe, the Wolf Tribe's perpetual enemies. If Tal and Nea and the sabre-toothed tiger Shita are going to be friends, they will need to keep it very, very secret.It was not easy being eight winters old in the Stone Age, but it was certainly exciting! Ulvegutten is the first book in the exciting easy-to-read series about Tal and Nea and the sabre-toothed tiger Shita from Tor Åge Bringsværd and Haakon Lie.

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Morkel’s Alphabet
Children's Books2015 · 48 pp · Age 6 - 12

Morkel’s Alphabet

Stian Hole

In Stian Hole's new book, Morkels alfabet, we are reunited with Anna from Annas himmel. There is someone leaving notes on the ground. Who can it be? Anna wonders. One evening, she sees a shadow. A boy. Is it him? Next day, the note says “Morkel”. Morkel, who is almost never at school. Morkel has a cabin in the forest, and Anna finds him. They spend a lot of time together, both of them interested in words and letters. Everyone has their own alphabet, Anna thinks, and it can take a long time to work out what letters mean. Morkel knows a lot about birds, but one day he is gone, like a migratory bird. Anna longs and hopes that he will return. Maybe he'll be back in the spring? A beautiful story about friendship and what is important in life. The story is both intense yet moderately-paced with a lot of food for thought. The illustrations are full of wonder, nature and life. A new, fantastic picture book from one of our leading picture book authors. Rights sold to: DENMARK (Høst & Søn), SWEDEN (Alfabeta Bokförlag AB), GERMANY (Carl Hanser Verlag). ‘Brilliant picture book from Stian Hole about the fantastical void between childhood and adult life. … Hole’s seamless collages, for which clippings from photographs as well as other artwork and popular media were edited in Photoshop, reach new heights here. Where text is scant, details in the typography flesh out the story’s generous landscape. Dreamlike tableaux are presented that nod to other art and literature. Like the cake crumbs in Hansel and Gretel, Hole sets up visual puzzles that add to the story and our experience as we look along the way. The author also manages to let the story of a lonely boy, neglect and a friendship that borders on adult friendship seep out into the visual landscape.Bergens Tidende ‘Stian Hole takes us once more into a dreamland where we find pieces of reality to ponder over. … Using his own unique technique, he has a signature that stands out. … Her [Anna’s] respectful approaches are charming as well as playful and imaginative. … One day, plain and simply, she asks Morkel: “What are you good at?” “Nothing,” Morkel answers. And instead of responding with an “oh well” or something similar, she just asks: “What else?” This short sequence in the book is pure gold. It shows that Hole’s poetic and sensitive means of expressing himself not only reveals itself in the pictures, but also in the text. It is food for thought. … The tentative friendship between these two is beautifully depicted. This is not a story about a clever girl that saves a loser and brings him back into the fold. They continue to be different, but nevertheless share a patient and sensitive connection and friendship. Hole’s particular method of using a mixture of photography, drawing and various digital media generates pictures queer enough to give us pause and which in themselves contribute to the sense of unreality. It works best of all in dream situations, in the darkness with all the small details that you can look for and delight over when you find them. Yet at the same time, there is always something very concrete in the pictures, such as Anna’s mud-covered boots positioned within reach next to her bed where she is sleeping, lost in the throes of her own imagination. … This is yet another masterpiece from Stian Hole and his artist’s cave.’Vårt Land ‘Stian Hole has garnered great international attention with his books. They have been published in 17 countries and won many prestigious prizes. His most recent offering should do the same. Morkels alfabet is a masterpiece.’DEMOKRATEN‘Morkels alfabetis full of secrets. You uncover some of them. Some of them stay secret, somewhere in the void between marvelling words and wonderful illustrations.’FÆDRELANDSVENNEN‘Hole’s seamless collages, for which clippings from photographs as well as other artwork and popular media were edited in Photoshop, reach new heights here. Where text is scant, details in the typography flesh out the story’s generous landscape. Dreamlike tableaux are presented that nod to other art and literature. Like the cake crumbs in Hansel and Gretel, Hole sets up visual puzzles that add to the story and our experience as we look along the way. The author also manages to let the story of a lonely boy, neglect and a friendship that borders on adult friendship seep out into the visual landscape.BERGENS TIDENDE 'Stian Hole has created a whole particular genre of his own with his poetic portrayal of children, where electronic manipulation of actual photographs is a basic element. At its best (as it mostly is), this is delightful. … A gentle book which appeals to the senses.' NRK 'A deeply captivating picture-story. … In ’Morkel’s Alphabet,’ today’s leading, internationally recognised, Norwegian picture-book illustrator takes another step forward in the range of his artistic explorations.'AFTENPOSTEN 'With ’Morkel’s Alphabet,’ Stian Hole has again created a masterpiece of a picture-book.’DAGBLADET

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Mule Boy
Literature and Fiction / Children's Books2015 · 120 pp

Mule Boy

Øyvind Torseter

The king has sent six of his seven sons out into the world to find suitable princesses. They do not return, and Mule Boy insists on finding out what happened to them. He discovers that the troll has turned them and their brides into stone. He enters the mountain to find the troll and free the princess that the troll has captured. This is a funny twist on an old folk tale. There is a lot of humour and funny lines in the book. It is impressive and exciting to enter the mountain together with Mule Boy, and the princess is both tough and charismatic. We also know Mule Boy from previous books. The illustrations are beautiful, funny and fanciful both in terms of line and use of colour.Mule Boy was nominated to The Nordic Councils Childrens Book Prize in 2016. ‘… a beautiful little hero story about impossible choices and fearlessness, about fighting for what you believe in and finding happiness. This is fun reading for adults and children, and it is perfect for young people who will go on to compare narrative styles and values in contemporary texts with those in myths and folklore when they are at upper secondary school. Mulegutten should feature in a course or three.’ DEMOKRATEN ‘Øyvind Torseter lets his imagination run riot through a classic story. It’s particularly funny if you’ve heard the story before. Curiosity, adventurousness and courage characterise the young prince who rides out to save his brothers. Curiosity is a word that can also be used when talking about Øyvind Torseter himself – the result is a fantastic picture book that both children and adults will love.’ NRK 'Torseter is an entertaining story-teller, in both words and pictures.' DAGBLADET Danish Review Cuttings: The Mule Boy by Øyvind Torseter ’Mulegutten is a formidable work (…) This book fully deserved the Norwegian Critics Prize for 2015, and stands out as the most original illustrated book in many years. If it were possible, this book should be given 7 full stars!’ BERLINGSKE ‘This is a supreme presentation of a folk tale. (…) Elements from the present day are brought in, but the traditional folk-tale struggle between good and evil is maintained. (…) Øyvind Torseter does this well. “And then the Princess and the Mule Boy lived happily ever after. ‘ BOGBOTTEN ’The picture pages are outstanding (…) Mulegutten is a modern hero in a classic epic. So he stands apart from the metaphor, leaving it to the reader’s imagination. This is beautifully done. FINE SPIND 'Mulegutten which at the same time celebrates, unites and renews the genres of the classic folk tale and the cartoon series (…) Mulegutten is a book for all ages, which offers much on many different levels.’ KRISTELIGT DAGBLAD ‘Torseter’s pictures have a quite special and modern quality. (…) A beautiful and exciting book, which is not afraid to be different.’ MICHAEL LINDAL ANDERSEN

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Dads Everywhere
Children's Books2015 · 48 pp · Age 3 - 9

Dads Everywhere

Kaia Linnea Dahle Nyhus

Picture book Pappaer overalt is a natural follow-up to Dahle Nyhus' debut book, Vil du høre en hemmelighet? In both books, Dahle Nyhus explores children's relationships with their parents, and this book is all about collecting dads and missing your very own, unique dad. The dads the main character in this story is collecting are given names and collected in boxes. All the dads are a little bit different, but the most important thing about a dad is that he’s a dad. There’s more than enough to do, because there are more than enough dads to collect, because the whole world is full of dads. The main character doesn’t know his own dad and doesn’t know where he lives or who he is. But one of all the dads may be the main character’s own dad. ‘Kaia Dahle Nyhus is on her way to establishing her place among the elite of Norwegian picture book creators. She returns with a book that is highly original, thought-provoking, driven by probing curiosity and tender at heart.’HAMAR ARBEIDERBLAD‘Dahle Nyhus is the daughter of illustrator Svein Nyhus and author Gro Dahle, and has previously illustrated several of her mother’s books. Just like them, she creates children’s books that pack a punch – marvelling and poetic with difficult questions at their heart.’DAGBLADET‘The text in this picture book flows well with powerful rhythmic drive in the imaginative tangents. The illustrations are also unique. Kaia Dahle Nyhus has created her own means of expression using ingenuous, somewhat brutally formed figures inserted into a stylised landscape.’VÅRT LAND ‘Dahle Nyhus is first and foremost an original illustrator. Her use of colour is disciplined in red, green and black, where the use of details is scaled way back. All the same, there is a lot to discover in the pictures, where a group of strange, clumsy, ungainly and scary dads emerge in large format.’BARNEBOKKRITIKK.NO‘Kaia Dahle Nyhus is one of the most resilient young picture book creators just now. … In this spring’s picture book, which is her second on her own, she describes a boy who collects dads. There are of course dads everywhere, and most people have one, but not the narrator. … Although the dad collecting symbolises loss, it is also an example of a kind of categorisation of the world. Systematisation is part of a child’s development; children quickly learn to define themselves based on and in relation to the things and people around them. … it is visually that Kaia Dahle Nyhus really impresses. … Desire radiates from Kaia Dahle Nyhus’ pictures. Saturated with meaning, I might be tempted to say, the intensity pulls readers like me in and onwards as they keep reading.’NRK.NO

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Invisible Snefrid
Children's Books2015 · 40 pp · Age 0 - 6

Invisible Snefrid

Ingunn Aamodt

Snefrid is a new, colourful and cosy children's world from the author of the books about Pulverheksa (The Powder Witch). Ingunn Aamodt has come together with the prize-winning and well-known illustrator Anna Fiske. Snefrid becomes invisible when she chews celery. She has a big heart and lots of room in her house. You will meet the pop-star, the princess, the ghost, the pixie, the neighbour, the cook and other entertaining characters in her amazing house.

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We’re Flying South
Children's Books2015 · 56 pp · Age 0 - 9

We’re Flying South

Max Estes

The sandpiper weighs 60 gm. and has a wingspan of only 43 cm., but flies more than 5,000 km. at a speed of up to 177 km. per hour. Every autumn it leaves a Norwegian summer to find warmer climes somewhere in Africa. Where do they go? How do they know the way? Vi flyr sørover is an unassuming picture book with beautiful and wonderful pictures from nature. Drawn and written by Max Estes who manages to show a new and different view of nature in Norway. We’re Flying South is a book suitable for reflective reading on one of these autumn days as the birds fly over the roofs on their way to the horizon.'BARNEBOKKRITIKK.NO

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AQUARIUM
Children's Books2014 · 48 pp · Age 6 - 12

AQUARIUM

Gro Dahle

Moa lives on the second floor. She has her own room, her own bed and her own window from which she can see the whole world. Moa’s mum lives in the aquarium in the living room, because Moa’s mum is a fish. A lovely, big goldfish. Moa thinks she is the most beautiful fish in the world. But how does the outside world relate to a little girl who lives alone with a goldfish? And how does Moa deal with the loneliness and all the everyday tasks that children of her age don’t usually have to think about? Gro Dahle and Svein Nyhus’ new picture book is their first collaboration since God natt, natt from 2009. It can be read as an allegory for a deficit of parental care – a girl who must care for her mother rather than the other way round. But it can also be read as a magical and absurd everyday story. Akvarium is both a sensitive and difficult book with a difficult and painful theme. ‘We meet Moa, who lives and breathes for the fish in the aquarium in her living room. For it is here that the fish Moa calls Mum lives. [...] The story of Moa and her mother is an elevated allegory where we quickly sense that the fish represents her mother. The story of Moa is the painful tale of a child burdened with care responsibilities that exceed their capabilities. Read as such, Akvarium is a painful and sombre side of a reality that unfortunately affects some children.’TØNSBERG BLAD‘Akvarium is more subtle that many of their other books (Gro Dahle and Svein Nyhus), and is sure to provoke some people. But it is heartbreaking. [...] Dahle’s text is clear yet poetic, simple yet also full of meaning. [...] The interplay between light and dark in the illustrations is also a good indication of how Moa is doing. When she is at school, the colours are light, but at home, they are dark. The exception is the illuminated aquarium that draws all of our focus.’DAGBLADET ‘Gro Dahle and Svein Nyhus have created a powerful and poetic children’s picture book about neglect. […] Gro Dahle has written a well thought-out text. She writes very beautifully and concisely. […] Anyone who has suffered neglect will recognise the feeling immediately. That is why the book is also very powerful. […] Akvarium is an unmistakably serious Norwegian tale, masterfully written and illustrated. This is great art, unusually precise and matter-of-fact.’Barnebokkritikk.no ‘Gro Dahle and Svein Nyhus have done it again: ventured into the darkest areas of the world of small children and created moving poetry from what they saw. […] Dahle’s sensitive handling of the linguistical possibilities is also beautiful in this book. There are no unnecessary words. Even when she repeats certain words several times one after the other, it is with intent and to increase the tempo and intensity. […] She also succeeds in portraying how children are generally formidably loyal to their parents, how adaptable theyare, how much they can endure and how important it is that external care workers are able to read between the lines. The ambiguity of this book, in that we are never explicitly told what the mother’s problem is, is a strength. […] Together, the text and illustrations create a challenging, moving whole.’Vårt Land ‘[…] a beautiful book that is simultaneously magnificent, lyrical,imaginative and a little scary. […] On one level, it is a story about neglect in which Moa must take care of her mother instead of the reverse. But it is also a king of magical fable from everyday life that uses a short text and large, fantastical illustrations to open a door into the realm of fantasy.Because although this is at heart a dark and sombre story, there is something in the illustrations this time that – without excusing the story – also speaks more gently about what is painful and difficult.’Hamar Arbeiderblad

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Everyone Has a Backside
Children's Books2014 · 88 pp · Age 3+

Everyone Has a Backside

Anna Fiske

Did you know that everyone has his or her own body? And that each one of those bodies has a backside? Well, you'll definitely know that after reading this book. In addition to the fronts and backs of bodies, you can read about hair, skin, digestion, hygiene and much more. Everybody has a Backside 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. ‘Anna Fiske's illustrations are recognizable and solid with a strong and well-considered visual tone. Cheerful, colourful stick figures are presented on a white background without shading or complicated details. Despite this, Fiske manages to convey finely tuned emotional expression and nuance. … This may inspire young children to explore and talk about respect for their own and others' bodies as well as body sounds, shapes and colours.’ VG ‘Anna Fiske hits the spot once more with the picture book Everybody has a Backside. … Everybody has a Backside is an incredibly rich book with a wealth of content that will contribute to both reflection and awareness. It is also very funny, not least due to Anna Fiske's illustrations. Here she is at her best.’ Hamar Arbeiderblade

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THE ZAPATA BROTHERS
Children's Books2014 · 104 pp · Age 9+

THE ZAPATA BROTHERS

Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen

Cat brothers Blackboot (a staunch outdoor cat) and Whitetache (a staunch indoor cat) lose their provider one day and have to venture out into the world to fend for themselves. They have a strenuous journey full of sorrow, love, friendship, corruption and music ahead of them. Brødrene Zapata is an unparalleled picture book. A revolutionary and educational journey through a dangerous yet alluring Mexican desert landscape. ‘Playful, cheery and wonderful [...] It is like a dramatic song of destiny, a kind of polyphonic fado about the struggle for existence. [...] The story is witty with a lot of rhyming and wordplay. But the book is also a loving salute to Mexican national hero Zapata, to revolutionary singers of the past and to people living under violent regimes. [...] Rebolledo Pedersen and Brøgger are two storytellers who work exceptionally well together. [...] Brødrene Zapata is a brilliant mix of nonsense and seriousness. A lively tale of life and death.’DAGBLADET ‘The text is written in rhyme with lines interspersed across illustrated spreads. [...] Around these, illustrator Lilian Brøgger has really been allowed free reign with her expressive felt tip drawings. She zooms in and out, from intrusive close-ups to small details. [...] In important places in the book, the black cat White Tache needs to relate to important human problems. The poetry is beautiful when he tries to understand his brother’s death, and the final moral when he sums up his own destiny is very powerful...’BARNEBOKKRITIKK.NO ‘Brødrene Zapata is an unusually successful collaboration between the poet Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen and the equally talented illustrator Lilian Brøgger […] a wonderful and well thought out book, almost like a thick comic strip novel. […] This is a profound psychological tale of loss, doubt, sacrifice and faith that most of us will recognise. […] An unbelievable arsenal of imaginative animals and people that are very aptly caricatured. […] Lilian’s ability to create credible scenes is astonishing. That is why she also allows herself to create gruesome scenes. They are a necessity of the story itself […] Torgeir’s text is clever, funny and sometimes quite raw.’Numer 1/2015

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The Return of The Billy Goats Gruff
Children's Books2014 · 48 pp · Age 3 - 9

The Return of The Billy Goats Gruff

Bjørn F. Rørvik

The Billy Goats Gruff at the Water Park (Bukkene Bruse på badeland) has been one our greatest picture book successes in recent years, as a comical, adventure-fuelled text with lively, vivid illustrations. The Return of the Billy Goats Gruff (Bukkene Bruse vender tilbake) is the sequel to this success. It’s been a while, and the Billy Goats Gruff are beginning to wonder what they should do during their summer break. The two smallest billy goats want to take a trip abroad, but the biggest billy goat tells them that it’s too expensive. He wants them all to join him out to pasture, just like they did last time. Against their will, the two smallest billy goats join him, but there have been some big changes. The troll has gone and the mountain pasture offering the best waffles has closed. It becomes clear that the troll has gone into a retirement home and the billy goats decide to visit him there. The Return of the Billy Goats Gruff is a wild, fantastic tale and a perfect sequel to the first book. ‘You would be hard pressed to find a cooler fairy tale… Adult humour is a common characteristic of many bestsellers for children, such as in series by Jo Nesbø and Ingvar Ambjørnsen. It’s a nice bonus for the person reading it aloud, providing it doesn’t have a negative impact on the humour aimed at children. It doesn’t here. This book was written to be read by adults and children together, with typography to indicate when you should raise and lower your voice, or baaaaa a bit more.’ DAGBLADET '… a charming return to the hilarious Billy Goats Gruff with playful illustrations from Gry Moursund … Whether cunning or furious, scared or miserable, the troll is just as magnificently portrayed as before. No one can draw like a child better than Gry Moursund. Not even children.' BARNEBOKKRITIKK.NO 'This is both familiar yet provocative, recognisable yet new. Laid back, free and modern language is combined with traditional folk tale turns of phrase to great effect. Closely linked to Gry Moursund’s naïve yet detailed illustrations, which fill the pages with colourful specimens from the animal kingdom.' HAMAR ARBEIDERBLAD

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