Middle Grade Young Adult
KRABAT was founded by Helle Perrier and Tanja R. Bisgaard on a cold December day in 2019. We are based in 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 believe books can be a source of both adventure and knowledge at the same time. That is why we created our Klodebøger - Earth books. These are stories about the environment, climate change and sustainability. Some books have facts about the UN Sustainable Development Goals at the back, and for all of them we have created materials to be used for teaching at school. We combine Helles knowledge about litterature and Tanjas knowledge about sustainability to ensure the books are exciting as well as educational.
Creative Director MSc Literature
Tanja R. Bisgaard Managing Director MSc Management
Helle Perrier
The Yellow Planet trilogy
Ayla lives in Bolivia in the near future. The lake close to her home has turned into a desert. One day her sister goes missing. Ayla has to muster all her courage to search for her.
The Search for Lyra
The Boy in the Window The Escape through the Desert
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Six of the UNs Sustainable Development Goals are part of the story - two in each book:
Goal 2 - Zero hunger
Goal 6 - Clean water and sanitation
Goal 8 - Decent work and economic growth
Goal 12 - Responsible production and consumption
Goal 15 - Life on land
Goal 16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions
At the back of each book there is a section with facts written by Tanja who has worked with sustainability for more than 10 years.
Author: Helle Perrier
Illustrator: Aske Schmidt Rose
Reader: From 9 years old
80 pages illustrated in colour.
Key words: Drought, climate change, agriculture, SDGs
Middle grade
Winner of Niels Klim award for science fiction for children
The Grey Planet Middle grade
Sam lives in Makoko in Lagos' slum some time in the near future. It has become his job to support his mother and sister. To make a living he has gotten a chip implanted into his hand. He uses it to smuggle information across town. One day his life is at risk.
Six of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals are part of the story:
Goal 1 - No poverty
Goal 4 - Quality education
Goal 6 - Clean water and sanitation
Goal 9 - Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Goal 10 - Reduced inequalities
Goal 11 - Sustainable cities and communities
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Author: Helle Perrier
Illustrator: Aske Schmidt Rose
Facts by Tanja R. Bisgaard
Reader: From 10 years old
175 pages illustrated in colour.
Key words: Family, poverty, mega cities, climate change, SDGs
Sebastian and the disappearance Watch
Author: Tanja R. Bisgaard
Illustrator: Félix Perrier
Reader: From 10 years old
100 pages illustrated in colour
Key words: Brothers, envy, climate change, electronic waste, reuse
Sebastian lives in the near future in Denmark. In a world where families are only allowed one child, he has become the secret twin of the family. But since he can't stay inside all the time, his father made a special watch for him - when he pushes the button, he disappears. Or rather he teleportates back to his room. One day he finds a mysterious message that takes him on a dangerous journey far from home.
Includes fact boxes and Includes fact boxes and videos that can be scanned videos that can be scanned
- presented by Sebastian's
- presented by Sebastian's best friend Ada best friend Ada
Middle grade
Used for a Used for a litterature and litterature and board game board game project in project in schools schools
The mysterious Message The invisible Island The crazy Escape
Eye of the Falcon
Viktor and Sofus have been keeping an eye on the nest of the endagered falcon. One day the eggs are missing. The two boys decide to solve the mystery, ending up in the hands of dangerous thieves.
At the back of the book there are facts about the falcon as well as the UN Sustainable Development goal 15 - Life on land.
Author: Karsten S. Mogensen
Illustrator: Félix Perrier
Reader: From 9 years old
113 pages illustrated in black and white.
Key words: Friendship, mystery, falcons, SDG 15
Middle grade
Frostbite - Mika's Book
Mika lives in Nyhafen, the last city on Earth. An ice cold world ruled by strict laws and violent guards.
Frostbite is a Gamebook, so the reader chooses what happens to Mika. There are six final outcomes, but innumerable stories to be read.
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Author: Helle Perrier
Illustrator: Aske Schmidt Rose
Reader: From 10 years old
189 pages illustrated in colour
Key words: Family, future cities, frost, climate change
Middle grade
Nadja's huge climate crises
Nadja is in her life's worst crisis. The crisis involves the girls in the class. The crisis involves a move. The ciris involves an Instagram challenge.
And when she has to do a school project about climate change, she adds that to her long list of other crisis.
Nadja becomes entagled in a secret climate mission, confronts a friend and ends up shouting very, very loudly.
Nadja's huge climate crisis is about learning to speak your mind, finding communities of like-minded - online and in real life - and solving the climate crisis. Because who knowsmaybe a # can actually help save the climate.
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Author: Tanja Rohini Bisgaard
Cover illustrator: Betina Drews
Reader: From 12 years old
140 pages
- seen from a - seen from a young adult's young adult's perspective perspective
Key words: Climate change, climate action, fashion, sustainability, social media.
Young adult
Solar Storm
Kristian decides to participate in the realiy show "Alone in the wild" in the north of Norway. Suddenly all of his electronic devices cease to work. Not even his spare battery is of any use. And as if that is not bad enough, a huge brown bear decides to follow him as he wanders through the forrest.
Kristian's fight for survival is wild and filled with events that will make you laugh. But what can you do when Mother Nature is ruthless?
Author: René Toft
Cover illustrator: Emilia Rubæk Holm
Reader: From 13 years old
97 pages
Winner of KRABAT's climate fiction contest
Key words: Family, nature, reality show, humour, climate change, ecofiction
Young adult
Fashion vs Earth
Did you know that it takes just as much water to make a pair of jeans as you drink in ten years? And did you know that there is an entire mountain of old clothes in Ghana that no one wants to wear?
We are buying more clothes than ever and fashion companies are producing new collections at a rate never seen before. That is hard on our planet as well as the climate.
Fashion vs Earth explains some of the challenges the production of clothing has on the climate, nature and the people that make it. It also offers some suggestions on what you as a young person can do - and how you can remain fashionable without it being at the expense of our planet.
Author: Kirsten Hansen
By showing young people
By showing young people how they can act sustainably, how they can act sustainably, we also enable them to be we also enable them to be hopeful of their future. hopeful of their future.
Cover illustrator and layout designer: Rikke Ella Andrup
Reader: From 12 years old
81 pages
KRABATs first non-fiction book
Key words: Fashion, sustainability, responsibility, resource use, innovation, new ideas, start-ups
Young adult
Planned books for autumn 2023
During the second half of 2023 we will be expanding our Klodebøger - Earth books - by adding a series about The Blue Planet, thereby completing the series that focuses on the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
We will also be adding non-fiction books for middle grade and young adults.
Read the first chapters of all our books on our website
Contact Tanja R. Bisgaard to learn more about our books and translations opportunities: Tanja@forlagetkrabat.dk
Mobile phone: +45 27 28 24 90 https://forlagetkrabat.dk
