RIGHTS CATALOGUE CHILDREN
Cappelen Damm Agency 2016
Published by CAPPELEN DAMM AS www.cappelendamm.no
Layout: CAPPELEN DAMM AS
Print: Livonia Print Sia, Latvia 2016
ISBN: 978-82-02-53685-5
Cover Illustration: Lisa Aisato
From Snart sover du (Soon you’ll sleep) by Haddy Jatou Njie and Lisa Aisato
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AUTHOR: THOMAS MARCO BLATT AND LISA AISATO
TITLE ENGLISH: BROTHER, SISTER
TITLE NORWEGIAN: BROR, SØSTER
FORMAT:
160x290 mm / 40 pages
BROTHER, SISTER
CHILDREN’S POEMS
Bror, Søster contains a bunch of playful, simple and touching poems that deal with relationships between children, adults and old people. The book sees and perceives from the child's standpoint and shows how little everyday things contain the seeds of something big.
The book is illustrated throughout by Lisa Aisato, one of Norway's foremost illustrators.
Thomas Marco Blatt (1980–) was born in Busan, South Korea. He has published three critically acclaimed collections of poetry and is a recipient of the Tarjei Vesaas Debutant Award. Hvis du lyver was his first novel aimed at children and young adults. Bror, søster is his first poetry collection for children.
Lisa Aisato (1981–) is an author, artist and one of Norways formost illustrators. In 2009 she began as an illustrator for Dagbladet Magasinet.
A LETTER’S JOURNEY
In Et brevs reise we follow Bjørn's letter from San Francisco to Norway. What actually happens when the letter sets out on a journey all by itself? Through clear illustrations that visualise the vast and complicated journey in a simple way, Max Estes transforms the letter's journey into an exciting and informative adventure.
AUTHOR: MAX ESTES
TITLE ENGLISH: A LETTER’S JOURNEY
TITLE NORWEGIAN: ET BREVS REISE
FORMAT: 197x215 mm / 64 pages
Max Estes (1977–) is an American illustrator and cartoonist living in Oslo. His work has been published and exhibited in Europe, Asia, USA, Canada and Scandinavia.
AUTHOR:
ALICE LIMA DE FARIA
FORMAT:
235x295 mm / 40 pages
RIGHTS SOLD TO:
DENMARK (ABC Forlag)
REPUBLIC OF KOREA (Samsung publishing)
SWEDEN (Natur & Kultur)
AUTHOR: INGEBORG ELIASSEN AND ÅSHILD IRGENS
FORMAT:
210x225 mm / 40 pages
RIGHTS SOLD TO: CHINA
DENMARK (Lamberth)
FOR AGES 3–7 YEARS
IT WASN’T ME! SAID ROBINHOUND
DET VAR IKKE JEG! SA ROBINHUND
Robinhound has a much older brother who takes him to nursery, but Robinhound doesn’t understand why he has to go to nursery every day. Everything goes a bit wrong for Robinhound. He tries to pour his own milk, but spills it over the table. He kicks his ball into the air, but predictably, Petter is standing in the way when the ball comes down again.
Everyone scolds him and no one understands that it wasn’t his fault.
Alice Bjerknes Lima de Faria (1968–) is a Norwegian-Swedish scenographer and illustrator. She is graduated from Gothenburg School of Design and Crafts and the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. She began her work as a freelance illustrator in 2005, producing book covers and work for a range of magazines and journals.
FOR AGES 3–5 YEARS
THE SHORTCUT
SNARVEIEN
Grandad has come to visit, and will take Maya to nursery today. Maya knows the way. 'First this way and then that way,' she says, pointing the route. 'That's fine, says Grandad, smiling.
'This way,' says Maya, pointing. 'Past the pet-shop, then over the bridge.' Then they have to pick apples and feed the horses. There's a lot to be done on the road to nursery – especially when Maya is showing the way!
Snarveien is a charming picture-book about an everyday activity which can be really exciting and fun!
Ingeborg Eliassen (1953–) published her first children's book in 1979. Since then she has written plays, poems, song lyrics and monologues which have been enthusiastically received by both critics and audiences.
Åshild Irgens (1976–) graduated from Oslo National Academy of the Arts and is an award-winning illustrator of several children’s books. Her works have been bought by the National Library.
THE BILLY GOATS AT THE WATER PARK
The three Billy Goats Gruff are on their way to the meadow to eat the green grass. But along the road they find a new sign: Water Park – 200 meters. The Gruff brothers think this sounds tempting. And maybe they won't have to face the troll that is always waiting under the bridge to scare them every time they head for the hills.
The water park is exciting, especially the long slide. But then the troll shows up …
‘Fun reading for the whole family. It doesn't get much better than this!’
FORELDRE & BARN
‘In this staggeringly wise and amusing new version of an old tale, Bjørn Rørvik sets the story in the modern day, and has transformed the troll into an uncontrollable bully of the kind that all children are familiar with ... This has become a powerful, colourful and energetic book, and a very contemporary tale with its mix of fairy tale traditions and modern children's culture.’
ADRESSEAVISEN
63 000 COPIES IN PRINT
Bjørn F. Rørvik (1964–) has worked extensively with film and video projects for the business sector, and for children. He studied media in Volda, with a specialization in film and television. His first children's book was published in 1996.
Gry Moursund (1969–) graduated from the National Art Academy with a specialization in illustration and graphic design. She has since received a number of prizes for her illustrations, among them the Brage Prize in 2003. In 2009 she won the Ministry of Culture´s Picture Book Award for Bukkene Bruse på Badeland
AUTHOR:
BJØRN F. RØRVIK
TITLE ENGLISH: THE BILLY GOATS AT THE WATER PARK
TITLE NORWEGIAN: BUKKENE BRUSE PÅ BADELAND
ILLUSTRATED BY:
GRY MOURSUND
FORMAT:
230x260 mm / 48 pages
RIGHTS SOLD TO: CHINA (China Railway Publishing house)
DENMARK (Rosinante&Co)
FAROE ISLANDS (Bókadeildin) FRANCE (Cambourakis)
GERMANY (Klett kinderbunch)
REPUBLIC OF KOREA (Daekyo) SWEDEN (Lilla Piratförlaget)
AUTHOR:
TOR ÅGE BRINGSVÆRD AND ANNE G. HOLT
FORMAT:
168x190 mm / 32 pages
KARSTEN NEEDS AN EYE-PATCH
KARSTEN MÅ HA LAPP
A new book about best friends Karsten and Petra!
When Karsten goes to the eye-doctor he is told that he has to wear a patch over one eye for a while. Karsten doesn't like this. Back in the nursery, Karsten is playing with Petra and the other children, but Karsten is unhappy. Eventually, it is big sister Siri who gets Karsten to feel happier about wearing a patch – it's good to have help if part of your body isn't working properly. Even Harry Potter uses specs!
A brand new book about the two best friends – as always, with topics which the target group recognises and loves reading about.
AUTHOR:
TOR ÅGE BRINGSVÆRD AND ANNE G. HOLT
FORMAT:
168x190 mm / 32 pages
PETRA PLAYS FOOTBALL
PETRA SPARKER FOTBALL
Petra loves football. And she often sits glued to the screen when there is football on TV. She loves playing football in the garden with Grandpa and Esther. When the local sports club announce that they are going to start football for six-year-olds, Petra really wants to take part.
They learn to head the ball, to run together after the ball and to run with the ball through an obstacle course. They are split into two teams and play against each other, and they learn about fair play.
Tor Åge Bringsværd (1939–) has received many awards, as a writer and as a playwright. His works have been translated into 23 languages and his theatrical works have been staged in twelve countries. Bringsværd writes for all ages.
Anne G. Holt (1961–) graduated from Westerdal’s Advertising School and the Oslo National Academy of Art. She has worked as an illustrator since 1986. She has illustrated the popular Karsten and Petra books since they were introduced in 1992.
SOON YOU'LL SLEEP
A YEAR'S GOODNIGHTS
Children sleep. Grown-ups sleep. Animals sleep. And the seasons of the year sleep too.
Sisters Haddy Jatou N'jie and Lisa Aisato have long wanted to create a picture-book together. A goodnight book about the seasons of the year as they sleep and waken to life again. A goodnight book to read at bedtime, all year round.
‘Turning the pages of this lovely book is like returning to childhood’s best and strongest children’s books memories ...’
DAGBLADET
‘Exceptionally beautiful picture book from sisters Haddy N’jie and Lisa Aisato – who for the first time have combined their forces together ... The idea is just as simple as it is original, not to mention genial. The child’s sleep is connected with the seasons. To the spring who sleeps during the winter, the summer who sleeps during the spring, and so on, until the circle is closed and all the seasons have slept and come back to life ...’
VG
‘Aisato and N’jie’s combined artistic expression calls forth both nature’s and life’s power and vulnerability, united in something so natural and wondrous as sleep. I am absolutely certain that this both sensual and hypnotic picture book will become a favourite for thousands of children.’
BARNEBOKKRTIKK.NO
‘ Snart sover du is a magnificent picture book.’ NRK.NO
AUTHOR: HADDY N’JIE AND LISA AISATO
TITLE ENGLISH: SOON YOU'LL SLEEP
TITLE NORWEGIAN: SNART SOVER DU FORMAT: 248x272 mm / 40 pages
Haddy Jatoi N’jie (1979–) is from Gambia and Norway. She is known as a singer and a songwriter, but has also studied journalism. She has a column with the newspaper Dagbladet.
Lisa Aisato (1981–) is an author, artist and one of Norways formost illustrators.
PHOTO: THOMAS BARSTAD ECKHOFF
AUTHOR: BRYNJULF JUNG TJØNN
ILLUSTRATED BY: ØYVIND TORSETER
FORMAT:
260x210 mm / 48 pages
RIGHTS SOLD TO: DENMARK (Rosinante&Co)
FOR AGES 7–12 YEARS
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL STORY
DEN FINASTE HISTORIA
Vera is out running by night. She wants to meet her little brother again. For that, she needs help from Syl. Vera runs fast, with her hair streaming out behind her. Quickly, quickly, down to the pond, down to Syl. Syl, who tell Vera the best stories. Syl, who brings little brother to life.
Den finaste historia is both heavy and light, abstract and concrete, painful and moving. Together, Torseter and Tjønn have created a quite unique picture-book.
Brynjulf Jung Tjønn (1980–) made his literay début with the novel Eg kom for å elske in 2002. Så vakker du er (2013), won the Brage Prize.
Øyvind Torseter (1972–) is a well known illustrator and has won a number of Norwegian and international prizes.
FOR AGES 5–10 YEARS
AUTHOR: XUETING YANG
FORMAT: 210x225 mm / 32 pages
HIDE-AND-SEEK
GJEMSEL
Gjemsel is about playing hide-and-seek, but the subtext is a story of loss and of working through grief.
Through the game we see a child's fumbling attempt to understand and talk about a major loss, and a father's equally fumbling attempts to support the child.
Xueting Yang came from China to Norway as an art student, and quickly made her mark by winning the Culture Department's Prize for cartoon series. Her poetic language and characteristic illustrations are distinguishing her as a new voice in the picturebook genre.
Xueting Yang (1988–) is a Chinese cartoonist and illustrator. She enrolled at Oslo Art College in 2011, and made her publishing debut in 2014 with the cartoon series book Et annet sted. Yang takes inspiration both from classical Chinese illustration and from Western traditions. Et annet sted won the Culture Department’s Cartoon Series Prize and was awarded silver in The Year’s Most Beautiful Book.
THE HISTORY OF DARKNESS
Yulia Horst and Daria Rychkova (illustrator) gave us Halens historie, an ingenious, lexical picture book which won the prestigious Bologna Ragazzi prize. This time, they've written about something all children can relate to, and nearly all are afraid of: the dark.
Through the eyes of a little boy who would rather sleep in his big brother's room, we learn that the darkness can be explained, and that it isn't actually so very frightening.
Yulia Horst (1978–) was born and raised in Russia, but currently lives in Oslo. She was educated within ballet and languages. In addition, Yulia is a playwright and has cooperated with the Royal Court Theatre in London. Halens historie, which won the Bologna Ragazzi Award, was her first book for children.
Daria Rychkova (1982–) is originally from Russia, but now lives in Germany where she works in an advertising agency. Rychkova is a qualified designer, and her illustrations appear in several Russian newspapers. Halens historie was her debut foray into book illustration.
AUTHOR:
YULIA HORST AND DARIA RYCHKOVA
TITLE ENGLISH: THE HISTORY OF DARKNESS
TITLE NORWEGIAN: MØRKETS HISTORIE
FORMAT: 195x250 mm / 40 pages
AUTHOR:
KAIA DAHLE NYHUS
FORMAT:
190x260 mm / 48 pages
THE ONE CALLED SISTER
HUN SOM KALLES SØSTER
How does it feel when your big sister doesn't feel like a sister but might just as well be anybody at all?
Big sister, who is always cross and shuts the door to her room. Big sister, who never wants to play, never likes the same things. Big sister, who can't be bothered to babysit unless mum and dad pay her for it.
Kaia Linnea Dahle Nyhus (1990–) is a student of visual communication at the National Academy of Arts in Oslo. She has also studied illustration at the Luzern College in Switzerland. She designs book and CD covers and illustrations for newspapers. She has made short films, both in documentary format and animations.
AUTHOR:
TORE RENBERG AND LENE ASK
FORMAT:
210x268 mm / 48 pages
JENNY
JENNY
Jenny is a terribly old lady who lives in a block of flats and looks like a raisin. She lives with her cat, Benny. They sit and peer out at the world. At the happy children, laughing and playing.
One day, Jenny has had enough of the children’s noise. She puts on her cowboy hat, arms herself with a blowpipe and says to Benny: ”Come along – let's sort them out.”
Jenny is a tough book about a tough old lady and a tough little cat.
Tore Renberg (1972–) published a short book of prose in 1995 called Sovende floke, which was awarded with the Tarjei Vesaas prize. Since then he has published several novels for adults and children. His works have been translated into several languages.
Lene Ask (1974–) is a cartoonist, illustrator, photographer and author. She received the Sproing Award in 2006 for her cartoon series Hitler, Jesus og Farfar
OFF ON AN ADVENTURE
Come along on an adventure! Three brothers go out into the world in search of honour and glory. But whoever who wants to enter Troll Mountain and outwit the terrible troll will need some good helpers.
In this colourful tale, Bjørn Ousland goes right to the heart of the folk tales. It's still all about good against evil, and how we get further by being kind to others.
Bjørn Ousland (1959–) is a cartoonist, illustrator and author of children's books. He has received several awards for his illustrations and cartoons, and his lines are filled with humor.
AUTHOR: BJØRN OUSLAND
TITLE ENGLISH: OFF ON AN ADVENTURE
TITLE NORWEGIAN: UT PÅ EVENTYR
FORMAT: 210x285 mm / 48 pages
PHOTO: JUNE WITZØE
AUTHOR: ANNA FISKE
TITLE ENGLISH: WHISTLE FOR TELLA
TITLE NORWEGIAN: PLYSTRE PÅ TELLA FORMAT:
145x190 mm / 64 pages
WHISTLE FOR TELLA
Tella always comes when you whistle, and she wags her whole body. But then something happens that happens to all pets in the end. Sad as it may be.
Plystre på Tella is a beautiful story about a difficult subject. With a distinctive, child-like gaze and warm observations, Anne Fiske writes about grief and about having to carry on.
Anna Fiske (1964–) studied graphic design and illustration at Konstfackskolan in Stockholm. Since 1992, she has worked as an illustrator of comic books and children's picture books.
PHOTO: JUNE WITZØE
HELLO, SEA!
Finally there is a new Hello-book from Anna Fiske! This time we're going underwater. For an entire year we follow life under the sea, where more goes on than you would ever believe! Here we meet mermaids skipping, seahorses whinnying and a skate with a far-out hairdo. We also find the remains of sunken pirate ships and the ruins of old temples. Grab your swimming ring and goggles and let's go!
This is the fifth Hello-book, which, like the first four, also contains large, detailed and busy pictures where you can always discover something new.
AUTHOR: ANNA FISKE
TITLE ENGLISH: HELLO, SEA!
TITLE NORWEGIAN: HALLO HAVET!
FORMAT: 224x340 mm / 40 pages
RIGHTS SOLD TO: CHINA (Beijing Sunshine Media Corp) DENMARK (Lamberth APS) REPUBLIC OF KOREA (Booknbean)
AUTHOR: FLU HARTBERG
FORMAT:
198x272 mm / 48 pages
LOST IN OUTER SPACE
BORTE VEKK I VERDENSROMMET
Some summer holidays aren't like others. Come along on an intergalactic journey with Arthur and his family, who whiz off into outer space in their spaceship, Starpig. Which planet is your favourite? Impossibilus? Cowboy Belt? Mechanicus Fix?
While Borte vekk i byen (2011) was a picture book for children with their feet planted firmly on the ground, Borte vekk i verdensrommet takes off completely. Even cooler, even more spaced out – put simply: even more Flu Hartberg.
‘This stands out from the crowd of other busy illustrated books, because you have to use logic while you search through the pictures. A goldmine for playful children – and adults.’
FORELSDRE & BARN
‘A treasure trove of a picture book filled with incredible details that capture the imagination.’
VG
‘A wonderfully amusing book for young and old!’ ØSTLANDSPOSTEN
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Flu Hartberg (1979–) has a background in art, having studied in both Norway and England. His comic series have been published in stand-alone form and in various magazines. He also works as an illustrator, and has produced work for several children's books.
THE OCTOPUS
Monkey wants to play octopus. Gold doesn't want to. Blekkspruten is a picture book about child abuse.
AUTHOR: GRO DAHLE
TITLE ENGLISH: THE OCTOPUS
TITLE NORWEGIAN: BLEKKSPRUTEN
ILLUSTRATED BY: SVEIN NYHUS
FORMAT: 250x265 mm / 40 pages
Gro Dahle (1962–) writes for both children and adults. As a children’s book writer she is known for her poetic books on themes that are often difficult and given little attention. Her poetry collections Regnværsgåter and Hundre tusen timer have solid places in the canon of modern Norwegian poetry. She has also published novels and short stories.
Svein Nyhus (1962–) is an artist and children’s book author. He has won a number of awards, among them the Brage Prize and the Award for the Year’s Most Beautiful Picture Book. He is recognized for the illustrations he has done for books by Gro Dahle and also for Princess Märtha Louise’s book Hvorfor de kongelige ikke har krone på hodet.
AUTHOR:
BJØRN F. RØRVIK
TITLE ENGLISH: THE WAFFLEFISH
TITLE NORWEGIAN: VAFFELFISKEN
ILLUSTRATED BY: PER DYBVIG
FORMAT: 210x285 mm / 56 pages
THE WAFFLEFISH
Fox and Piglet have borrowed a book about fish, with pictures of all sorts of fish and sea creatures. Some of the fish look very funny, for example the Gurglefish. Others look very nasty to eat, such as the Potatomouth, which is U.N.O.P – Unusually Nasty On Pizza But there are also some which look remarkably good, and most tempting of all is the Wafflefish.
Piglet fancies a wafflefish for dinner. So the two friends go on a fishing trip – but there may be more than wafflefish lurking in the deep.
Vaffelfisken is the twelfth book about Fox and Piglet. Here again Rørvik and Dybvig are in top form, as they have been right from their very first book, twenty years ago.
‘Vaffelfisken is good storytelling inspired by adventure, with funny animals given human attributes and weaknesses. This is a book that surprises, that we laugh at and grow fond of. In short: Quality fun for little ones.’
DAGBLADET
Bjørn F. Rørvik (1964–) has worked extensively with film and video projects for the business sector, and for children. He studied media in Volda, with a specialization in film and television. His first children's book was published in 1996.
Per Dybvig (1964–) is an illustrator and one of our foremost children’s book artists. He has received many awards for his drawings and his work has been featured in solo exhibitions. In 2005 he and Bjørn Rørvik were co-recipients of the Ministry for Culture and Church Affairs’ Literary Award for their Fox and Piglet books.
PREVIOUS BOOKS IN THIS SERIES:
AUTHOR: ERLEND LOE
TITLE ENGLISH: POLICELAND
TITLE NORWEGIAN: POLITILAND
ILLUSTRATED BY: THORE HANSEN
FORMAT:
285x210 mm / 40 pages
POLICELAND
Kim shakes his dad awake, but dad doesn't feel like getting up. Instead, he tells Kim that children who get up too early on Saturdays are in danger of being arrested by the Get-up Police. When that isn't enough to quiet Kim down, Dad tells him that there are even more police departments to worry about. Like the Ask-a-Lot Police. Not to mention the Nagging Police. In other words, there are plenty of reasons to settle down and leave Dad in peace.
Or are there?
Erlend Loe (1969–) is one of Norway’s best-selling authors. He made his literary début with Tatt av kvinnen in 1993. His break-through, both in Norway and internationally, came with the publication of his second novel Naiv.Super. in 1996. His 2004 novel Doppler was critically acclaimed for its depiction of the modern man. Erlend Loe also writes books for children, and has had great succsess with the Kurt series.
Thore Hansen (1942–) has written a number of books for both children and adults. He is also a well-known and popular illustrator and has been awarded numerous prizes for his work.
PHOTO: FREDRIK ARFF
THE BEES OF NEW YORK
Max lives on the 20th floor in the building which includes the Waldorf Astoria where his dad is head chef. They have an enchanting garden on the roof with masses of fine plants and bee-hives.
The hotel manager is angry and dissatisfied with the menu and demands some magic; otherwise he will throw both Dad and Max out. Max doesn't want to leave his lovely paradise. Can he discover something magic with the help of the bees' honey?
Biene i New York is about loyalty, belonging and bees. The exciting and busy city is breathtakingly illustrated.
Lena Lindahl (1971–) is a journalist. She has written two books for children.
Endre Skandfer (1976–) is a designer and director with Storm Studios, where he has worked with, among other projects, Kaptein Sabeltann, Kurt blir grusom and Elias – Den lille redningsskøyta.
AUTHOR: LENA LINDAHL AND ENDRE SKANDFER
TITLE ENGLISH: THE BEES OF NEW YORK
TITLE NORWEGIAN: BIENE I NEW YORK
FORMAT: 170x240 mm / 56 pages
AUTHOR: ALEXANDER RYBAK
ILLUSTRATED BY: THOMAS KIRKEBERG
FORMAT: 170x240 mm / 120 pages
RIGHTS SOLD TO: DENMARK (Koppelwrite)
TROLLE AND THE MAGIC FIDDLE
TROLLE OG DEN MAGISKE FELA
Trolle is teased and bothered by the other trolls, but one day he comes across the King of the Fairies' violin, which is lying sparkling in a forest clearing. He realises that the instrument is magic –anyone who hears it falls into the power of the fiddler. Now Trolle is not only accepted, but worshipped! But one night the troll flock escape from his spell. Trolle is back where he started, lonelier than ever.
Luckily, Alva appears. She tries to get Trolle to understand that he can never be happy as long as he has the fiddle. At the same time, they have to keep their friendship secret, because in Alva's village everybody wants to destroy the trolls. As if that were not enough: The Fairy King is out looking for his fiddle and will do anything to get it back.
Trolle og den magiske fela combines Alexander Rybak's musical skills with his love of the Norwegian folk tale tradition.
Along with the book you will find a CD of Rybak's songs, all related to the story in the book.
‘Alexander Rybak is a gifted artist with many talents. This publication is very much in the spirit of his work; a joyful composition with an interesting artistic core.’
AFTENPOSTEN
'With the fairy-tale inspired ’ Trolle and the Magic Fiddle,’ violinist and musician Alexander Rybak emerges as a calm and clever author, who has mastered language as another instrument.'
DAGBLADET HELGEAVIS
Alexander Rybak (1986–) is an actor, composer and musician. He grew up in Nesodden, and has been playing violin and piano since the age of five. His international break-through came when he won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2009 with the song ’Fairytale’ which he had composed himself. Rybak has acted in several major theatre productions and films alongside his career as a musician.
BETWEEN TWO HEARTS
MELLOM TO HJERTER
Angelina Jordan has written a very poetic, warm and emotional picture book, illustrated by her grandmother, Mery Zamani.
Mellom to hjerter tells the story of how Angelina, living in the Middle East, one day met a poor girl when she was 6 years old, and how the meeting has influenced and touched her ever since.
Mellom to hjerter is a true story about two girls living very different lives. This warm and touching story tells about the reason Angelina always sings barefoot, in support of all the poor people in the world.
’We look into each other’s eyes; she peers at me. I have to manage this, I have to do something – she must not freeze.
She has beautiful blue eyes. Her eyes are the color of sky and sea. She doesn’t want to talk to anyone. But even though she might not want to talk to me, I really want to try.
It’s as if there’s a mirror in front of me.
I see myself in the mirror. The girl’s tears are flowing. It’s as if the world is frozen into ice; everything is dark and quiet, just like a cold, gray winter.
Everything has lost its color, that’s how the girl looks.’
‘This is a moving story of kind-heartedness and humanity. The girls give each other a gift. The rich girl gives the poor one her shoes, but most of all she gives her attention.’
VÅRT LAND
Angelina Jordan Astar (2006–) won Norway’s got talent 2014 with her beautiful Billie Holliday voice, and she went viral with her songs. She has millions of hits on YouTube and is huge in the US and Germany. Her first cd is on the way in the US by PRMD; the same music label as Avicii.
When Angelina goes on stage to sing, she is always bare-footed. The book that she has written herself, Mellom to hjerter, explains why.
AUTHOR: ANGELINA JORDAN
ILLUSTRATED BY: MERY ZAMANI
FORMAT: 210x225 mm / 56 pages
AUTHOR: SELMA LØNNING AARØ
TITLE ENGLISH:
MILLA GETS TO DECIDE
TITLE NORWEGIAN: MILLA BESTEMMER
ILLUSTRATED BY: TIRIL VALEUR
FORMAT: 160x233 mm / 64 pages
RIGHTS SOLD TO: DENMARK (Turbine)
MILLA GETS TO DECIDE
Milla and her little brother Magnus have nagged and begged Mummy and Daddy so much that they are at last allowed to decide for themselves. Not only for themselves but also for Mummy and Daddy!
They have to look after the domestic budget and manage the house. What are they going to eat? What time will they go to bed and get up? What is allowed and what is not? In short, they have to decide about everything. Surely it will be paradise on Earth?
Selma Lønning Aarø and illustrator Tiril Valeur have produced a charm-bomb of a book, a documentary of the modern family, with apt and recognisable situations which seldom turn out as planned.
Selma Lønning Aarø (1972–) made her debut in 1995 with Den endelige historien. She has been a newspaper columnist for Dagbladet and Klassekampen for a number of years. Her latest novel, Jeg kommer snart, has been sold to several countries.
Tiril Valeur Holter-Andersen (1975–) trained at the National Academy of the Arts, where she specialized in visual communication. She has designed and drawn many covers for books and CDs and exhibited her work on several occasions.
THE QUEEN IS CALLING
DRONNINGA KALLAR
Have you ever thought about how bees live? In this book you get to meet them in both good times and bad. This is a story with strong dramatic and lyrical elements. It deals with a bee community from the day the queen is born until she reaches the height of her powers.
Per Olav Kaldestad (1947–) debuted in 1973 and has written books in all genres for children and adults. He is educated at degree level and is now a full time author.
Hilde Kramer (1960–) is educated in visual communication at both the Oslo National Academy of the Arts and Kraków Academy of Fine Arts, and has studied creative communication at Akershus University College. She has illustrated many children’s books in addition to writing the text for two of her own books.
FOR AGES 5–10 YEARS
POEMS AND UNPOEMS
ABOUT LIKE AND UNLIKE
DIKT OG UDIKT
Dikt og udikt – om likt og ulikt contains imaginative children’s poems that are simple yet rich in associations, from one of Norway’s foremost contemporary poets.
Together with Akin Duzakin’s evocative illustrations, they open up a rich interpretative space.
AUTHOR: PER OLAV KALDESTAD
ILLUSTRATED BY: HILDE KRAMER
FORMAT: 248x272 mm / 40 pages
Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen (1949–) studied architecture and has published a number of poetry collections, the latest being Erfaring og Forsvinning in 2010. His first children’s book was entitled God natt lille abbor and was released in 2006.
Akin Duzakin (1961–) is an illustrator and author of children’s books. He has illustrated many books and won prizes for his work.
AUTHOR: TORGEIR REBOLLEDO PEDERSEN ILLUSTRATED BY: AKIN DUZAKIN
FORMAT: 248x272 mm / 48 pages
FORMAT:
170x240 mm / 96 pages
FORMAT:
135x195 mm / 48 pages
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KLATREMUS AND THE OTHER ANIMALS IN THE HAKKEBAKKE FOREST
KLATREMUS OG DE ANDRE DYRENE I HAKKEBAKKESKOGEN
The Hakkebakke Forest is a small world which, in many ways, resembles our own bigger world. Klatremus and Morten and Daddy Ted and Mikkel and all the others in the forest are animals and look like animals too, but they also wear clothes and walk on two legs and live in houses, and remind us a lot of people in what they do and say, and how they think. Also in the Hakkebakke Forest is, as it is with us in the big world, a desire for peace and safety and respect for everyone.
KARIUS AND BAKTUS
KARIUS OG BAKTUS
This is the story about two tiny folks, Karius and Baktus, living in the teeth of a boy called Jens. As long as he only brushes his teeth every fortnight and eats white bread with syrup, the trolls are enjoying their happy days in the teeth. They even build a new house with an underground tunnel to the old house. Suddenly they hear Jens cry out in pain. He has a terrible tooth ache. Karius and Baktus can hear Jens’ mother insist on him brushing his teeth, and the happy days are threatened. Then one day Jens goes to the dentist…
WHEN THE ROBBERS CAME TO CARDAMOM TOWN
FOLK OG RØVERE I KARDEMOMME BY
Cardamom Town is a somewhat different town than we are used to. Here we meet both donkeys and camels in the streets – and maybe even a lion? The head of police Bastian is keeping the town safe and sound, but does not like to arrest anyone. Old and wise Tobias in the tower is predicting the weather, and Auntie Sophie is taking care of little Camomile. Syversen is driving the tram between the town’s two stops while he is singing for the passengers. But be aware! Just outside Cardamom the three robbers called Kasper, Jesper and Jonathan live!
167x247 mm / 144 pages MOVIE PREMIERE IN
FOR AGES 4–10 YEARS
THE HAKKEBAKKE FOREST BAKING BOOK
HAKKEBAKKESKOGENS BAKEBOK
Join in with Master Baker Harepus and Baker Boy to learn how to bake exciting recipes from The Hakkebakke Forest. Choose from Mother Bear’s honey cakes, Barn Mouse’s filled croissants, Father Teddy’s birthday cake, Danish pastries, biscuits, almond tarts and much, much more. Master Baker Harepus also has good advice about rules in the kitchen and good advice for Baker Boy and other inexperienced bakers. A beautiful and inspiring bakery book for the whole family.
COME ALONG AND JOIN US IN THE FANTASTIC WORLD OF THORBJØRN EGNER!
No other books have left such an impression on children growing up in Norway as these books have; the songs, the texts and the characters have become national institutions. And because Thorbjørn Egner was both the illustrator and the writer, the relationship between the pictures and texts is bound in a very special way.
Very few authors get closer to the child’s imagination than Egner does. KariusogBaktus has also been immortalized in Ivo Caprino’s puppet film, and a full-scale Cardamom Town has been built at Kristiansand Zoo. Not only are Egner’s stories performed on stage in many countries, his books have, to date, been translated into 26 languages. And despite being published more than 50 years ago, they are still as popular as ever.
‘The brilliance of Egner comes from his ability to tell his stories in such a way that children can understand and fantasize about them. The fantastic and adventurous tales are stamped with a naïve and authentic label.’
TORDIS ØRJASÆTER ON EGNER’S AUTHORSHIP
THORBJØRN EGNER’S BOOKS ARE SOLD TO: BELGIUM, BULGARIA, CHINA, DENMARK, ESTONIA, FAROE ISLANDS, FINLAND, FRANCE, GEORGIA, GERMANY, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, LATVIA, POLAND, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SRI LANKA, SWEDEN, THE NETHERLANDS, TURKEY, UNITED KINGDOM AND UNITED STATES
AUTHOR: LINDE HAGERUP
TITLE ENGLISH: ONE BROTHER TOO MANY
TITLE NORWEGIAN: EN BROR FOR MYE
ILLUSTRATED BY:
JENS A. LARSEN AAS
FORMAT:
148x210 mm / 160 pages
ONE BROTHER TOO MANY
Sara can't be bothered to be nice to Steinar. He's too little and annoying and spoilt. But when his mother dies, he moves in with Sara's family, and Sara finds out she's got a brother.
Steinar is always around and spoils everything that used to be great. Sara can't cope with it. Her family can't cope with it. That's when Sara has a fantastic idea that may just change everything.
Linde Hagerup (1968–) made her literary début in 1999 with the critically acclaimed collection of short texts Og det skal vare så lenge. In 2008 she published her first children's book, Verdens største gorilla og andre rim, which received an award from the Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs for its illustrations.
PHOTO: OBSERVATORIET
GJENFERDET PÅ HEIMVIK GODS
The third book about the detective team Siri and Max opens with a classic locked-room mystery about a stately mansion. A priceless art treasure is stolen and the culprit must be one of the guests in the great hall. Siri and Max take on the case, the most unpleasant they've dealt with yet.
Siri is as dynamic as ever. And Max thinks quickly. But will this be enough to save them when they're facing something entirely inexplicable – a ghost!
AUTHOR: LARS MÆHLE
TITLE NORWEGIAN: GJENFERDET PÅ HEIMVIK GODS
ILLUSTRATED BY: THOMAS KIRKEBERG
PREVIOUS BOOKS IN THE SERIES:
FORMAT: 151x226 mm / 224 pages
Lars Mæhle (1971–) made his literary début in 2002 with a young adult novel, Keeperen til Tunisia, which was named the best children and young adult book by the website poeten.no. He has since published several critically acclaimed books for both children and young adults.
PHOTO: INGER MARIE GRINI
LION READERS
Well over 1 million first reader books have been sold since the publication of the first Lion Reader in 1988. Now the Lions are out in a terrific new design!
THE LION READERS COME AT SEVERAL LEVELS OF DIFFICULTY:
LION CUB, 4–7 YEARS
In the autumn of 2010 we launched Lion Cubs for 4- to 7-year-olds. The books are printed in capital letters and have only one sentence per page. Perfect for the earliest readers!
MY FIRST LION READER, 6–9 YEARS
These books suit children who know all the capital letters and can read a little, but still find lower case letters unfamiliar. The text is formulated so that it should be as easy to read as possible and so offer the less practised readers the joy of a wonderful experience: to read a whole book on your own.
LION READER, 7–11 YEARS
The Lion Readers with their short lines and large letters are made for easy reading. The children will find a subject they care for, be it football, animals, loving somebody or monsters.
LION PLUS, 9–12 YEARS
Everyone who knows about the Lion readers will quickly find his or her way through the Lion Plus series. The books are created for slightly older children who may have had less reading practice than they need. The text in each book is still quite short and interspersed with illustrations, but the size of the letters is somewhat smaller.
WHERE IS THE BRAIN?
HVOR ER HJERNEN?
Victor is not just a monster but is also terribly messy. When he and his dad are about to go to school, he discovers that he's mislaid his brain.
A book in the Lion Cub-series with a monstrously funny, spooky twist.
The Lion Cub-series offers simple, funny and entertaining books to help children learn to read.
AUTHOR: SEBASTIAN KROGH EIDBO
FORMAT: 168x190 mm / 40 pages
Sebastian Krogh Eidbo (1990–) is a trained writer who has always been fond of books and brains. Hvor er hjernen is his first children's book.
FOR AGES 5–7 YEARS
BOO!
BØ!
Bø! is about the meeting between a classic ghost and a child, with an unexpected twist. What happens when a child has to go through a dark wood and a ghost suddenly appears?
The Lion Cub-series offers simple, funny and entertaining books to help children learn to read.
AUTHOR: JON EWO
ILLUSTRATED BY: BJØRN OUSLAND
FORMAT: 168x190 mm / 44 pages
Jon Ewo (1957–) has worked as a consultant, editor, writer, author and publisher. His first book for young adults was published in 1992. He has also written children's books and crime fiction. All of his books are filled with a generous dose of humor.
AUTHOR: KARI STAI
FORMAT: 168x190 mm / 48 pages
AUTHOR:
JAN CHR. NÆSS
ILLUSTRATED BY: STINA LANGLO ØRDAL
FORMAT: 168x190 mm / 36 pages
RIGHTS SOLD TO: DENMARK (Lamberth)
FOR AGES 4–7 YEARS
THE TREE
TREET
Truls loves to climb and no wonder – because he has a tree of his very own. And it isn't just any old tree: Truls's tree is a hundred metres high! Truls has never been to the top before. So isn't it about time he had a try?
Kari Stai (1974–) is an illustrator, author and painter. She is best known for her three picture books about Jakob and Neikob, for which she has received among other things the Norwegian Ministry of Culture’s Debut Prize, the Brage Award and the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature. Her books have been translated into several languages.
FOR AGES 4–7 YEARS
BIRTHDAY
BURSDAG
It's Roza's dog's birthday. Roza wants to bake the very best possible cake for King, who is now 5 years old!
Roza knows that King loves liver paste and mince and lamb sausage. Dad's slippers and dead flowers obviously have to go in too. Ready now, into the oven with it! And then it's just a matter of waiting …
Bursdag is a really charming Lion Cub-book from Jan Chr. Næss, this time in collaboration with illustrator Stina Langlo Ørdal.
Jan Chr. Næss (1964–) is an award-winning author, who writes for both children and adults.
6–9 YEARS
THE SEA GOD’S DAUGHTER
THE WOLF-BOY NUMBER 5
HAVGUDENS DATTER
Havgudens datter is the fifth book in the exciting easy-reading series about Tal the wolf-boy and Nea the mammoth-girl.
Tal and Nea are on a visit to Seal Island. One day, the fearsome wild boar warriors come paddling along on rafts to attack them. Luckily, the seal-folk have the Sea God's daughter on their side. She is able to talk to the Sea God, and out of the sea comes a huge whale, who sends the wild boar tribe a long way off with a splash of its tail.
FOR AGES 6–9 YEARS
THE BURNING MOUNTAIN
THE WOLF BOY NUMBER 6
FJELLET SOM BRENNER
Tal, Nea and the sabre-toothed tiger Shita have left Seal Island and are on their way further along the coast when they hear some strange noises from the mountain behind them. They begin to climb up to check what is going on. Then it happens – burning stones and rivers of fire spurt out of the mountain and there's only one thing to do: Run for it!
FIRST
AUTHOR: TOR ÅGE BRINGSVÆRD
ILLUSTRATED BY: HAAKON LIE FORMAT: 160x233 mm / 64 pages
AUTHOR: TOR ÅGE BRINGSVÆRD
ILLUSTRATED BY: HAAKON LIE
FORMAT: 160x233 mm / 64 pages
Tor Åge Bringsværd (1939–) has received many awards, as a writer and as a playwright. His works have been translated into 23 languages and his theatrical works have been staged in twelve countries. Bringsværd writes for all ages.
AUTHOR: JON EWO
ILLUSTRATED BY: REIDAR KJELSEN
FORMAT:
160x233 mm / 56 pages
AUTHOR: JAN GRUE
ILLUSTRATED BY: KETIL SELNES
FORMAT:
160x233 mm / 48 pages
FOR AGES 6–9 YEARS
OTTO MONSTER PLAYS BULLYBALL
OTTO MONSTER I BØLLETULLIBALL
Otto the monster hates sport but likes dancing. He's especially keen on breakdance. But his parents want Otto to play Bullyball instead. Bullyball is the number one favourite sport for monsters.
Against his will, Otto participates in a training match and the result is a foregone conclusion – unless he can dance his way out of it.
Jon Ewo (1957–) has worked as a consultant, editor, writer, author and publisher. All of his books are filled with a generous dose of humor.
FOR AGES 6–9 YEARS
SUPERMAGNUS
SUPER-MAGNUS
Magnus loves superheroes. But how do you actually get to be a superhero? Magnus is willing to try whatever it takes to become a real superhero.
Super-Magnus is an everyday story about a little everyday hero, who wants most of all to become a big, strong superhero whatever the cost and however much it might hurt.
Jan Grue (1981–) made his debut with the short-story collection Alt under kontroll (2010). He writes for both children and adults, as well as publishing non-fiction.
BETTINA THE BRIDESMAID
BETTINA BRUDEPIKE
Bettina is going to be a bridesmaid for Mum and Dad and is really looking forward to it. Just before the wedding she's invited to a princess birthday party. Bettina sneaks in to try on her bridesmaid dress. That wasn't smart! The dress rips along the zip and even though Grandma tries to fix it in secret, it still isn't quite the way it was before.
Luckily, Grandma remembers which dress it was Bettina actually wanted – the blue Cinderella dress that Mum didn't think was suitable for a proper wedding.
Sidsel Jøranlid (1970–) is from Oslo and works as a freelance journalist. She has three children and she got the idea for Bettina Brudepike when her daughter was a bridesmaid. This is her first book for children.
FOR AGES 7–10 YEARS
THE BIRD
FUGLEN
One day in Silly Bay a seagull stops in the middle of the road and causes a traffic jam. The grown-ups shout and the lorries toot their horns, but in the end Mo's the one who gets the seagull to move itself.
Mo is just as much in love with Unn as ever. He suggests to Unn that they should follow the seagull. Perhaps something magical will happen?
In any case, it's great to go for a walk with Unn, even if they're on their way to a place where they're not allowed to go.
AUTHOR: SIDSEL JØRANLID
ILLUSTRATED BY: MONIA NILSEN
FORMAT: 148x210 mm / 72 pages
AUTHOR: RUNE BELSVIK
ILLUSTRATED BY: KARI STAI
FORMAT: 148x210 mm / 56 pages
Rune Belsvik (1956–) is a versatile, highly valued and popular writer of a long line of books for children, youth and adults. He received the Ministry for Culture and Church Affairs' Literary Award in 1994 and the Critic's Award in 1996 for his Dustefjerten books.
AUTHOR:
ALEKSANDER KIRKWOOD BROWN
ILLUSTRATED BY:
ANDREAS IVERSEN
FORMAT:
148x210 mm / 112 pages
AUTHOR:
ALEKSANDER KIRKWOOD BROWN
ILLUSTRATED BY: ANDREAS IVERSEN
FORMAT:
148x210 mm / 120 pages
THE EDWARD RUBIKON MYSTERIES
KING GRIMM’S REVENGE
EDWARD RUBIKONS MYSTERIER: KONG GRIMMS HEVN
Edward's father works at Grimsrud Fortress, where a crypt has just been discovered. But before they managed to open the grave, the fortress began to collapse and had to be shut down.
Edward and Kasper realise that something supernatural is to blame, and go to visit the fortress in the dead of night. In the grave, the ghost of King Grimm is lying in wait, planning to wake up his old army to achieve what he never managed to do when he was alive – conquer Grimsrud.
THE EDWARD RUBIKON MYSTERIES
THE BOOK OF DARKNESS
EDWARD RUBIKONS MYSTERIER: MØRKETS BOK
Mysterious beetles and monsters appear, creating chaos. Edward and Kasper begin to investigate, and come across an old book with dark powers. It turns out there is another world that is hidden to most people. And somebody wants to open a door to let the monsters who live there into our world. Now it's up to Edward and Kasper to stop the downfall of Grimsrud – and perhaps the entire world.
Aleksander Kirkwood Brown (1984 –) is half Norwegian, half Scottish and has studied film in Australia. In addition to writing books and comics, he also writes for film and TV.
Andreas Iversen (1983-) is a cortoonist and illustrator. His illustrations have been printed in several Magazines and newspapers. In 2013 he won Dagbladet’s Comic strip competition with the strip Generasjon Lost.
THREE MIDNIGHT CHILLERS
Tre midtnattsgrøss contains three fairly long stories by the three authors behind the horror-series Marg og Bein.
You'll learn whether it's possible to call up the dead. Or what sort of a world is waiting outside the bombshelter after war has raged. And what can happen if you spend a night in an old psychiatric hospital.
This book is guaranteed to make you shudder to the depths of your soul. CHILDREN
AUTHOR: JON EWO, INGUNN AAMODT AND ARNE SVINGEN
TITLE ENGLISH: THREE MIDNIGHT CHILLERS
TITLE NORWEGIAN: MARG & BEIN: TRE MIDNATTSGRØSS
FORMAT:
130x205 mm / 120 pages
Marg&Bein (Bloodcurdlers)
Bloodcurdlers is nightmarish reading for the most daring. Readers should check under their beds, have a flashlight within reach and be prepared for spinechilling tales.
PREVIOUS BOOKS IN THIS SERIES:
Three awardwinning Norwegian authors write for this series: Arne Svingen, Ingunn Aamodt and Jon Ewo.
AUTHOR: ALEXANDER
LØKEN
TITLE ENGLISH: THE WOLF HAMMER
TITLE NORWEGIAN: ULVEHAMMEREN
FORMAT:
130x205 mm / 224 pages
FOR AGES 10–14 YEARS
THE WOLF HAMMER
When the Collector brings an ancient hammer back from Svalbard, a powerful and evil force is unleashed. It's up to Edvard Frost (15), Professor Wolf and the others to put the hammer back before it's too late.
But the monsters that await them in the icy wastelands of the north are worse than anything Edvard could have imagined. And soon, the fate of all humanity is at stake. Will this be Edvard's last expedition?
PREVIOUS BOOKS IN THE SERIES:
Alexander Løken (1982–) originally comes from Asker but now lives in Oslo. Trollskallen was his debut title, though he has previous experience in the business as both an
illustrator and cartoonist.
PHOTO: MARIUS THUEN
LEON’S SECRET
An intimate and personal story about Leon who discovers that he's in love – with Bendik.
Sexual identity and sexual confusion are important themes in contemporary youth literature, and Tor Fretheim's book goes right to the heart of the problem.
One day, 16-year-old Leon gets a cinema ticket from a boy who's a total stranger. They sit side by side in the cinema, talk to each other a bit and nothing much else happens. But Leon notices that something has changed. He thinks about the boy all the time, but when they finally meet up again, it's clear that the boy's brother doesn't want them to have contact.
Gradually, Leon understands something he had never realised before – that he falls in love with boys.
AUTHOR: TOR FRETHEIM
TITLE ENGLISH: LEON’S SECRET
TITLE NORWEGIAN: LEONS HEMMELIGHET
FORMAT: 130x205 mm / 112 pages
Tor Fretheim (1946–) made his literary début in 1982, and has since written a long line of books for young readers. Many have been translated into several languages and the author has received a number of awards both at home and abroad.
AUTHOR: SIGBJØRN MOSTUE
TITLE ENGLISH: TOMORROW EVERYTHING WILL BE DARK
TITLE NORWEGIAN: I MORGEN ER ALT MØRKT
FORMAT: 130x205 mm / 280 pages
TOMORROW EVERYTHING WILL BE DARK
THE END OF HISTORY
The third and last part of the critically acclaimed thriller trilogy that has taken young readers by storm.
The MTG parasite turns people into killing machines. When the epidemic reaches Norway, collapse is inevitable. It's the end of everything. But the young people refuse to give up and a rumour goes around that civilisation and order are being re-established in the capital, Oslo. Behind a wall that not everybody can climb over. Shockingly relevant.
I morgen er alt mørkt: Brages historie won the U-prize in 2015.
Sigbjørn Mostue (1969–) has a degree in the History of Ideas. He works full time as a writer, having issued two crime novels for adults together with Johnny Brenna. He has also written two fantasy trilogies for middle grade readers.
PHOTO: TANYA HANZALOWA WIBYE
THE PRESS ABOUT BRAGE’S STORY:
‘This is horrifying, thought-provoking and action-packed. ... It is the commonplaceness of this book that makes it so frighteningly powerful. The book is exciting and has action and drive – as well as love. I can’t see why it would not be a hit with young readers of dystopian fiction.’
DAGBLADET
THIS IS OUR BIGGEST POTENTIAL ACTION STORY FOR EXPORT.
‘A serious doomsday novel that pushes the limits of what a young adult book can contain. ... The first part is a credible depiction of the development of a global crisis as seen through Brage’s eyes. It successfully demonstrates how our modern media reality gives everything a sense of the unreal ... It [the picture painted by Brage] is a complex, psychological portrait of a rare and complicated character in Norwegian young adult literature ... It is dark, and it is intense.’
BARNEBOKKRITIKK.NO
‘Sigbjørn Mostue can write horror that sends chills up your spine. He does the same in this novel, I morgen er alt mørkt.’
ROMERIKES BLAD
‘Read this book. Be afraid!’
BYAVISA FREDRIKSTAD
THE PRESS ABOUT MARLEN’S STORY:
’The story is like a clenched fist in the stomach, and I would not be surprised if yet another Young People’s Prize for Literature awaits him.’
DAGBLADET HELGEAVISA
‘Sigbjørn Mostue always writes well, and this fast-moving and absorbing novel is no exception. Marlen’s Story is both entertaining and thought-provoking. Is nature taking such a brutal revenge? Are we facing an unstoppable epidemic?’
ROMERIKES BLAD
‘A virus is creating a pandemic where infected people go mad and attack everybody around. It becomes a struggle between life and death and a moral struggle to make the right choices. … Can it be morally defensible to kill people who are obviously sick? Can social cohesion be maintained in an extreme situation which can easily develop into everybody for himself or herself?’
NRK.NO
AUTHOR: RUNE R. MOEN
ILLUSTRATED BY: RONJA BERGE
FORMAT:
148x210 mm / 152 pages
AUTHOR:
CORNELIUS JAKHELLN
FORMAT:
140x199 mm / 72 pages
FOR AGES 10–14 YEARS
SAVE RONNY!
REDD RONNY!
Jim and his friend are both laid-back, home-loving computer game enthusiasts. But one day they have to go into the woods to save two older boys. On the way, they learn a bit about nature, a lot about friendship and even more about life. And Jim finds out something that will change his life.
Redd Ronny! is a stylistically assured debut, full of situational comedy, shrewd observations and excellent dialogue.
Rune Rognedokken Moen (1973–) is a translator of non-fiction and literary fiction, who won Bokhandelen's non-fiction translation prize in 2013. Redd Ronny! is his first book.
THE COLD IS OTHER PEOPLE
KULDEN ER DE ANDRE
When he was young, from 1994 to 1997, Cornelius wrote poems. The power and strength of these poems are unmistakably similar to the author's voice today.
This is a raw and almost unpolished poetry collection about being young, about feeling like an outsider and searching for an identity in ever more extreme ideas and surroundings.
Cornelius Jakhelln (1977–) made his literary début in 2001 with the poetry collection Gebura Muse. Later followed Yggdraliv (2004) and Fagernorn (2006), and in 2008 his most recent work Quadra Natura Galderhug / Spellmind was published. In 2007 Jakhelln’s novel Gudenes fall garnered him much attention when it was the Norwegian winner of Cappelen’s Nordic novel competition.
AS LONG AS HEAVEN IS ABOVE EARTH
SÅ LENGE HIMMELEN ER OVER JORDA
'My name is Ruben, I'm 16 years old, and I'm going to die soon ' Thus begins Levi Henriksen's new novel for young people, a bittersweet and moving picture of a young man who has only a short time left to live but who wants to live life to the full.
Ruben wants to travel, make his mark on the world, experience a whole phase of youth in a few weeks. But most of all he wants to be with Alona, the finest girl in the class.
Levi Henriksen (1964–) is an author, songwriter, copywriter, journalist and musician. He is well known for his modern-day depictions of rural life, combining masculinity and sensitivity. Levi Henriksen has received the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize and has connected with a large readership through his critically acclaimed books.
FOR AGES 15 YEARS
AND
OG
The first person narrator in this novel is going through an identity crisis. She is new in Norway, and has come to work as an au pair. Her daily routine consists of work and language courses. She is very homesick for Argentina but she cannot go back.
Og is a plain and at the same time complex novel about identity and language. A novel with a different, painful and often humorous look at Norway and the people who live there, and a novel about the land left behind.
‘ Og is a charming little book about going from one place to another, and recognizable for anyone who has learned a new language as an adult.'
DAGENS NÆRINGSLIV
Veronica Salinas (1977–) is a playwright and author, born in Argentina. She published her first picture-book, Reisen, in 2012. The second one, Sulten, followed in Spring 2015. Publication rights for Reisen have been sold to several countries.
AUTHOR: LEVI HENRIKSEN
FORMAT: 130x205 mm / 224 pages
AUTHOR: VERONICA SALINAS
FORMAT: 130x205 mm / 176 pages
AUTHOR: KRISTÍN A. SANDBERG
FORMAT: 130x205 mm / 144 pages
AUTHOR: TINA TROVIK
FORMAT:
130x205 mm / 224 pages
FOR AGES 14–18 YEARS
IN THE SHADOW OF THE SUN
I SKYGGEN AV SOLA
In this novel we meet Ella, a young girl who experiences what it is like to move from Norway to Gran Canaria – for better or worse.
Ella thought she had a turbulent family life and adolescent problems, but she gets a wake-up call when she meets other young people. It soon becomes apparent that the holiday paradise has a darker side.
Kristín A. Sandberg (1967– ) is a psychotherapist and author, with many years' experience as a culture correspondent on NRK radio.
FOR AGES 14–18 YEARS
OUT OF THE LIGHT
HVILELØS
A modern ghost story. On the way to school Emma notices a boy hanging about. It soon becomes apparent that none of her friends can see him, just Emma.
Alex is a ghost. He has no memory of who he is or how he died or where he comes from. All he has is a painful memory of something going wrong.
Emma tries to solve the mystery by finding out who he was. She quickly discovers a history of terrible events, including a murder.
Tina Trovik (1973–) made a spectacular debut with her novel Samuel Sekelwhich won the Schibsted competition for children's novels and for which she later got the ARK Children's Book Prize.
THE SONG OF THE DEMONS
Thirteen year old Thorgil is leading a quite normal life in 1930's Oslo, until one day everything is turned upside down. Thorgil discovers that he is half dwarf, and that his father, whom he has never met, is King of the Mountain Dwarves.
Accompanied by two warriors, he leaves the security of home and sets out on a journey through a restless Europe to the Kingdom Of The Dwarves in the wild mountains of Tien Shan. But the kingdom is threatened by both internal and external enemies.
Thorgil soon becomes an important participant in the struggle to prevent the dwarves' kingdom from going under.
Demonenes sang is the first book in The Wandering Star Trilogy, and Chris Tvedt's debut as a children's book writer.
'Chris Tvedt has managed to create his very own universe in which he mixes fantasy and reality. The novel is excitingly developed and has a lot of drive.'
BARNEBOKKRITIKK.NO
Chris Tvedt (1954–) is born in Bergen. In addition to law school he has studied Comparative Literature. In 1988 he started practicing as a lawyer, but is now working as a full-time writer.
AUTHOR: CHRIS TVEDT
TITLE ENGLISH: THE SONG OF THE DEMONS
TITLE NORWEGIAN: VILLSTJERNE-TRILOGIEN: DEMONENES SANG.
FØRSTE BOK
FORMAT:
130x205 mm / 320 pages
PHOTO: FREDRIK ARFF
AUTHOR: KRISTIAN LANDMARK, OLE TELLEFSEN AND KENNETH IVERSEN
TITLE ENGLISH: THE THREAT FROM THE DEEP
TITLE NORWEGIAN: 7 - TRUSSELEN FRA DYPET
ILLUSTRATED BY: KARSTEIN VOLLE OG KENNETH IVERSEN
FORMAT:
190x277 mm / 104 pages
THE THREAT FROM THE DEEP
Oscar thinks it will just be an ordinary day at school, but he couldn't be more mistaken. During the first class, he finds out that he has acquired special powers. Right after that, Oscar is kidnapped and swept away in a strange blue car that vanishes into the sea.
In six other countries, six other children have exactly the same experience. And the day has only just begun.
Døden fra dypet is the first volume in the 7 Series, a unique superseries for children and young people.
Kristian Landmark (1981–) is a screenwriter and director. He has studied drama, and has worked as a stage director for several years. In the fall of 2015 he began studying his master’s degree as a screenwriter at the Norwegian film school. As a filmmaker he has also made short films, documentaries and dramatized documentaries.
Ole Bernt Tellefsen (1966-) is a script-writer, composer, actor, musician and director. Some of the scripts and productions from his partnership with Kristian Landmark currently feature in big dramatized historical documentaries on television. Ole has written, produced and toured with numerous children’s performances throughout Norway.
Kenneth Iversen is an illustrator. He has had work published in the cartoon magazine ‘Bobla’ and has taken part in the cartoon series festival ‘Stribefeber.’ He has also run workshops for young graphic artists in Kristiansand.
BECAUSE I LOVE YOU
Fredrik has the world's biggest smile. He is worldly-wise and always knows what to say. Everyone who meets him is soon captivated. And now he's Elin's boyfriend. Imagine that! It's like landing the lead role in a romantic film. Really, it is. Right up until text messages from Bjørn start arriving. And right up until the worst thing imaginable happens.
Fordi jeg elsker deg is Elin's story. A story about love and being in love, and about manipulation, abuse and deceit. Helene Uri has written a book that is touching and shocking, but that also depicts the vulnerability and mood swings of youth. Protagonist Elin is in no way a victim. She is clearheaded and strong and knows what she wants. This only makes the age-old question for abusive relationships all the more valid: why does she stay?
Fordi jeg elsker deg recognises that violence against women is not age-related, and Helene Uri's novel can be read by young adults as well as teenagers.
‘ Because I Love You is a classic young person's novel, in the best sense. It is about love; close bonds between girl friends; relationships between parents and children; feelings which swing between ecstasy and pure fear; the first sexual experiences. It is also about having a power-mad lover, who gradually turns violent. Uri handles these themes gently and credibly as she describes the swings of Elin's emotional pendulum, from intense love to despair, till she doesn't even trust her nearest and dearest.’
DAGBLADET
‘Helene Uri manages to build up an atmosphere throughout the whole book which means that you just have to go on reading to find out what happens on the next page.’
NRK.NO, Hedda N. Mong, pupil in class 2 at senior high School
Helene Uri (1964–) debuted as a writer in 1995 with the young adult novel Anna på en fredag. Since then, she has published a number of books about language for both children and adults. She has a PhD in Linguistics. Her books have been translated into several languages.
AUTHOR: HELENE URI
TITLE ENGLISH: BECAUSE I LOVE YOU
TITLE NORWEGIAN: FORDI JEG ELSKER DEG FORMAT: 130x205 mm / 152 pages
RIGHTS SOLD TO: DENMARK (Klim)
AUTHOR:
AGNES-MARGRETHE BJORVAND
TITLE ENGLISH:
CHILDREN’S BOOK ABOUT ASTRID LINDGREN
TITLE NORWEGIAN: ASTRID LINDGREN
ILLUSTRATED BY: LISA AISATO
FORMAT:
248x265 mm / 112 pages
RIGHTS SOLD TO:
DENMARK (Gyldendal)
SWEDEN (Modernista)
CHILDREN’S BOOK ABOUT ASTRID LINDGREN
This book about Astrid Lindgren is an inspired illustrated biography that provides children with knowledge about the person, author, editor and dedicated contributor to the community that was Astrid Lindgren. Through stories, quotes, facts and magical illustrations, we become familiar with one of the world's greatest children's authors.
The book follows a classic chronological development from Astrid's happy childhood to her old age in Stockholm. The book explores important, exciting and humorous episodes in Astrid’s life and work. We hear about her love of nature, her lifelong joy of playing and climbing trees, reading and writing, and fighting for children's and animal rights. But we also hear about her life's many dark moments – her life as a young and impoverished single mother, her longing for love, and – as she so often expressed it – the experience of «how difficult it can be to be human».
This biography is a unique starting point for inspiring new generations to read Astrid Lindgren's books.
‘The tightly written and inspired text and the fine art illustrations together capture the tone of Lindgren's life and universe and make the biography of the year a pure joy.’
DAGBLADET
‘This biography of a fine person and a great writer is a precious pearl which should be appreciated far beyond the bounds of Norway.'
FÆDRELANDSVENNEN
Agnes-Margrethe Bjorvand (1969–) is a lecturer at the University of Agder.She has written many articles about children's and young adult literature, focusing in particular on picture books and the authorship of Astrid Lindgren, and has worked as co-editor for many books.
Lisa Aisato (1981–) is an author, artist and one of Norways formost illustrators of children’s boks.
PLASTIC WASTE IN THE SEA
People first started making plastic out of oil in a large amount in 1950.
Paper and apple cores break up quickly in the sea, but plastic doesn't. We're producing more and more plastic every year. Researchers think that there are around 100 million tons of plastic floating around in the sea. This waste, which respects no national borders, is carried away by the ocean currents and distributed over the whole of the earth. In thirty years, there will be more plastic than fish in the sea if we carry on dumping at the same rate as we are now. What can we do?
The polluters are the ones who have responsibility for what they are dumping in the sea. The politicians must pass laws and regulations in their own countries and work with other countries to clean up the ocean. But we can also do a lot where we live.
Researchers are working to find ways to collect up all the millions of tons that are floating out at sea. And it's urgent!
Kirsti Blom (1953–) is first and foremost a writer of fiction, but she also publishes non-fiction for children.
Geir Wing Gabrielsen is a researcher and biologist, and the head of the section conducting research into environmental pollution at the Norwegian Polar Institute in Tromsø. He is also a UN representative (UNEP) in the area of marine litter.
AUTHOR: KIRSTI BLOM AND GEIR WING GABRIELSEN
TITLE ENGLISH: PLASTIC WASTE IN THE SEA
TITLE NORWEGIAN: SØPPELPLASTEN I HAVET
FORMAT: 195x250 mm / 56 pages
PHOTO: JOHANNA BLOM
AUTHOR: BJØRN ARILD ERSLAND
ILLUSTRATED BY: PER DYBVIG
FORMAT:
197x197 mm / 104 pages
AUTHOR: KNUT JØRGEN RØED ØDEGAARD
FORMAT:
148x210 mm / 96 pages
FOR AGES 5–12 YEARS
HOW OLD CAN A TIGER BE?
A BOOK ABOUT PI THE CAT AND WHY NOT ALL CREATURES LIVE AS LONG AS EACH OTHER
HVOR GAMMEL BLIR EN TIGER?
In this book, Bjørn Arild Ersland tries to find out why not everything in nature can live for the same length of time.
Pi the Cat is 12 years old and the vet thinks she's an old lady now. But a 12-year-old girl is still a child. Why do some things get older much quicker than others? How do some creatures manage to live for an extremely long time?
Bjørn Arild Ersland (1965–) has written several books for children and young people, including Sageren and Det første barnet på månen, and the popular picture books about Emilie and her brother.
FOR AGES 9–13 YEARS
THE SOLAR SYSTEM
SOLSYSTEMET
In this book, Knut Jørgen Røed Ødegaard tells us about our neighbour planets in space and what we have found out about them in recent years.
Imagine mountains that are three times higher than Mount Everest, layers of ice that are many kilometres thick, and the mysterious and beautiful but ice-cold planets that float through space.
We also follow the history of the solar system from its very beginning to the time when the sun will eventually end up as a tiny little remnant of a star.
Knut Jørgen Røed Ødegaard (1966–) is an astrophysicist and previously worked as a researcher at the Institute of Astrophysics at the University of Oslo.
IDA
47 million years ago there lived an ape-like little creature in a jungle in Germany. Today she is best known to the world as the fossil Ida. In this wonderful, illustrated picture book we learn how she lived.
When paleontologist Jørn Hurum introduced Ida to the world's media in 2009, she became a scientific sensation. Ida is our very own 47 million year old ancestor, and this picture book written by Jørn Hurum and Torstein Helleve from the Natural History Museum and illustrated by Esther van Hulsen brings Ida to life once again.
The reader is taken on a journey to the jungle that Ida lived in as part of a stunningly illustrated tale of her life, where we follow her through dangers and triumphs. In addition to a fictionalised picture book section based on what we know about Ida and the time that she lived, the book also includes a fact and activity section.
‘Researcher and Ida's "father" Jørn Hurum and web editor of the museum, Torstein Helleve, write passionately and vividly, but first and foremost it is the large spreads of illustrations by Esther van Hulsen which pull the reader into the prehistoric universe. Both Ida herself and all the animals, which are identified in a silhouette overview at the end of the book, are painted colorfully and beautifully by the Dutch illustrator, who has drawn a lot for museums and zoos’
UNIVERSITAS
‘This book divided in two parts, are illustrated with fantastic, naturalistic paintings.’
FORELDRE OG BARN
Jørn Hurum (1967–) is a palaeontologist and science communicator. He has collected fossils since childhood and written several factbooks.
Torstein Helleve (1964–) is a web editor at the Natural History Museum. Ida was his first book.
Esther van Hulsen (1981-) was born in Leeuwarden in The Netherlands and has studied at Academy Minerva in Groningen. She has a BA in Communication Design and has been educated in scientific illustration.
AUTHOR: TORSTEIN HELLEVE AND JØRN H. HURUM
TITLE ENGLISH: IDA
TITLE NORWEGIAN: IDA
ILLUSTRATED BY: ESTHER VAN HULSEN
FORMAT: 210x297 mm / 72 pages
RIGHTS SOLD TO:
BELGIUM (Clavis)
CHINA (Beijing Yuanliu Classic Culture)
DENMARK (Lamberth)
FRANCE (Albin Michel)
JAPAN (Sogensha Inc.)
RUSSIA (Peshkom Books)
AUTHOR: ÅSHILD SKADBERG
TITLE ENGLISH:
TITLE
mm / 208 pages
ANIMALS
WILD AND TAME
In this book we meet a selection of animals from throughout the world, wild and tame, big and small. Some we have met before, and others we are greeting for the first time.
Whether old friends or new, the various animals are all presented in an informal and amusing way which helps us all to learn something new. The wonderful illustrations throughout, together with the author's playful view and commentaries, make this book a fascinating experience for all ages.
Åshild Skadberg (1968–) grew up in Oslo and has a degree in psychology, literature and Nordic studies. She writes about animals for Aftenposten Junior, and works as an editor for the press agency NTB (Norsk Telegrambyrå). She has published two books: Dina og drømmehestene and Har du sett katten vår?
NORTHWARD
– WITH NANSEN TOWARDS THE NORTH POLE
Midsummer Eve 1893. The ship Fram is on its way to the North Pole and Fridtjof Nansen is on board.
Ousland presents the relationships on board Fram during the three-year expedition to the polar ice, and the dramatic attempt to reach the pole itself by ski and sled.
The book includes everything from text and illustrations to cartoon strips.
‘… A brilliant idea… Ousland has succeeded in making this a truly exciting tale.’
VG
PREVIOUS BOOKS IN THIS SERIES:
AUTHOR:
BJØRN OUSLAND
TITLE ENGLISH: NORTHWARD
TITLE NORWEGIAN: NORDOVER
ILLUSTRATED BY: BJØRN OUSLAND
FORMAT: 198x272 mm / 56 pages
RIGHTS SOLD TO:
Bjørn Ousland (1959–) is a
illustrator and author of children's books. He has received several awards for his illustrations and cartoons, and his lines are filled
cartoonist,
with humor.
RUSSIA (Paulsen LLC)
PHOTO: JUNE WITZØE
AUTHOR:
SVEINUNG LUTRO
TITLE ENGLISH:
SCARY CHRISTMAS
TITLE NORWEGIAN:
SKREKKELIG JUL
ILLUSTRATED BY:
RONALD JAKOBSEN
SCARY CHRISTMAS
EERIE CREATURES THAT CREATE HAVOC AT CHRISTMAS
December has not been merely about jolly old men, angels, peace on earth and festive celebration. Before the 1800s Christmas could be terrifying. Midwinter was a time for ghosts and goblins, witches and devils. Frightful creatures of all sorts would appear.
Skrekkelig jul brings to light the stories of the creepy Christmas characters. Tales about sneaky Perchta, the mysterious Christmas Goat, Grýla the gruesome troll and monstrous Krampus.
We promise you: Christmas will never be the same once you’ve read this book.
Sveinung Lutro has worked in film and TV production, as a teacher and as an environmental therapist. He studied literature and non-fiction on the author training course run by the Norwegian Institute for Children's Books. He lives in Oslo and this is his debut.
Ronald Jakobsen (1956-) is a Norwegian pictorial artist living in Lillesand. He works mainly in painting and graphics.