Danish publisher Autumn 2023 catalogue
KRABAT was founded by Helle Perrier and Tanja R Bisgaard on a cold December day in 2019
We are based in the flat and windswept Denmark.
Our vision is to publish literature for children and young adults that is exciting and fun to read. We want to take them on journeys into space and into the future, help them visit magical places and get to know new people in the stories they read. We also want to make them laugh and sometimes scare them just a little.
All of our books can also be found as ebooks on a range of streaming services as well as the Danish library's digital service used by schools.
We work with debutant authors as well as established ones and we use experienced as well as new freelance illustrators. Our goal is to make space for aspiring artists and creative professionals in Denmark, thus becoming a part of the ecosystem of literature.
Helle Perrier Creative Director MSc Literature
Tanja R. Bisgaard Managing Director MSc Management
Reviews
“A well-written story that sometimes is a little spooky. It is written in an easily read tone with great action progression. Highly recommend.” –Recommendation from the Danish libraries
★★★★★ “Highly entertaining from beginning to end. A fun and exciting story.” Bogrummet.dk
“I laughed aloud, gasped in worry, and wanted to crawl into a hole from sheer embarrassment. What a book!” Librarian for children’s books, Anne-Mette Sigaard. Thriller Hardcover
Page number: 130
For ages 10 and up
Publishing date: May 11th, 2023
THECRIMINAL TEACHER
“Whatwasthat?”Thethiefturnedontheflashlightfunctionon hiscellphone.Theconeoflightglidesovertowardsus.“Isthere anyonehere?”Theconeglidesoverusagain “Run!”Dines helpedmetomyfeetagainandpushedmeforward.“Bisse–comehere,”Mullecalls.“Getthem!”
Magenta overhears a mysterious phone call, and even though Dines tries to persuade her to let it go, they decide to investigate it further It becomes the catalyst for a dangerous rescue The Petty Criminal Substitute is the sequel to the Psychopathic Murdering Neighbour.
Themes: Friendship, family, mystery, crimes, and thieves
Malene Fabricius Holm loves to write specifically for children and young people. Reading gave her quite a lot of trouble in school, so she hopes that her stories can ignite a spark of a love of reading in someone else.
FASHIONVSTHE PLANET
Did you know it takes just as much water to make a pair of jeans as you can drink in ten years? And did you know that in Ghana there’s an entire mountain of old clothes that no one wants to wear?
We buy more clothes than ever, and the fashion industry produces new clothes at a rate never seen before. It is tough on our planet and the climate.
Fashion vs The Planet explains in simple language how the production of clothes challenges the climate, nature and the people who make it – and gives advice on how you, as a young person, can still follow the latest trends without letting our planet pay the price.
Themes: Sustainability, clothes, the fashion industry, cases, good advice for young people.
Reviews
“Important, thorough, and well-thought-out book about fashion and the challenge of it in terms of the climate. Great boxes of facts and great advice. Recommended for any children’s libraries or school libraries Perfect for use in the classroom for the upper classes.” – Recommendation from the Danish Libraries
Non-fiction books
A part of the Globebook collection
Color photos in the entire book
Hardcover
Page number: 81
For ages 12 and up
Publishing date: August 8th, 2023
Kirsten Hansen loves writing stories for children and young people and has written both fiction and non-fiction Hansen has previously worked as a purchaser in the fashion industry
THEKEYTOTHEPAST
The animals are preparing for a war to wipe out the human race. They have stolen the keys from humans and distributed them on six continents worldwide. Freja and Elias must get the keys back before the animals’ plan is brought to fruition. The world of the extinct is a rough place filled with dangers, and the guardians of the keys will not relinquish the keys without a fight
TheArmamentoftheSpecies is the sequel to TheArrivaloftheSpecies in the trilogy KeystothePast, and The BattleoftheSpecies is the final book of the series
Themes: Extinct animals, endangered animals, nature and inventions
Reviews
“An exciting and different story which entertains but also makes one think about how humans have treated the earth and the animals living on it Recommended for purchase ” – Recommendation from the Danish Libraries
Resurrection of the Species
Fantasy Hardcover
Page numbers:
297 and 267
For ages 10 and up
Publishing date: August 17th, 2023
Pernille Van Dijk loves the fantasy genre and spends more than enough time inventing new worlds and the adventures that take place in them. She loves animals and is passionate about protecting them and their natural habitats against humans Her passion was the foundation for her debut series, Keys to the Past.
ArmingtheSpecies TheBattleoftheSpecies
Reviews
“An easily read novel about love, friendship, and parties, but also about being a donor baby and having no dad to look up to. Recommended for public and school libraries.” – Recommendation from the Danish libraries.
CYBER LOVE
The popular Lucas is in love with Atlas.
But does Atlas exist IRL, or is she just a fake on SoMe?
It’s not long before their first meeting. Club 54, the city’s dance club, is full of life, and the music is blasting.
But who can Lucas trust?
An easy read for young people
Lix: 14
Hardcover
Page number: 92
For ages 12 and up
Page number: August 24th, 2023
Themes: Social media, donor baby, love
Since childhood, writing has been the air that Vicky Devi Smid breathes At the age of 9, Smidt wrote in her diary that her biggest dream was to write books. That dream came true when at the age of 41 and has continued ever since.
Reviews
Kami is a wonderer. The barnacle on his shoulder gives him the ability to travel above the mist that covers the earth. He brings knowledge and medicine to the cities on the mountaintops and defends the humans from the mist monsters when they emerge from the mist.
For in its depth lie the dangers that humans fear above all. Soon, the mist will reveal that it carries a secret. A secret that will force Kami to make difficult choices that will change his life forever.
Themes: Nature, monsters, symbiosis, loneliness, sadness, magic, and fantasy.
“Well-written fantasy with great descriptions of nature and beings that feel alive The book also describes life in small societies and communities and the feeling of belonging or not belonging.” –Recommendation from the Danish Libraries
“Excellent story. It really is an amazingly wellmade world which has been created here!” Girls talk books
Fantasy
Hardcover
Page numbers: 270
For ages 12 and up
Publishing date: September 16th, 2023
Judith Sølvkjær has a degree in biology and works as a nature guide in a log cabin in the middle of the woods. Her debut was the fantasy novel Aglyphe in 2022.
THEWONDEREROFTHE MISTYSEA
★★★★
Reviews
Fascinating and amazingly well-written first book with a great tempo in the plot progression. The highest of recommendations for purchase for public and school libraries Will be ripped off the shelves by any fantasy or steampunk fans ” Recommendation from the Danish libraries
“A great dark fantasy steampunk series filled with chaos, drama, romance, mysticism, secrets and beings from the underworld. Barht has managed to write another wonderful world of steampunk.” Anne-Mette Højbrjerg, Gizmoamh.
Fantasy
Hardcover
Page number: 349
For ages 12 and up
Publishing date: September 16th, 2023
WINGSOFSHADOWS
ANDTHUNDER
Penny is left unprotected on the skyship when her parents disappear in Londal’s foggy streets.
She and her childhood friend, James, try to gather a crew, but no one wants to fly with a female unblessed captain. At the same time, The Shadow Parliament is breathing down their necks with archaic demands, threats, and fateful secrets.
Desperation forces Penny to make a dangerous alliance that awakens unknown desires and shifts her opinions of right and wrong.
Themes: Demons, romance, steampunk, dystopia, romantasy
WingsofShadowsandThunder is Barht’s second series in the steampunk genre. Her love for steampunk was uncovered through roleplaying, where she discovered a world of skyships, inventions of wonder and Victorian fashion. Barht is an educated corset and dress designer specializing in historical fashion.
★★★★★
BACKLIST
OtherbooksbyStineBahrt
The Dome City’s Secret is the first book in the immersive steampunk series The Clockworks, where the wheels turn and tell tales of love, finding yourself and discovering you have hidden talents in a wondrous and dystopian world.
The Dome City’s Secret was nominated for Best Fantasy Debut of the year 2022.
Fantasy/Steampunk Hardcover
LGBT Representation
Page number: 389
For ages 13 and up
Publishing date: September 18th, 2021
The divide between the clockmakers and the powerless is growing. Nil is trapped in the centre of the conflict, and if she is going to save the people she loves, she must learn to control her fey abilities.
MechanicalHeartsis the sequel to TheDomeCity’s Secrets in the dystopian steampunk series The Clockworks.
Fantasy/ Steampunk Hardcover
LGBT Representation
Page number: 486
For ages 14 and up
Publishing date: September 17th, 2022
Reviews
“It is an exciting, breathtaking and action-filled conclusion to the series.” – Recommendation from the Danish Libraries
DreamingofStars
Fantasy
Hardcover
Page number: 187
For ages 12 and up
TheHeartof Kra’koum
Publishing date: September 16th, 2023
TheDevourerofGalaxies
The Hunt for the Heart of Kra’koums intensifies while new enemies emerge from the dark. Before long, all the most powerful forces in the galaxy are closing in on the legendary jewel. Everything that Emilia thought she knew seems wrong, and she does not know who to trust. Is Stacy really a monster?
The X on the treasure map is within reach, but Emilia fears the answers that lie on the other side of her destination. One of the biggest and most ancient secrets in the Centromeda galaxy is about to see the light…
TheDevourerofGalaxies is the last book in the trilogy TheDestinyCleaver.
Themes: Science fiction, fictional society, space, pirates, friendships, and betrayals.
Mikkel Wendelboe published his first book in 2014 and has since published many books in different genres, with fantasy, sci-fi, satire and non-fiction books being among them.
DESTINY’sCLEAVER–
Reviews
“Interesting and easy to read Recommended for purchase.” – Recommendation from the Danish Libraries.
THESOULDEVOURERE
Somethinggrabsmycollarandtightensitsgrip.“Youlisten whenIcall,Eskild,”roarsAstan.Helooksdifferent.His pinprickeyesarebigandpitchblack,hisleatheryskinpaler, andhisfacesharperthanusual Everythingaroundhim turnsdark.He’stheonlyoneIsee.Heholdsmesotightly thatIcan’tneitherspeaknorgetairintomylungs.Isquirm andtrytokickwithmylegs,butAstanisimmovable.“We hadadeal,littleEskild.Andyouobeyme!Understood?”
Eskild has a tough time finding a balance in his teenage life. He misses his dad, feels left out of the community, has problems in his love life and gets bullied. He wishes he was anything else other than what he is. No matter the cost…
Themes: Temptations, jealousy, ghost story, bullying, family, friendship, popularity
Fantasy/Ghost story
Hardcover
Page number: 156
For ages 11 and up
Publishing date: September 16th, 2023
specifically for children and young people. Reading gave her quite a lot of trouble in school, so she hopes that her stories can ignite a spark of a love of reading in someone else.
Reviews
“A spooky tale that, despite all odds, ends well As a reader, you feel Magnus’ panic in the lake. Recommended for school and children’s libraries.”
– Recommendation from the Danish Libraries.
DEATHBENEATHTHE SURFACE
Magnus is going on a summer holiday with his brother, Emil, and their parents. The trip goes to Sweden The family will live on an idyllic old farm by a big forest lake
Magnus can sense something is wrong. Something is lurking around them, and his worry only worsens when he finds out the lake smells like a dead animal is rotting between the tall reeds.
It doesn’t help Magnus’ anxious feelings when Emil tells him the real reason why the house owners no longer want to spend time on the old farm anymore.
What is hidden down beneath the surface of the lake?
Themes: Ghost stories, horror, monsters, family, summer holiday.
Ghost story
Hardcover
Page number: 61
For ages 10 and up
Publishing date: September 25th, 2023
Lone Halkjær writes books for children and young people in the genres of realism, ghost stories, gaming, and fantasy. Among others, she has written the popular series ZombiebattleinMinecraft.
Reviews
“If it’s spooky horror you’re after, you will get all your money’s worth in this ghost story that will make you lose any interest in ever going to an amusement park. The language flows naturally, the plot is good, and the horror will slowly and effectively creep up on you. Recommended for purchase.” – Recommendation from the Danish Libraries
THE SWINE
Istareintothepig’sblack,expressionlesseyes. Then,itopeneditsmouthwideandrevealeda setofyellowsharpmolars.ItliftedWilmaup onitsshoulderasifshewereasackofpotatoes, andvanishedinthecrowd.
Uncle Jimmy has taken Wilma and Pelle to Hekkenfeldt Amusement Park. There are rides, bumper cars, and a whole lot more spookiness than they were expecting.
Ghoststory
Hardcover
Pagenumber:67
Forages10andup
Publishingdate:September28th,2023
Themes:ghost stories, horror, monsters, trips, amusement park, siblings
Aksel Studsgarth has a degree in industrial design and has worked most of his adult life in movie and TV production Today, he draws and writes books and comics, which almost always end up being pretty spooky.
ACAMPINGTRIP
TODIEFOR
Lukas and Tobias are best friends and are in the same class Soon, they’re leaving on a camping trip where Lukas hopes to score his dream girl, Maja.
Next to the camping grounds, there’s a cemetery that’s just the epitome of creepy and not-even-if-Iwas-paid-a-million-would-I-go-there-scary. But of course, both Lukas and Tobias are persuaded to go there because it’s Maja who does the asking.
Themes: Creepy, spooky, cemetery, monsters, zombies, camping, school, class trip, falling in love
Reviews
“Breathtakingly amazing gory horror story. The language is easily understood. It’s eerily good entertainment. Recommended for school and children’s libraries.” – Recommendation from the Danish Libraries
Horror Hardcover
Page number: 6
For ages 10 and up
Publishing date: October 2nd, 2023
Ry Kristensen writes books for children and young people.
Reviews
“An eerily good immersive story. It’s split into short, action-filled chapters that make you want to keep reading. The language feels natural and makes the story flow effortlessly. A great goosebump-giving ghost story! Highly recommended for school and children’s libraries. Great action-filled ghost stories are something that can really captivate young readers.”
Recommendation from the Danish libraries.
DEATHINTHE BASEMENT
Acreakingcanbeheardfromthetiredhingesindesperate needofgrease,andthebookcaseswingsopenlikeaheavy door “SHIT!That’screepy!”Severinshivers Hefreezesand gaspsloudlywhenheturnsandlightsupthebackofthe bookcasewithhisphone.Thewoodhaslong,deepscratch marks,asifsomeonedesperatelytriedtoscratchaholein thebookcase.
Severin has moved to a new city in an old ramshackle house. He’s lonely and tries to befriend Gustav. When Severin shows him the hidden room in the basement, Gustav thinks it should be their secret. But everything about the room feels weird and creepy. Themes: Ghost story, horror, ghosts, haunted, loneliness, parents.
Ghost story
Hardcover
Page number: 62
For ages 10 and up
Publishing date: October 5th, 2023
Trine Løve Østerbye has written a long list of books for children, including picture books with rhymes for children in them. She loves weird and strange universes with loads of fun. Østerbye has written in the genres of realism, humour, thrillers and ghost stories
Reviews
“Fascinating ghost story It’s creepy to read about Mikkel and everything George, the new big brother, does to him and his family. Recommended for purchase for public and school libraries.” – Recommendation from the Danish Libraries.
PARASITE
“Itwouldmeanalottous,”saidDad “Ifyouwouldtake goodcareofyournewbigbrother.”Mikkelfroze.“Don’tyou meanlittle…?”MomandDadstoodupatthesametime. “Doyouwanttomeethim?”
When Mikkel’s parents tell him that he’s going to have a brother, it comes as quite a shock. The shock is even greater when it turns out this new brother is already here and waiting in the foyer.
Who is this mysterious boy who is suddenly a part of the family? And why have Mikkel’s parents started acting weird?
Themes: Ghost stories, ghosts, family and parents.
Ghost stories
Hardcover
Page number: 71
For ages 10 and up
Publishing date: October 12th, 2023
Kasper Grandetoft published his first book in 2014 and has since published many short stories in the genres of ghost stories, sciencefiction and thrillers Parasite is his first book for children and young people.
Winners of KRABAT’s ghost story competition
THEWELL
12-year-old Amera has just moved to the city. She doesn’t want to be the neighbourhood’s new bullying victim, so she accepts the popular girls’ challenge. One night in a disgusting well is nothing against endless teasing.
But sitting down in the dark, it feels like the wrong choice. Especially when the well is supposedly known as a gateway to the shadow world. Those kinds of stories have a way of making sense in the dark, and Amera has always been afraid of shadows…
Ghost story Hardcover
Page number: 60
For ages 10 and up
Publishing date: November 5th, 2022
MONSTERONTHEPOLARSTATION
12-year-old Sofie has gone with her mom to the Antarctic research station Ultima Spe The mission for her mom and the other scientists is to discover the mystery of why this snow, as the last on the planet, hasn’t melted yet.
Sofie doesn’t get much time to settle in. Something outside in the snow keeps watching them – and it does not like to be disturbed.
Ghost story Hardcover
Page number: 61
For ages 10 and up
Publishing date: November 5th, 2022
BACKLIST
BACKLIST
Horror stories
MONKEY
Thesoundisfaint,butit’sthere.Somethingheavyhits theroof.Mychesttightens,andsuddenly,mymouthis dry.Inthecornerofmywindow,adarkhandappears. Itfumblesaroundafteraplacetoholdonto.
Horror Hardcover
Page number: 109
For ages 10 and up
Publishing date: August 9th, 2022
THEHUNGRY
Arumbleandthesoundofamotorasitreachesthemthroughthe grid.Jakobstaresoutintothedarkness.It’sprobablyoneofthose tanksthatGertwarnedagain Whatisworse?Beingrunoverby 50tonsofmetalorbeingeatenalivebyyourshopteacher?
JakobandRubenarecampingwiththeschoolcrossing guardteamwhensomethinggoeshorriblywrong. Someoneishowlingominouslyinthedarkness,andsoon, theymustrunfortheirlivesunderashowerofrainand gore
Horror Hardcover
Page number: 179
For ages 10 and up
Publishing date: October 10th, 2022
HECTORANDTHE FIGHTINGFISH
Hector has got a fighting fish.
But what exactly is that?
Can it fight? Is it poisonous?
It’s only a little fish, but soon, Hector’s thoughts spiral down and take up all the space. And now the fish is dangerous.
Themes: Anxiety, bravery, family, fantasy
C G Valentin loves the fantasy genre and often tries to weave in representation for mentally vulnerable people into her stories and put what can often be hard to talk about into words. Like when fear can make small things seem big and dangerous.
Early reading
Lix: 13
Hardcover
Illustrated in colours
Page number: 39
For ages 8 and up
Publishing date: October 26th, 2023
Louise Kamma Fogh is a student at the Cross-Media School of Children’s Fiction and an author and illustrator of children’s books
SOLARPUNK-An Anthology
Solarpunk The future is green, sustainable and peaceful. Humans live in harmony with each other, technology and nature It is science fiction in a world where everything has succeeded.
In this anthology, you can read twenty different authors’ answers to what that world would look like through the eyes of a human. Or through the eyes of a cyborg. A child’s. A community’s.
Solarpunk is the hope of a bright future, and this is the first time the genre has been written in Danish. Join us in the world as it could look like one day.
Everything is peaceful in Solarpunk – isn’t it?
Authorscontributingtothis anthologyare:
Alexandra Vinther, A. Silvestri, Anne
Spanget-Larsen, Barbara Beatrice
Davidsen, C.G Valentin, G. H. Sassersen, Gudrun Østergaard, Jane Mondrup, Judith
Sølvkjær, Lars Ahn, Lone Sole, Louise Floor
Frellsen, Maria Aagaard, Marie Klint
Martinsen, Niels Christensen, Nikoline
Kaiser, Sabine Baudtler-Vedersø, Stine
Bahrt, Tanja R. Bisgaard, Thomas Pedersen
Anthology
Hardcover
Page number: 355
For ages 12 and up
Publishing date: November 4th, 2023
Themes: the future, dilemmas, community, machines, AI, nature, sustainability, tolerance.
Danishnominee fortheEuropean ScienceFiction Award2024
ESCAPINGMINECRAFT1
Toby wakes to the sound of his sister's screams. A Minecraft spider is trying to get into the house and the air is filled with electricity. It slowly dawns on Toby, that his family has ended up on the Minecraft map, he built while playing Minecraft yesterday. Now the whole family must work together to fight for survival in a world full of blocks where zombies, skeletons and creepers are out to get them.
Book blogger Norogfarlaeser Winner of the Danish awards “Book Blogger of the Year 2021” and ”Children/Youth Book Blogger of the Year 2023” praises the series: "The best gaming books we've come across. Perfect for luring gamers away from the screen ” Book3tobe publishedin November2024
Hardcover
Page number book 1: 166
Page number book 2: 174
For ages 10 and up
Themes: Gaming, friendship, family, courage, togetherness, Minecraft
AN UNOFFICIAL MINECRAFT PRODUCT – NOT BY OR ASSOCIATED WITH MOJANG
Lone Halkjær (L Halke) was first published in 2019 and has now published more than 30 books for children and young people in the genres gaming, ghost stories, realism and fantasy
THEBLUEPLANET
TheOceanisShaking DeathintheDeep UnderAttack
Kora and Keanu live in domes under the water in the Pacific Ocean. They live in safety behind the fence. Because gigantic worms live in the ocean and, they can swallow an entire submarine in one bite
One day, there’s an earthquake that cracks the dome
Kora and Keanu sail out to see if something has happened to the fence…
Themes: the future, climate change, Kiribati, flooding, survival
The trilogy contains facts about 6 of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
A part of the Globebook collection
Hardcover
Illustrated in colour
Lix: 16
Page number: approx 90-100 per book
For ages 9 and up
Publishing date: November 4th, 2023
Helle Perrier has written many books for children and young people. Her specific interest is fantastical universes where everything can happen. The majority of her written books are in the genres of horror, fantasy, and science fiction
BACKLIST
Other Globebooks in the same collection
THEYELLOWPLANET
TheHuntforLyra
Winnerofthe
NielsKlim award2021
A part of the Globebook collection
Hardcover
Page number: approx 60-70 per book
For ages 10 and up
THEYELLOWPLANET
TheBoyintheWindow
Themes: The future, climate change, Bolivia, drought, survival
THEYELLOWPLANET
FleeingThroughtheDesert
Contains facts and fiction about 6 of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
TheGreyPlanet
A part of the Globebook collection
Hardcover
Page number: 175
For ages 11 and up
Themes: The future, climate change, Lagos, giant cities, survival
Contains facts and fiction about 6 of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
Nominated for an Orla award in 2022
TheBluePlanet, TheYellow Planet and TheGreyPlanet present the reader with 3 stories from the future and combine fact with fiction about the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals When you are done reading them, you will have learned about all the 17 Goals.
The concept is developed by author Helle Perrier and economist and sustainability consultant Tanja R. Bisgaard.
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