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

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What’s It About?
Children's Books2012 · 40 pp · Age 3+

What’s It About?

Max Estes

A boy climbs into a book and tries to find out what it is about. But that is easier said than done; the lights have gone out and pages have been torn out, some pages are too short, and in other places the letters are all helter-skelter. It only gets worse when he is told off by the reader for getting in the way. How can he manage to find out about the book's story then? A playful and imaginative meta-book. ‘Hva handler den om? is both sweet and absurd, and strange to those who are open to its play.’Barnebokkritikk‘… Max Estes’ surreal flights of imagination are still specifically philosophizing. … The ending arrives quite surprisingly and becomes a funny finale to a story where drawings and text play together.’Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen

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Where Did I Come From?
Children's Books2012 · Age 3 - 9

Where Did I Come From?

Dag O. Hessen

This is an illustrated fact book about a girl who,one evening when she is going to bed, asks her dad: ‘Where did I come from?‘ Her dad explains: ‘You know you came from your mummy's tummy, we've spoken about it before’. ‘But before that?’ ‘Then you were just a little seed.‘ Then her father tells her about reproduction. ‘But before that?’ ‘Mummy came from Granny and Grandpa.’ ‘But before that?’ Her father tells her about Great-Granny, and her mother, and so on. ‘But before that?’ asks the girl. So we are taken back to our ape ancestors, and further and further back in evolutionary development, with material that always ends with the girl's insistent question ‘but before that?’ all the way back to the beginning of life. But it does not stop there – because what was there before that? An original and ambitious picture book explaining one of our greatest existential questions for younger children. An exciting and fascinating journey back in time and into the core of our own existence. Fantastic about evolution – one of the ten best children’s books of 2012This is the history of the entire universe, told in a clearer, fresher, shorter and more useful way than ever before. Hurray for biology professor Hessen and illustrator Markhus that takes us on this beautiful journey. A must-have book!MAGASINET MAMMA This book is really well done, the illustrations combine the best elements from science books with the freedom of expression that can be found within picture books.AFTENPOSTEN I am so thankful that there are writers like Dag O. Hessen. With his writing he brings the joy of enlightenment, taking the discoveries of scientists to the people. The book is engaging to both the one reading, and the child being read to.ROMERIKES BLAD It ought to come as no surprise that Hessen can introduce subjects through analogies, principles and models… and the topic is given an appealing human touch… Rune Markhus’ illustrations are important. The father is charmingly modern, and Frida is bright, but above all it is the system, principles, food chain and array of animals that impress.DAG OG TID

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I Should Have Locked You Up
Literature and Fiction2012 · 144 pp

I Should Have Locked You Up

Hilde Lindset

En far konfronterer sønnen med overgrepsbeskyldninger, en musikklærer kjører en omvei med sin altfor unge elev, og en helt alminnelig dverg utøver en merkelig makt over et reisende par. Hilde Lindset skriver konsentrerte noveller om det tilsynelatende hverdagslige, men som hele tiden presses mot det underforståtte og metaforiske.

I can see in the dark
Literature and Fiction / Mystery and Crime2012 · 224 pp

I can see in the dark

Karin Fossum

Riktor doesn´t ask the policeman why he has stormed into his house without knocking - he´s certain that someone has finally realised what happened that day. As the policeman questions him, however, Riktor realises that he´s being accused of something completely unexpected - something he has nothing to do with. But can Riktor convince the policeman that he´s innocent of one wrongdoing without revealing that he´s guilty of another, far more terrible, crime? The storytelling is outstanding...Dark, brilliant and guaranteed to leave you feeling queasy.CRIMEFICTIONLOVER Fossum´s elucidation of the criminally degenerate mind is first-rate.DAILY MAIL A superb writer of psychological suspense.NEW YORK TIMES Fossum writes humane thrillers, which perturb and chill.OBSERVER

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I Could Eat a Cow
Children's Books2012 · 72 pp · Age 3 - 12

I Could Eat a Cow

Gro Dahle

Exuberant, astute, astounding and warm verses about food from multiple award winning author Gro Dahle. A collection of poetry about hungry carpets, mysterious muffins, crispy friend gingerbread hearts and much, much more. When I think of chocolate, my thoughts end up covered in the stuff.

The Catalyst Murder
Mystery and Crime2012 · 352 pp

The Catalyst Murder

Hans Olav Lahlum

This is the third volume in the crime fiction series featuring K2 and Patricia: it takes place in Oslo and in the mountainous region of Valdres during August 1970. In Oslo, K2 witnesses a young woman desperately trying to catch a tram, but the doors slam shut in front of her face – the next time he sees her, she is dead. Killed by a shot, she is found between the tram tracks. A new test case for K2’s mental powers. The affair started two years earlier, when a group of politically active young people set out on a bothy walking tour in Valdres. One of them, the charismatic leader Falko Reinhardt, disappears during the night before 3 August. Now, K2’s murder victim turns out to have been Reinhardt’s girlfriend. It doesn’t take K2 long to realise that to solve the present-day murder he must go back in time, maybe further than just 1968. Once more, only Patricia can help him, but he fails to notice that she has her own problems to fight... ‘Lahlum in top form.’ VG ‘The historian Hans Olav Lahlum’s third crime novel is so thrilling it is impossible to put down.’ Fædrelandsvennen ‘Katalysatormordet is so entertaining and cleverly plotted that I will be happy to read 15 more books in this series.’ Dagbladet ‘All of the books in the series are very well-written and excellent. Katalysatormordet is perhaps the best one of them all.’ Telemarksavisa'Another highly political book, written as a traditional whodunnit, is The Catalyst Killing by Hans Olav Lahlum. This time we’re in Oslo in 1970, where a young woman is murdered at a train station. She turns out to be the fiancee and comrade of the charismatic leader of a breakaway communist group. He disappeared two years earlier, in a puzzle that has never been solved. Inspector Kristiansen, secretly mentored as ever by a housebound young genius, finds it unimaginable that the two cases aren’t linked. But why has Marie been killed now? Lahlum gives us a sympathetic look at the world of political sects and a satisfying mystery set in a time when the authorities all over western Europe lived in daily dread of red revolution.'MORNING STAR

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The Evil Bush
Children's Books2012 · 64 pp · Age 6 - 12

The Evil Bush

Eldrid Johansen

Den onde busken deals with the sisters Guri and Susanne and their mother, who inherits Aunt Stina's summer house. Aunt Stina went mad after she lost her daughter. On the path there is a bush that they think might have something to do with the disappearance. Then Guri's ferret suddenly disappears without a trace. Can a bush really be evil?

The Girl From the Other Side
Children's Books2012 · 56 pp · Age 6 - 12

The Girl From the Other Side

Eldrid Johansen

Håvard has moved to a new place. He is struggling to make friends and has just lost his grandmother. One day when Håvard is down at the shore, he meets a friendly girl. She has very unusual eyes and peculiarly cold hands. She comes from the other side…

The Sámi
Children's Books2012 · 88 pp · Age 6 - 12

The Sámi

Sigbjørn Skåden

Who are the Sámi people? How do they live? What does it mean to be Sámi? Most people in Norway know a little about the Sámi people. Perhaps you know that they have reindeer, or that they speak a different language. Maybe you know that the Sámi people have their own parliament in Kárášjoga. This book will teach you a little more about the Sámi people, and just what it means to be Sámi today.

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We Want a Dog!
Children's Books2012 · 68 pp · Age 6 - 12

We Want a Dog!

Ragnfrid Trohaug

The twins Jenny and Ole have a fanatical wish that many children will be familiar with: they want a dog! The twins are willing to do almost anything to convince Mummy and Daddy that they will take responsibility for a pet. Even tidying their room! But when they discover that this doesn't help, they are forced to think bigger. Kidnapping a dog from the kennel seems like a very good idea.

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Long Live the Post Horn!
UpLit / Literature and Fiction2012 · 184 pp

Long Live the Post Horn!

Vigdis Hjorth

Winner of the Critics’ Award 2012 Ellinor is a communications consultant in her thirties. She can’t help but feel that her life is lacking meaningful intensity, that her life is a trivial contrast to her feelings of despair. When a colleague suddenly leaves the firm Ellinor has to see through a project all by herself. By teaching postal workers in Postkom about media, influence and politics, Ellinor is supposed to better equip them in their opposition to the implementation of EU’s Postal Legislation. However, the question arises; who is teaching whom?Norwegian reviews: ‘If you are looking for a novel about loneliness and the postal service, chose this one. ... It is practically impossible to decide where to begin when discussing Hjorth’s novels. They are immediate, but also stay with you, kicking around in your mind for a good while afterwards. This time, the story even manages to combine politics, the postal service and a lonely young woman. Can this really be of interest? Yes, it can, when Hjorth does it.’ VG ... a fantastic book. There are few contemporary writers who explore loneliness with greater courage. Hurrah for Hjorth! KLASSEKAMPEN I’ve rarely experienced such high from a novel as from Vigdis Hjorth’s new work about the European Union’s postal directive. ... One of her very best books. ... I’m almost tempted to shout Long live Vigdis Hjorth! AFTENPOSTEN Vigdis Hjorth's Leve posthornet! deserves applause for many things, not least for being something as improbable as a successful political novel about (hold tight now!) the postal directive. ... In every way, a very worthwhile novel by Vigdis Hjorth. BERGENS TIDENDE Few writers can describe a woman near the edge as Hjorth can. ... It is almost the most engaging element in this book. And perhaps also the most original. Hjorth foregrounds politics, not the international kind, but the grey local authority dealings – and shows us its crucial role in our lives. This, in a novel whose apparently most straightforward formulations contain within them an ambiguity and depth that is uniquely Hjorth’s. DAGBLADET Hidden inside the novel lies a small pearl of a story about a letter that only arrived at its destination because the postman truly committed himself to find the proper addressee. This makes Leve posthornet! into more than the narrative about a communication advisor and the postal directive. It also follows that Hjorth’s novel is not primarily about atomised contemporary individuals or nostalgia for letters written by hand, but about communication. If you decide to read one novel about the postal directive this year, it should be this one. DAGENS NÆRINGSLIV An impressive journey of purification. ... In Leve posthornet! , Vigdis Hjorth immerses herself in existential seriousness. Her book is a loud scream; Hjorth has written a powerful novel about identity, authenticity and about making courageous choices ... her perceptions are acute and she writes very well. VÅRT LAND ... when Hjorth takes on the problematic issues of politics and of life in general, with her familiar wit and existential courage, all you can do is give in. DAG OG TID It is great feat to write something as rare as a political and personal novel without creating something that is both dull and too internalised. As always, she composes brilliantly precise sentences, with her utterly unique fingertip feel for flow and choice of words. DAGSAVISEN A rare, realistic, not-post-modern box of candies: a story about politics, poetry and melancholy. ADRESSEAVISEN International Reviews:Quirky, unsettling.KIRKUS REVIEWS The ordinary becomes vibrant and life-affirming in Long Live the Post Horn!, an engrossing novel about how even hopeless battles are worth fighting.FOREWORD REVIEWS Hjorth’s substantive and witty novel of personal growth delivers on multiple levels.PUBLISHERS WEEKLY An emotional, philosophical read … this book is wonderful, and I would urge you to seek it out.ELSPELLS BOOKS A superb story about a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown.THE MODERN NOVELWrenching tenderness from the mouth of irony, Hjorth proves how major effects don’t always come from the heavy-foot pedals.John Freeman, LIT HUB (Most Anticipated Books of 2020) Long Live the Post Horn! is a brilliant study of the mundane, full of unexpected detours and driving prose … Hjorth’s novel ingeniously orbits the intimate stories that are possible only when a character has put words on paper and sent them through the post.John Freeman, NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW An engaging, well-honed novel … Hjorth’s writing is both spare and, in an understated way, humorous.POPMATTERS A wry and thoughtful take on contemporary life and love … Full of gorgeous Scandi gloom and bleak truths about human relationships.DAILY MAIL [In] Long Live the Post Horn!, the saga of the EU postal directive is an inspired context for a story about personal despair and political awakening.4COLUMNS An acidic portrait of one woman’s fight to save the postal service.NEW REPUBLIC Hjorth holds a magnifying glass to her characters and they fry like ants under the merciless sunlight of her writing. No one of them escapes unscathed, there are no heroes or villains; what we get is a picture of life in a social democracy that is fraying at the edges.Charlotte Barslund, translator of Long Live the Port Horn! in LITERARY HUB Hjorth expertly interrogates feelings of inadequacy in concise paragraphs of wry prose.NEW STATESMAN Droll and rather delightful.MONOCLE A novel about the chicanery of governmental politics has no right to be this absorbing.MORNING STAR A big strange wonderful paper hug of a book … I cannot recommend it highly enough.LITERARY ADDICT Hjorth asks us to imagine a world where those with narrative power protect the stories of the people over the interests of commerce … The timing was right for this book in Norway in 2012, and the timing is right for us now. A novel like Long Live the Post Horn! does not come around often enough.LOS ANGELES REVIEW OF BOOK

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Football Shoes
Children's Books2012 · 48 pp · Age 3 - 9

Football Shoes

Brynjulf Jung Tjønn

Sigurd can't wait for the tournament! He is hoping to be picked as striker today. But then Sigurd realises that he has forgotten to bring his football shoes, and so his best friend Helge is striker instead. It is no fun at all to watch the tournament from the bench, he thinks, no matter how exciting the competition is. But then Helge is injured! Fotballskoene is a charming and familiar little book about football, competition and friendship. 'This book is written in capitals and it meant I knew the letters and could read some of the words. It was great. It’s fine for everyone who likes football and especially for children who are learning to read. I liked the pictures in the book, too, especially the ones with the coach.'Jakob (6), Foreldre & Barn

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