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Esa Sweeps
Children's Books2024 · 40 pp · Age 3 - 6

Esa Sweeps

Gro Dahle

Funny and thought-provoking picture book from award-winning children’s author Gro Dahle Esa loves sweeping! There’s so much in the way and so much that needs to be swept away. Sand and dust and oat flakes on the floor. Drawing pins and pine needles and crusts and crumbs. Things that break, infectious illnesses, people who pull your hair, Mum who’s crying, Dad who’s shouting. Esa sweeps and sweeps to get rid of everything that’s in the way and everything that hurts her. But what happens when Esa has swept away the whole world? Won’t it be a bit too quiet? Gro Dahle isn’t afraid of dealing with serious and difficult topics in her picture books. Esa Sweeps is illustrated by Kaia Dahle Nyhus.

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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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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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King’s Medal of Merit with Sword and Double Bun
Children's Books2024 · 48 pp · Age 6 - 9

King’s Medal of Merit with Sword and Double Bun

Erlend Loe

A crazy crime story from two of Norway’s foremost artists Detective Fluffenberg is on his way to the office, head filled with important thoughts. He’s the world’s best detective, yet there is one thing missing. He hasn’t yet been awarded the King’s Medal of Merit with sword and double bun. To earn this honour, he’ll have to solve a highly unusual and completely insoluble mystery, but this particular day feels terribly ordinary. That’s when it happens! Everything around him starts to shake. Seconds later, the whole of Oslo has vanished! And the only sound to be heard is a chugging out on the fjord. When Fluffenberg takes a closer look, he sees that the king is approaching in his yacht. The king is shocked and wants to get Oslo back – not to mention all his subjects. This is a case for the world’s best detective!

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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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Night Ninja: Snakes and Ladders
Children's Books2024 · 64 pp · Age 3 - 6

Night Ninja: Snakes and Ladders

Rolf Magne G. Andersen

Night Ninja: Snakes and Ladders is an adventurous book about Martin who doesn’t like going to bed. At night, he solves a range of problems with the help of the lamp spirit Akari, who transforms Martin into the Night Ninja, and offers him good advice along the way.Martin loses against Dad at Snakes and Ladders. Martin wants a rematch, but it's time for bed. Going to bed is the worst thing Martin knows. Luckily, he can turn into the Night Ninja and break into the castle from the Snakes and Ladders game, where he must play the game for real.Reality and imagination mix in this tough and exciting goodnight story, perfect for everyone who likes ninjas!

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The Knights and the Great Bonfire
Children's Books2024 · 64 pp · Age 3 - 9

The Knights and the Great Bonfire

Bjørn F. Rørvik

It’s Midsummer’s Eve, and Sir Bang has been given the important task of lighting the great Midsummer bonfire. It’s a huge honour, but he’s dreading it! What if he can’t get the fire lit? Maybe he’d better practise a bit beforehand. Turns out that it's not hard at all to get the fire started, but it's definitely impossible to to stop it again... Sir Bang and his fellow knight Sir Rosebush head into the forest, but before they know it, they’ve been sent to Klampenburg Castle to look for Zippo, the Dragon’s little nephew. Zippo has been kidnapped by none other than Blackbeard, the wickedest robber in the country! It turns into quite the trek. The horses are on strike, so the knights have to use the horse-replacement service –cows! When they finally arrive, they’re keener on spending time at the robbers’ market, with its almost-authentic rubies and rabbit’s feet, than on infiltrating the band of robbers and saving Zippo. But fortunately, help arrives from an unexpected quarter…

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Cool Cars
Children's Books2024 · 56 pp · Age 3 - 6

Cool Cars

Line Halsnes

Children love cars, and in this book you will find seven really cool cars: big cars, small cars, old car, electric cars, fast cars and cars you can live in! Line Halsnes is an expert at drawing vehicles and machines with all the correct and important details. She takes the young readers seriously, and shows exactly how the cars look both inside and out. Her drawings are colourful, detailed and accurate, and readers big and small will gain new knowledge from this book. It’s also a book suited for multiple re-reads!

Rights soldSold to Denmark and Poland
The Billy Goats Gruff and Santa
Children's Books2023 · 48 pp · Age 3 - 9

The Billy Goats Gruff and Santa

Bjørn F. Rørvik

The goats attend the Christmas tree lighting. They eat gingerbread and talk to their friends, and everyone is excited for Santa to come. But Santa has never visited the goats. Maybe he can’t find their home? Or doesn’t have the energy to walk up the steep hill? Or maybe it’s because the smallest goat is a little scared of Santa? No, probably not that. But if they write their wish list and send it to Santa, THEN maybe he will come! As soon as they think it, they do it. What they want most of all is a sled with a steering wheel. On Christmas Eve they eat dinner, they do the dishes – and they wait. And wait. Finally, the largest goat goes outside to get some firewood. Then FINALLY someone knocks on their door… «The illustrations are lively and full of action. A lot happens on the pages, and the colors splash and will light up every child's room. It's hard not to laugh along, and with the right narrator, the book will be a clear Christmas favourite.»KRISTELIGT DAGBLAD (Denmark), five/five stars

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The Little Dachshund
Children's Books2023 · 32 pp · Age 0 - 3

The Little Dachshund

Tuva Fellman / Ronny Brede Aase

Dachshund Mum and Dachshund Dad have just had their first puppy, but there is so much mum and dad don’t know about their baby. Is the little dachshund too cold? Is it hungry? Is it tired? Mum and dad have never had a little dachshund before, and it’s been a while since they themselves were small dogs. How will this work? A perfect book to read aloud – for the youngest children as well as any slightly overwhelmed parents. The Little Dachshund is the first book in a planned series.

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