RIGHTS CATALOGUE
CHILDREN'S BOOKS Cappelen Damm Agency 2018
Published by CAPPELEN DAMM AS www.cappelendammagency.no Layout: CAPPELEN DAMM AS Print: AiT Bjerch AS, Norge 2018 ISBN: 978-82-02-59200-4 Cover Illustration: Stian Hole From You and I (Du og jeg) by Synne Lea © CAPPELEN DAMM AS 2018
CONTENT Contact information
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Picture Books
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Easy Reader
38
Illustrated Fiction
42
Novels 46 Young Readers
52
Graphic 58 Non-Fiction 62
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PICTURE BOOKS FOR AGES 4–7 YEARS
BERTIL BECOMES NICE Bertil the Magpie is beautiful. He is clever. And what's more: he's an amazing singer. But he still can't get the stupid cat to hang out with him. Could it be something Bertil said? For example, that the cat is stupid? Bertil clearly must become an even better magpie – if that's even possible. Anna Fiske has written and illustrated a lovely picture book about communication failure and hubris. Praise for Anna Fiske AUTHOR:
Anna Fiskes streangth is that he allowes herself to play with her own imagination – rarities and absurdities, without loosing the reader friendliness. It makes it good without being mainstream. And it is child friendly.
ANNA FISKE TITLE ENGLISH:
BERTIL BECOMES NICE TITLE NORWEGIAN:
BERTIL BLIR GREI
DAGBLADET ABOUT ALL DAY LONG
FORMAT:
168x190 mm / 40 pages
Those taken by the joyous illustrations will be awarded richly. Once you are inside this quivering and bubbly universe, I bet many will not want to leave again. BARNEBOKKRITIKK.NO ABOUT HELLO PLANET!
Anna Fiske creates seemingly scribbly and childish drawings. Those who spend time with them will however not doubt that the level of composition and creative skills are quite high. The book is also sympathetic, having an including and warm take on human lives and differences. A joy for many!
PHOTO: MAJA HATTVANG
ADRESSEAVISA ABOUT HELLO CITY!
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.
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PICTURE BOOKS FOR AGES 4–99 YEARS
EVERYONE HAS A BACKSIDE Did you know that everyone has his or her own body? And that each one of those bodies has a backside? Well, you'll definitely know that after reading this book. In addition to the fronts and backs of bodies, you can read about hair, skin, digestion, hygiene and much more. Everyone has a backside is a little book from a big name. This is a book packed with facts and surprises that provoke thought, speculation and raise awareness around the theme of the human body through skilful use of humour and intimacy.
AUTHOR:
ANNA FISKE TITLE ENGLISH:
EVERYONE HAS A BACKSIDE TITLE NORWEGIAN:
ALLE HAR EN BAKSIDE FORMAT:
Our lovely, strange bodies ‘Anna Fiske's illustrations are recognizable and solid with a strong and well-considered visual tone. Cheerful, colourful stick figures are presented on a white background without shading or complicated details. Despite this, Fiske manages to convey finely tuned emotional expression and nuance. […] This may inspire young children to explore and talk about respect for their own and others' bodies as well as body sounds, shapes and colours.’
170x240 mm / 88 pages RIGHTS SOLD TO:
DENMARK CHINA NETHERLANDS ICELAND SPAIN GERMANY
VG
‘Anna Fiske hits the spot once more with the picture book Everybody has a Backside. […] Everybody has a Backside is an incredibly rich book with a wealth of content that will contribute to both reflection and awareness. It is also very funny, not least due to Anna Fiske's illustrations. Here she is at her best.’ HAMAR ARBEIDERBLADET
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THE FEELINGS GALLERY BY ANNA FISKE:
Love
Happiness
Jealousy
Shyness
Sorrow
Fear
Anger
These books are published by Solum Forlag in Norway.
HELLO-BOOKS BY ANNA FISKE:
PICTURE BOOKS FOR ALL AGES
YOU AND I Grandfathers rowboat is ready, little brother runs ahead. They are going to row, play the letter game, see the great ocean. But the girl in this story is hesitant. There is something that is hard to talk about. One day all of this will be their, grandfather says. The boat, the rain cap, the camping stove. But the girl does not want it. She only wants to keep her grandfather.
AUTHOR:
SYNNE LEA AND STIAN HOLE TITLE ENGLISH:
YOU AND I
You and I is a story about loving someone, and about being afraid of loosing the one you love.
TITLE NORWEGIAN:
DU OG JEG FORMAT:
270x210 mm / 64 pages RIGHTS SOLD TO:
PHOTO: AURORA WILHELMINE LINCHAUSEN
DENMARK (Rosinante & Co) REPUBLIC OF KOREA (Bookbank) ROMANIA (Editura Univers)
Synne Lea (1974–) was born and raised in Oslo. She has published two poetry collections, and one novel for young readers; Leo and Mei (2012). In 2013 The Night Watch (Nattevakten) was published, a poetry collection for children illustrated by Stian Hole. The book was nominated to The Brage Prize and The Norwegian Critics Prize. Synne Leas books for children and young readers have been sold to a number of countries.
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PICTURE BOOKS FOR ALL AGES
THE NIGHT WATCH Taking their cue from settings that children recognise, these poems investigate concepts such as dreaming, longing and friendship. The familiar and intimate is transformed into a limitless, allencompassing world. The illustrations are dream-like but real at the same time. Synne Lea and Stian Hole have together created Nattevakt, a different, image-rich collection of poetry. AUTHOR:
SYNNE LEA AND STIAN HOLE TITLE ENGLISH:
‘… The poems are written for children, and there is good reason to believe that they will hit home with many young readers with astute observations imparted through well-selected words. But even so, they shine with vigour and have a great deal to offer adult readers … There's so much life to be found within the illustrations. They appear to explode before your eyes! Not quite like a full-on explosion, but would it be right to say an implosion? There is certainly a quiet energy within them – something held back.
THE NIGHT WATCH TITLE NORWEGIAN:
NATTEVAKT FORMAT:
170x220 mm / 88 pages
VÅRT LAND
‘These are thoughtful texts, almost like perceptions of situations and voices … The texts are held together by a running theme of family life. Illustrator Stian Hole lifts the book's poetic dimension in an astounding manner. With characteristic precision, lightness of touch and what I would describe as purity, he rolls out one visual treat after another.’ AFTENPOSTEN
‘The short verses are open and inviting, containing numerous questions and not many answers, making for some surprising reflections. They challenge the reader to view reality from a different perspective, whether young or old … Hole's illustrations are intended for children, filled with secrets yet tangible, whilst Lea's poetry is allusive and unobtrusive.’
Stian Hole (1969–) is a reputed illustrator and an author. He has created several prize winning picture books and a number of book covers. For his works, he has received prizes like the Brage Prize, Bologna Ragazzi Award and Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis.
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PHOTO: ANDRÉ LØYNING
DRAMMENS TIDENDE
PICTURE BOOKS FOR AGES 3–6 YEARS
BOY AND GIRL FIX GUTT OG JENTE REPARERER
Boy and Girl fix things. A broken teddy bear and a broken car. Now everything is fixed! What will they do now? Break something, of course! The third book about Boy and Girl is about building things up and tearing them down. And a little bit about what needs to be done to make Adult happy again.
AUTHOR:
HILDE MATRE LARSEN AND MARI KANSTAD JOHNSEN TITLE ENGLISH:
BOY AND GIRL FIX TITLE NORWEGIAN:
GUTT OG JENTE REPARERER FORMAT:
PHOTO: CAPPELEN DAMM
168x190 mm
Hilde Matre Larsen (1975–) has worked as a literary mediator, reviewer and writer, as well as a publishing editor. She has written several children's books and studied literature, art history and children's and young adult literature. She lives in Oslo with her husband, children and an imaginary cat named Renate. Mari Kanstad Johnsen (1981–) lives and works in Oslo as an illustrator, author and painter. She was educated at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts and Konstfack in Stockholm. She debuted as a picture book illustrator in 2011, and as a picture book author in 2013.
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PICTURE BOOKS FOR AGES 3–6 YEARS
BOY AND GIRL DIG GUTT OG JENTE GRAVER
Boy and Girl dig an enormous hole in the garden. With an enormous excavator. What should they put in the hole? The excavator, of course! Boy and Girl play around with the boundaries between fantasy and reality while continuing to explore recognizable themes for little ones – like the world, friendship, feelings and sense of self.
AUTHOR:
HILDE MATRE LARSEN AND MARI KANSTAD JOHNSEN FORMAT:
168x190 mm / 32 pages
FOR AGES 3–6 YEARS
BOY AND GIRL PLAY PRETEND GUTT OG JENTE LATER SOM
With easily understandable sentences and identity as its theme, author Hilde Matre Larsen has an eye to non-fiction classics for children. Mari Kanstad Johnsen's tidy drawings offer the same associations. But Boy and Girl Play pretend (Gutt og jente later som) is quite different from educational picture books from the 1970s.
AUTHOR:
HILDE MATRE LARSEN AND MARI KANSTAD JOHNSEN FORMAT:
The perspective is uncompromising, childlike and playful. And for Boy and Girl, everything is possible.
168x190 mm / 32 pages RIGHTS SOLD TO:
FRANCE (Cambourakis)
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PICTURE BOOKS FOR AGES 3–6 YEARS
YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT UNTIL YOU SEE IT The year's longest book! A very special accordion-book that grows as you read it. Unfold this humorous and spirited picture book and see everything that happens in the kitchen while you're sleeping! I wake up from some noises and creep downstairs, but almost don't believe what I'm seeing
AUTHOR:
INGEBORG ELIASSEN AND HILDE HODNEFJELD
– because underneath the striped kitchen mat, I find nothing other than the cross-eyed neighbor cat snoring!
TITLE ENGLISH:
YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT UNTIL YOU SEE IT
But that's not the worst part …
TITLE NORWEGIAN:
DU TROR DET IKKE FØR DU FÅR SE DET
Because what is really happening in the kitchen while we're asleep? Who is making all those strange noises? You won't believe it before you see it – but luckily Ingeborg Eliassen and Hilde Hodnefjeld have created a colorful and fun picture book to show you!
FORMAT:
248x272 mm
PHOTO: ANDRÉ LØYNING
Technical facts: You Won't Believe It Until You See It is made of solid paper (but not cardboard). It can be read like a normal book, but when you unfold it, it grows to over two meters long! On the one side, you can read the poem and see what is happening in the kitchen: and it's a lot! On the other side of the accordion, we're standing outside of the house and peeking through the window. Without a doubt, this year's most original book!
Ingeborg Eliassen (1953–) is from the County of Nordland in Northern Norway. She 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. Hilde Hodnefjeld (1966–) trained at the Oslo National Academy of Arts, and works as an illustrator and draughtswoman.
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PICTURE BOOKS
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PICTURE BOOKS FOR AGES 4–8 YEARS
THE BIRD PARTY Flapps is a nocturnal animal who gets bored when there's no one to play with. Everyone else sleeps at night – just not Flapps! Sometimes Mark plays with her, but tonight Mark has to go to bed earlier than usual. Mark was invited to a birthday party at the birds' place. Flapps wasn't. So, she steals the invitation when Mark is sleeping and goes herself. But the birds aren't particularly interested in having a visit from Flapps. They want Mark, and there's a reason for that …
AUTHOR:
ALICE BJERKNES LIMA DE FARIA TITLE ENGLISH:
THE BIRD PARTY
The author of the successful It wasn't me, said Robinhound follows up with a delightful story about feeling like an outsider, about finding your own friends and about being proud of who you are.
TITLE NORWEGIAN:
FUGLEFESTEN FORMAT:
248x272 mm / 56 pages RIGHTS SOLD TO:
PHOTO: BILLYBONKERS
SWEDEN (Natur & Kultur)
Alice Bjerknes Lima de Faria (1968–) is a Norwegian-Swedish scenographer and illustrator. She graduated from Gothenburg School of Design and Crafts and the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, and holds a Master of Fine Art degree in Scenography. She began her work as a freelance illustrator in 2005, producing book covers and work for a range of magazines and journals.
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PICTURE BOOKS FOR AGES 3–7 YEARS
IT WASN'T ME! SAID ROBINHOUND 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.
AUTHOR:
ALICE BJERKNES LIMA DE FARIA TITLE ENGLISH:
Everyone scolds him and no one understands that it wasn't his fault.
IT WASN'T ME! SAID ROBINHOUND TITLE NORWEGIAN:
DET VAR IKKE JEG! SA ROBINHUND
‘This picture-book is right on target … a real joy to read. It wasn't me! said Robinhound is elegant, beautifully illustrated, witty and warm.’
FORMAT:
235x295 mm / 40 pages
DAGBLADET
‘Brilliant picture book with expressive illustrations, where everything is experienced from Robinhound's perspective.’
RIGHTS SOLD TO:
DENMARK (ABC Forlag) GERMANY (Mixtvision) REPUBLIC OF KOREA SWEDEN (Natur & Kultur)
BYAVISA TØNSBERG
‘It is beautifully illustrated, well written, it will engage and delight young readers – both the unlucky and their friends.’ DEMOKRATEN
‘Admitting fault can be hard even for adults, and no less difficult for children. This is a picture book that pays attention to the child's perspective in a good way.’ BARNEBOKKRITIKK.NO
‘De Faria's picture book is a delight to read. The story is, both in pictures and words, well balanced, beautiful and funny. The cast of characters is priceless.’ DAGBLADET HELGEAVISA
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PICTURE BOOKS FOR AGES 4–6 YEARS
HANNEMONE AND HULDA Hulda and Hannemone are a wood nymph and a mermaid. One lives in the forest and one in the sea. Once a year, they set a table for a party where they plan to find a husband. For wood nymphs, these are timbermen. For mermaids, it's sailors. But neither Hulda nor Hannemone can find someone suitable. Their desire for adventure is undeniable and they go out into the world, where they find each other.
AUTHOR:
JENNY JORDAHL TITLE ENGLISH:
HANNEMONE AND HULDA TITLE NORWEGIAN:
HANNEMONE OG HULDA FORMAT:
272x198 mm / 48 pages
PHOTO: JULIE LUNDE LILLESÆTER
With colorful and flowery lines, in Jenny Jordahl's debut book she draws a world in which you can ask questions about the established and biased in a humorous and wise way.
Jenny Jordahl (1989–) is an illustrator, designer, blogger and cartoonist. She is well known for her collaborations with feminist writer Marta Breen on books like The F Word and 60 Women You Should've Met. The F Word was awarded the Culture Department's Textbook Award in 2015. She illustrates a regular environmental column for Aftenposten Junior and does her own cartoon series: Life among the animals.
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PICTURE BOOKS FOR AGES 4–8 YEARS
SOON YOU'LL BE SLEEPING A YEAR OF GOODNIGHTS Children sleep. Grown-ups sleep. Animals sleep. And the seasons of the year sleep too. AUTHOR:
HADDY NJIE AND LISA AISATO
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.
TITLE ENGLISH:
SOON YOU'LL BE SLEEPING TITLE NORWEGIAN:
SNART SOVER DU FORMAT:
248x272 mm / 40 pages
‘Turning the pages of this lovely book is like returning to childhood's best and strongest children's books memories.’
RIGHTS SOLD TO:
DAGBLADET
CANADA (Firefly) CHINA (Beijing Tianlue Books Co., Ltd) DENMARK (Turbine) GREECE (Kokkini klosti demeni) ROMANIA (Editura Univers) SLOVENIA (Založbe Zala) SWEDEN (Bonnier Carlsen)
‘Exceptionally beautiful picture book from sisters Haddy N'jie and Lisa Aisato – who for the first time have combined their forces together.’ VG
‘A magnificent picture book.’ NRK.NO
‘The book is a goodnight story with a set structure through four seasons that are personified with a magical sumptuousness. Each season has its own unique personality, but the structure is the same in each season's four double-sided pages.’ AFTENPOSTEN
‘The result is extraordinary. Beautiful, colourful, lively illustrations, combined with a seemingly simple, yet all the more poetic, text.’ DAGSAVISEN
Haddy J. N'jie (1979–) is an artist and a columnist, a singer, writer and a composer. She is educated within journalism, and has been working in NRK as well as a freelancer for a number og newspapers and magazines. Lisa Aisato (1981–) is an author and artist, but also one of Norway's foremost illustrators. She has illustrated and written a number of books for children.
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PICTURE BOOKS FOR AGES 5–9 YEARS
THREADS Threads is based on Torill Kove's latest animated film of the same name. A red thread lifts a woman up and leads her to a small child. The child is anxious and doesn't like to be touched, but eventually the two are tied together. We follow them through the child's upbringing – until the thread loosens and the child goes its own way. A poignant and touching story about love and attachment, told almost without a single word.
AUTHOR:
TORILL KOVE TITLE ENGLISH:
THREADS
TITLE NORWEGIAN:
TRÅDER
FORMAT:
210x277 mm / 40 pages RIGHTS SOLD TO:
PHOTO: IDA MEYN
CANADA (Firefly)
Torill Kove (1958–) has written and illustrated several childrens books based on her animated films. The animated short The Danish Poet won an Oscar in 2007, and she was again nominated for an Oscar for the aminated short Moulton and me. She has also illustrated the Johannes Jensen books, and directed the animated film Hokus Pokus Alfons Åberg (sv.). Torill Kove lives in Canada.
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MORE BOOKS BY TORILL KOVE:
PICTURE BOOKS
MONS AND MONA MAKE SMOOTHIES WITH RECIPES Mons and Mona are craving sugar and look through the whole house trying to find candy, but the only thing they can find is a dusty raisin! But then they realize they can make smoothies – those are good! Papa helps them with the blender, and together they make a delicious smoothie. In the back of the book are smoothie recipes.
AUTHOR:
PÅL H. CHRISTIANSEN AND MORTEN N. PEDERSEN TITLE ENGLISH:
MONS AND MONA MAKE SMOOTHIES – WITH RECIPES
Other books in the series:
TITLE NORWEGIAN:
MONS OG MONA LAGER SMOOTHIE – MED OPPSKRIFTER FORMAT:
168x190 mm / 32 pages
Pål H. Christiansen (1958–) has written several novels for children and adults. Morten N. Pedersen (1975–) is an illustrator, animator and author. He has published books about Bo, illustrated Summer with Fjodor and developed the books about Mons and Mona together with Pål H. Christiansen.
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PICTURE BOOKS FOR AGES 4–8 YEARS
THE GREEN TREE In the little village of Snippen, there are more apple trees than residents! But it only takes one tree to get the attention of the entire world. One tree where the leaves never disappear, and there are always fresh apples – even in the winter. When the tree gets famous, the whole world comes to Snippen. But it turns out that not all attention is good. AUTHOR:
MAX ESTES TITLE ENGLISH:
THE GREEN TREE TITLE NORWEGIAN:
DET GRØNNE TREET FORMAT:
Max Estes (1977–) is an American illustrator and cartoonist living in Norway. His work has been published and exhibited in Europe, Asia, USA, Canada and Scandinavia.
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PHOTO: ANN-SOFI S. EMILSEN
197x215 mm / 64 pages
PICTURE BOOKS FOR AGES 3–6 YEARS
THE MAGIC CARDBOARD BOX All children have played in a box. In this picture book, it's a simple, brown cardboard box that sends the small adventurers on a journey. They go back in time to the paleocontinent of Pangea and into the future. With simple rhyming verse lines and fantastic illustrations, the reader is taken on an educational and fantastical journey. The Magic Cardboard Box is artist Kristin Bortolotti's debut book.
AUTHOR:
KRISTIN BORTOLOTTI TITLE ENGLISH:
THE MAGIC CARDBOARD BOX TITLE NORWEGIAN:
DEN MAGISKE PAPPESKEN FORMAT:
PHOTO: MAJA HATTVANG
248x272 mm
Kristin Bortolotti (1978–) was educated at the Florence Academy of Art – Sculpture Program. The Magic Cardboard Box is her debut book.
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PICTURE BOOKS
THE BOY AND THE GLOWING TREE Tiles father is looking for treasure. One day a mysterious tree grows out of one of the holes he has dug. The tree has purple nuts that can turn into anything your mind can imagine. All of a sudden anything is possible for Tile and his little family. But the animals try to warn him, telling him to cut down the tree before it's too late.
AUTHOR:
AGNAR LIRHUS AND RUNE MARKHUS
The book is published by To streker in Norway.
TITLE ENGLISH:
THE BOY AND THE GLOWING TREE TITLE NORWEGIAN:
GUTTEN OG DET GLØDENDE TREET
K
PHOTO: BRITT MYHRVOLD
ongen tryllet frem en diger slette mellom fjellene. Her ba han undersåttene om å plante verdens største krokkiskog.
Agnar Lirhus (1978–) is an author and teacher. He has received the Booksellers' Author's Stipend and been nominated for the P2-Listeners' Novel Prize for his books for adults. This is his first young adult book. Rune Markhus (1972–) has an education from Westerdal's School of Communication, and illustrates magazines, marketing material, animation and books.
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PICTURE BOOKS
WHAT DID SHE SAY? The meadow buttercup exists; The experts and the after thought exists; The angels, the embryos and the ecstasy exists; The echo exists; the drilling holes, the twirlers, the mud swirls; and the after light exists, the moth and the crayfish exists, the carabids, the river, the loneliness exists, and auk and the pseudoscorpion exist, and ethereal rooms, and the hereafter, the hereafter … What did she say? Is inspired by the book Alfabet by Inger Christensen. The book is an illustrated poem, with its eyes both at the past and the future. An Echo, an alarm.
AGNAR LIRHUS AND RUNE MARKHUS
The book is published by H//O//F in Norway .
WHAT DID SHE SAY?
AUTHOR:
TITLE ENGLISH:
TITLE NORWEGIAN:
HVA VAR DET HUN SA?
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PICTURE BOOKS FOR AGES 5–9 YEARS
REYNARD'S REVEILLE – PIGGY POST New read-aloud gem about Fox and Piglet, a series especially entertaining for both children and adults with a sense of humor! In the thirteenth book about Fox and Piglet, the two friends decide to make a newspaper. But it isn't that easy to find exciting news in the forest! A mouse who almost trips isn't that fun to write about. And what will they have on the front page? Luckily, the King of the Forest is coming to visit, and then things start to pick up.
AUTHOR:
BJØRN F. RØRVIK AND PER DYBVIG TITLE ENGLISH:
REYNARD'S REVEILLE – PIGGY POST TITLE NORWEGIAN:
REVELJEN-GRISEPOSTEN FORMAT:
PHOTO: OBSERVATORIET
210x285 mm / 56 pages
Bjørn F. Rørvik (1964–). Since his first book in 1996, he has become one of the most successful and renowned childrens books authors in Norway. His book-series about The Three Billy Goats Gruff (ill. Gry Moursund), Purriot (ill. Ragnar Aalbu) and Fox & Piglet (ill Per Dybvig) has sold in hundreds of thousands of books in Norway alone. His writing is full of crazy humour and original concoctions that make them great fun for readers of all ages. Bjørn knows quite a lot about birds and animals, and enjoy traveling around Norway reading from his books.
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PREVIOUS BOOKS IN THIS SERIES:
PICTURE BOOKS FOR AGES 4–8 YEARS
THE BILLY GOATS GRUFF START SCHOOL
#1
BESTSELLER IN NORWAY 2017
The Three Billy Goats Gruff are back – and this time they're starting school!
AUTHOR:
BJØRN F. RØRVIK TITLE ENGLISH:
Once upon a time, there were three goats called the Billy Goats Gruff. They'd gotten a letter saying that they had to start school. ‘But why?’ asked the smallest. ‘Everyone has to go to school these days,’ explained the biggest. So, they agreed that they would try it out for a week or two. But the school has a new principal – and it isn't just anyone!
THE BILLY GOATS GRUFF START SCHOOL TITLE NORWEGIAN:
BUKKENE BRUSE BEGYNNER PÅ SKOLEN ILLUSTRATED BY:
GRY MOURSUND FORMAT:
230x260 mm / 48 pages
‘They did it again! The Billy Goats Gruff starts school is a lovely picture book that will make the grown ups laugh and the children squeal with horror and delight.’
RIGHTS SOLD TO:
DENMARK (Rosinante & Co) GERMANY (Klett) SWEDEN (Lilla Piratförlaget)
VG
‘With this, the third book about The Billy Goats Gruff, Rørvik and Moursund again shows us talented cheekiness.’ AFTENPOSTEN
PHOTO: OBSERVATORIET
Bjørn F. Rørvik (1964–). Since his first book in 1996, he has become one of the most successful and renowned childrens books authors in Norway. His book-series about The Three Billy Goats Gruff (ill. Gry Moursund), Purriot (ill. Ragnar Aalbu) and Fox & Piglet (ill Per Dybvig) has sold in hundreds of thousands of books in Norway alone. His writing is full of crazy humour and original concoctions that make them great fun for readers of all ages. 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 The Three Billy Goats Gruff at the Water Park.
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BOOKS IN THIS SERIES:
PRINT RUN OF
194 000 COPIES IN NORWAY
RIGHTS SOLD TO:
CHINA DENMARK FAROE ISLANDS FRANCE GERMANY KOREA SWEDEN
PRINT RUN OF
103 000 COPIES IN NORWAY
RIGHTS SOLD TO:
CHINA DENMARK FAROE ISLANDS FRANCE SWEDEN
With The Billy Goats at the Water Park and The Three Billy Goats Gruff Return, Bjørn F. Rørvik and Gry Moursund have given children a brand new depiction of the Billy Goats Gruff we know from fairytales. And the adventure is far from over for the three goats!
PICTURE BOOKS
CLOUD AND MIST ON A FOG CRUISE In the middle of Holmenkollbakken we find Fog City, where the fog trolls live. In the ancient fog weaving, the oldest of them sits and weaves thick and thin fog blankets in the most beautiful colors, shapes and patterns. When a fog blanket is finished, then everyone who is visiting Holmenkollen can admire it and say to one another: Now we have seen the famous Kollen Fog!
AUTHOR:
GUDNY INGEBJØRG HAGEN AND SANDRA STEFFENSEN TITLE ENGLISH:
CLOUD AND MIST ON A FOG CRUISE TITLE NORWEGIAN:
TÅKETROLL FORMAT:
PHOTO: JUNE WITZØE
230x260 mm / 56 pages
Gudny Ingebjørg Hagen (1954–) has written screenplays for a number of children's television series for NRK. She is responsible for writing all the books, screenplays, and theatre and film scripts for Jul i Blåfjell, Jul på Månetoppen and Julenatt i Blåfjell.
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WINNER OF THE
BRAGE PRIZE 2016!
PICTURE BOOKS FOR AGES 6–9 YEARS
ESTER AND THE WHALE ESTER OG HVALEN
Ester is certain that she saw a whale on her class trip. It wasn't a rock. She's not just trying to get attention! But not even the teacher believes her. The lesson of the week about the ocean and space is supposed to end with a presentation, but Safia and Kornelia don't want to be in a group with Ester. They just think she's odd. Ester and the Whale is a story about feeling left out, and a story about having a very big friend who lives in the ocean.
AUTHOR:
JILL MOURSUND TITLE ENGLISH:
ESTER AND THE WHALE FORMAT:
198x272 mm
FOR AGES 6–9 YEARS
PETRELS STORMFUGLER
Ester is about to start school in a place where she doesn't know anyone, as Ester's mom has decided that they should move closer to Grandpa. With great dread, Ester counts down the days until the first day of school. What she needs, is a friend who understands how it feels to be a long way from home – and she finds this friend in an unexpected form. Stormfugler is about something many children will recognize: the fear of change.
AUTHOR:
JILL MOURSUND FORMAT:
198x272 mm / 48 pages
Jill Moursund (1971–) is an illustrator with a graduate degree in visual communication from Oslo National Academy of the Arts. She has illustrated several books for children.
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PICTURE BOOKS FOR AGES 5–10 YEARS
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.
AUTHOR:
KAIA DAHLE NYHUS FORMAT:
White Raven 2017
190x260 mm / 48 pages RIGHTS SOLD TO:
CHINA (China Railway Publishing House) FOR AGES 4–6 YEARS
THE DAY MOM LEFT EN DAG DRAR MAMMA
The Day Mom Left is a picture book about losing someone and then losing your sense of reality. With the help of a good grasp of the visual and a poetic text, Kaia Dahle Nyhus captures the understanding of loss and want with warmth and humour.
AUTHOR:
KAIA LINNEA DAHLE NYHUS
Kaia Linnea Dahle Nyhus (1990–) studied visual communication at the National Academy of Arts in Oslo, and also studied illustration at the Luzern College in Switzerland. She has illustrated several of Gro Dahles children´s books, and was awarded the Ministry of Cultures Illustration Prize in 2011 for the book Hope, said Goose. The War, from 2013 was nominated to the Norwegian Critics Prize and The Nordic Councils Children's literature prize. In 2014 she made her own debut with the book Do you want to hear a secret, that she received the NBU Debutant Prize for.
FORMAT:
170x335 mm / 40 pages RIGHTS SOLD TO:
DENMARK (Jensen & Dalgaard)
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PICTURE BOOKS FOR AGES 7–10 YEARS
OPEN SESAME Brothers Al and Kas share a room and a computer. When big brother Kas has friends over, Al isn't allowed to hang out with them. But he can use the computer again after they've gone. And one day there is something on the screen that shouldn't have been there … Children are more vulnerable to sexual content online than ever before. Very few parents enable filters on web searches at home, and today's children learn about pornography earlier than ever before.
AUTHOR:
GRO DAHLE TITLE ENGLISH:
OPEN SESAME
TITLE NORWEGIAN:
SESAM, SESAM
Gro Dahle has won awards and critical acclaim for addressing problematic themes for children and young readers.
ILLUSTRATED BY:
KAIA LINNEA DAHLE NYHUS FORMAT:
PHOTO: MAJA HATTVANG
245x265 mm / 48 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 given little attention. Her poetry collections Riddles of Rain (Regnværsgåter) and A Hundred Thousand Hours (Hundre tusen timer) have solid places in the canon of modern Norwegian poetry. She has also published novels and short stories.
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MORE BOOKS BY GRO DAHLE:
EASY READER FOR AGES 4–7 YEARS
GLENN AND THE BAD GUYS GLENN OG SKURKENE
All the police officers are able to capture bad guys, except for Glenn. "Namby pamby!" the other officers call him. But tomorrow, Glenn is going to show them! You can say a lot about Officer Glenn. He's nice. He's tidy. He's helpful. But he's not particularly observant.
AUTHOR:
CAMILLA KUHN FORMAT:
Camilla Kuhn has written and illustrated a new, funny Easy Reader that will hit home with the youngest readers.
168x190 mm
FOR AGES 4–7 YEARS
LUNDA AT RIDING SCHOOL LUNDA PÅ RIDESKOLE
Lunda has her first day at riding school. Everything that can go wrong, does go wrong. She gets caught up in the bushes, obstructs the traffic and gallops when she should trot. AUTHOR:
There is no end of ways to make a fool of yourself when you are a beginner at riding school; especially if you are a horse, like Lunda! Camilla Kuhn has written and illustrated a colourful and comical book in the Little Lion series about the challenges at a riding school – from a pony's perspective.
CAMILLA KUHN FORMAT:
168x190 mm / 40 pages RIGHTS SOLD TO:
DENMARK (Lamberth) SWEDEN (Triumf Förlag)
Camilla Kuhn (1975–) debuted in 2007. She has created several books for children.
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EASY READER FOR AGES 4–7 YEARS
SCARY MELONS SKUMLE MELONER
Fruit seller Plum has a big problem: no one is buying melons, not even if they're refreshing and delicious. The customers seem like they're downright scared! Detective Ole gets on the case. Can the customers' skepticism simply be blamed on a typo? Scary Melons is an easy-reader crime book – something that isn't all that common. Those who want to solve the mystery will also have to look closely at the language!
AUTHOR:
JAN CHR. NÆSS AND KAMILA SLOCINSKA FORMAT:
168x190 mm
Jan Chr. Næss (1964–) is an award-winning author, who writes for both children and adults.
FOR AGES 6–9 YEARS
STOLEN FRIEND STJÅLET VENN
Charming easy reader about needing someone to hang out with. Gustav solves this in his own way! It's summer break, and Gustav is bored. No one else is home, and Mom is just tidying up. Outside the store is a dog. Mom has always told him never to go up to strange dogs. But Mom isn't there, is she?
AUTHOR:
INGELIN RØSSLAND AND ÅSHILD IRGENS FORMAT:
160x233 mm / 64 pages Ingelin Røssland (1976–) is an award-winning and critically acclaimed author who made her debut in 1998. She studied theatre and journalism, and is now based in Stockholm, where she continues to write.
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EASY READER FOR AGES 5–10 YEARS
ALL THE CHILDREN EASY READER ALLE BARNA LESELØVE
All the Children Easy Reader contains all the best All the Children jokes – and many more! Rewritten to make the reading not only easy, but also fun. Richly illustrated by Jens A. Larsen Aas.
EDITOR:
HÅKON FORFOD SØNNELAND AND JENS A. LARSEN AAS FORMAT:
148x210 mm
FOR AGES 7–10 YEARS
THE SKI TRIP SKITUREN
Exciting easy reader about a ski trip that suddenly gets serious, about friendship, and about helping one another. It's almost time for a ski day, and Anders wants to teach Khalid how to ski. First, they practice on the hills behind the apartment. But one evening, they follow the ski trail into the forest, and Anders falls on a steep hill. His foot is hurt, and it's dark and cold. How are they going to get home now? AUTHOR:
SIDSEL JØRANLID AND MARTIN MAUSETH HVATTUM FORMAT:
148x210 mm / 80 pages
Sidsel Jøranlid (1970–) is from Oslo and works as a freelance journalist. She has previously written three children's books about Bettina.
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EASY READER FOR AGES 6–9 YEARS
STINE CLASS 1A STINE KLASSE 1A
Charming easy read from a first grader's everyday life: About the first day of school, about loose teeth that are stuck, about annoying bigger boys, and even bigger boys who protect you and who you can fall in love with.
AUTHOR:
TANIA KJELDSET FORMAT:
148x210 mm
FOR AGES 6–9 YEARS
STINE CAN'T SWIM STINE KAN IKKE SVØMME
Friends are important when you are eight years old. Especially when there is something you do not know how to do, when almost everyone else does. What if Gunn discovers that Stine can´t swim? She would tell everyone! Only Markus knows, because he is a friend. A boyfriend? Noooo! You can fall out of friendship if someone would say that you were. But Markus is there when he is needed. And by the pool Stine also finds a new friend. AUTHOR:
TANIA KJELDSET FORMAT:
148x210 mm
Tania Kjeldset (1960–) is an illustrator and writer with nine children's and young adult books to her credit. Her previous book, Juli, was sold to France, Sweden and Germany.
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FOR AGES 5–9 YEARS
THE CROCODILE THIEF
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ILLUSTRATED FICTION
OM
TE D TO T INA H
DEUTCHER JUGENDLITERATURPREIS 2017
Odd isn't particularly brave. In fact, he's really rather afraid. Of dogs, for example, and of teenagers. He's terrible at football and is always picked last during gym class. Worst of all, he cries so easily, especially when the others tease him. And they do, at every opportunity.
AUTHOR:
TARAN L. BJØRNSTAD AND CHRISTOFFER GRAV
But one day the class take a trip to the aquarium where Odd meets Rolf Lange, head of the reptile department. Rolf has tattoos and a pierced ear. He handles snakes and crocodiles as if they were cuddly toys.
TITLE ENGLISH:
THE CROCODILE THIEF TITLE NORWEGIAN:
KROKODILLETYVEN FORMAT:
Rolf probably isn't afraid of anything, Odd thinks , and is struck with an idea: he has to become tough, and what he really needs is a crocodile …
215x255 mm / 136 pages RIGHTS SOLD TO:
DENMARK (Turbine) GERMANY (Beltz) REPUBLIC OF KOREA (LIME Co Ltd.)
‘Funny story about the need for a crocodile … The Crocodile Thief is about doing something crazy when you really just need a friend. The book combines everyday life, facts about reptiles and drama in a charming way, and fortunately ends well for both Odd and the crocodile.’ DAGBLADET
‘Bjørnstad has triumphed in the art of writing. This wild story becomes realistic and logical when seen from Odd's point of view, and therefore even funnier. Development and details are finely-balanced. We cheer for what is hopeless and understand the themes behind the story. Christoffer Grav's illustrations are stylish and inventive, and the entirety is a wonderful book.’ AFTENPOSTEN
Taran Lysne Bjørnstad (1966–) has studied Media and Communication in London and Oslo, and has a degree with the University of Oslo. She has worked as a media analyst and researcher, with a special focus on children and youth. Bjørnstad has previously published several books for children and young adults. Christoffer Grav (1983–) is an illustrator and graphic designer who studied graphic design for three years at Westerdals School of Communication.
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ILLUSTRATED FICTION
FOR AGES 7–10 YEARS
EMMA AND ISAK – TREASURE HUNTS AND DIRTY TRICKS Twins Emma and Isak are nine years old. They have a two-yearold brother, a mom and dad, a grandmother in the house next door, and they live on Eiktun farm. Emma loves to play soccer, and she has two rabbits. Isak wants a dog more than anything else in the world. But Mom is scared of dogs, so there's no farm dog at Eiktun.
AUTHOR:
HELENE NAGELHUS AND JENS A. LARSEN AAS TITLE ENGLISH:
Life at Eiktun is full of adventures and everyday pleasures. Emma and Isak never get bored. They help out in Mom's café, they rescue a baby fox, they build a cable car with Uncle Knut and they reveal something quite illegal!
EMMA AND ISAK – TREASURE HUNTS AND DIRTY TRICKS
Over the course of a year, we get to follow the twins around in the forest and mountains, on the farm and in the village. We learn just what it's like to live on a farm, be nine years old and have a twin!
148x210 mm / 248 pages
TITLE NORWEGIAN:
EMMA OG ISAK – SKATTEJAKT OG SKURKESTREKER FORMAT:
RIGHTS SOLD TO:
GERMANY (dtv Verlagsgesellschaft GmbH & Co. KG.)
Helene Nagelhus (1986–) was born in Bergen. She lives in Voss with her husband and children, and has worked in both a sports shop and a kindergarten.
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PHOTO: CASSANDRA KRINGSTAD SKJÆRET
Helen Nagelhus debuts with great story-telling abilities, and she's written an incredibly charming and recognizable story.
ILLUSTRATED FICTION
FOR AGES 8–13 YEARS
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.
AUTHOR:
LINDE HAGERUP AND JENS A. LARSEN AAS TITLE ENGLISH:
ONE BROTHER TOO MANY TITLE NORWEGIAN:
EN BROR FOR MYE FORMAT:
148x210 mm / 168 pages RIGHTS SOLD TO:
GERMANY (Gerstenberg) RUSSIA (Piter Class Ltd.)
PHOTO: OBSERVATORIET
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. Jens A. Larsen Aas (1993–) is from Malvik, just outside of Trondheim. He graduated with a bachelor's degree from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, and now works as a freelance illustrator.
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‘Poetic and engaging about a great challenge for a 9 year old …Hagerup has written a rock solid novel that talks straight to its audience, and at the same time allows them to chew on more than other easy reader's books tend to do. That takes great talent.’ DAGBLADET
‘ …a language so fresh that it is a delight … it is well done to let Sara live out her frustrations without me as a reader loosing the sympathy for her.’ BERGENS TIDENDE
‘Direct and unpretentious, poetic without being pompous, rythmically and cut to the bone. Hagerup is an astute observer.’ FREDRIKSSTADS BLAD
NOVELS FOR AGES 9–14 YEARS
THE MILLION KRONER KINDNESS COMPETITION
BOOKS AT
BERLINALE 2018
One perfectly ordinary day, Frank and Mom win the lottery. And then there aren't any more ordinary days. Everyone in the village is after the twenty-four million. And Mom makes it worse by promising money to whomever is nicest. Frank and Mom flee to southern Europe. How long can they keep their heads in the sand? Who will win the competition? And does it really mean that Frank won't get a single cent? This book is a humorous story about how difficult it is to be incredibly rich – and at the same time a good person.
AUTHOR:
ARNFINN KOLERUD TITLE ENGLISH:
THE MILLION KRONER KINDNESS COMPETITION TITLE NORWEGIAN:
SNILLIONEN FORMAT:
130x205 mm / 240 pages
Nominated to the Norwegian Critics Award 2017 ‘Arnfinn Kolerud writes about money without moralizing. The Million Kroner Kindness Competition is a funny and deep drilling childrens book about what riches can do to people. This is a story that leaves you with valuable recognition, as well as it is entertaining here and now.’ NRK
‘Kolerud has an impressive talent for lingual fabulation. The book is full of humoristic examples of children explaining to the grown-ups what is precise and not precise language. Children, with their simple and logic way of seeing language, they put the grown-ups in place. It is both thought provoking and funny.’
PHOTO: KRISTIN OLDEIDE
ROMSDALS BUDSTIKKE
Arnfinn Kolerud (b. 1968) writes for both children and adults. He has received several awards for his books, amongst them The Cultural Ministry debut prize and the Nynorsk Children´s Book Award.
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NOVELS FOR AGES 10–13 YEARS
IF YOU LIE HVIS DU LYVER
A beautiful and crystal clear examination of the all-consuming experience of first love – with a twist. Protagonist Klara isn't in love with Matias, like everybody thinks. She is in love with her neighbour Sofie, two years her senior. ‘Writing for children is not a problem for Blatt. His telling of Klara's story is as neat as it is nimble. … A recent visit to the local book shop revealed that mystery and fantasy books are dominating the shelves. I won't say a word against this genre, but children need variation. Not everyone likes ghosts and magic. If you lie is a welcome addition. This is an open and easily read story about love which is neither raucous nor speculative.’
AUTHOR:
THOMAS MARCO BLATT
DAGBLADET
FORMAT:
130x205 mm / 144 pages
Thomas Marco Blatt (1980–) has published two critically acclaimed novels, several collections of poetry and received the Tarjei Vesaas First Writers Award for his debut. If You Lie (Hvis du lyver) was his first novel for young readers. He has also written Brother, Sister, a collection of poetry for children.
RIGHTS SOLD TO:
DENMARK (Turbine)
FOR AGES 9–12 YEARS
WHERE NO ONE CAN FIND US DER INGEN FINN OSS
Journey into the fantasy – to a place where no one can find us! He's sick – so sick that he can't even go to school. She isn't enjoying herself at school, where the others aren't nice to her. The two meet between their apartment buildings, and he takes her into a fairytale they make themselves. They find a robber castle, they are trapped in the underworld, they escape the plague but they manage! At least in the fantasy AUTHOR:
MATHIAS NYHAGEN ASPLUND FORMAT:
130x205 mm / 128 pages
Mathias Nyhagen Asplund (1988–) lives in London, where he writes, auditions and acts in various theater productions.
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NOVELS FOR AGES 9–12 YEARS
JØRGEN + ANNE IS TRUE Some grown ups think that you cannot fall in love before you're thirteen. But you can. When Anne was in fourth grade she was so in love with Jørgen that she almost wrecked the fence in the Bandit Garden. And she slept behind a rock all night when they where no longer together. But Ellen with the long ponytail also wanted to be Jørgens girlfriend. That is when Anne wrote a false love letter … AUTHOR:
VIGDIS HJORTH
This is the most IN LOVE book you could ever imagine.
TITLE NORWEGIAN:
JØRGEN + ANNE ER SANT
Jørgen + Anne is TRUE has been the favourite book of thousands of girls – and boys! – since it was first published in 1984.
FORMAT:
130x205 mm / 144 pages RIGHTS SOLD TO:
UKRAINE
Vigdis Hjorth (1959–) has made an exciting literary career and has written many popular books for both children and adults. Today she is an awardwinning author and one of Norway's most interesting, contemporary writers.
PHOTO: AGNETE BRUN
She has won a number of prizes and awards, amongst them: The Gyldendal Prize in 2011, the Critics Award in 2012, The Honorary Brage Award and the Amalie Skram Award in 2014, The Aschehoug Award in 2015 and the Booksellers Prize in 2016. Her books has been published in Sweden, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Bulgaria, Iceland, The Netherlands, Russia, Finland, Poland and The Ukraine.
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MORE BOOKS BY VIGDIS HJORTH:
NOVELS FOR AGES 9–12 YEARS
STALKED IN LONDON It is Easter holiday, and Clara is back at her grandparents place in England, this time with her friend Emilie. When her grandmother breaks her leg, the girls are allowed to go into London on their own. They are after all just going to do some shopping on Oxford Street. But then they see a man getting beaten down, and when they try to help him he passes them a small square item and whispers "Don't go to the Police". Clara has promised everyone that she no longer will be playing detective, so the girls hurry back to the train station. But it is not their fault that they are followed …
AUTHOR:
INGEBORG DYBVIG
Thirteen year old Clara has a tendency to get herself tangled up in mysteries and crime, and the series about her has an enthusiastic following of young readers.
TITLE NORWEGIAN:
FORFULGT I LONDON FORMAT:
130x205 mm / 240 pages
Winner of the BOKSLUKER AWARD 2016.
Ingeborg Dybvig (1961–) is a journalist and a writer. She has written five books in the Clara-mysteries series, and won the Boksluker award 2016 for the last book in the series, Stalked in London (Forfulgt i London).
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OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES:
YOUNG READERS FOR AGES 15 YEARS
AND 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. And 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. AUTHOR:
VERONICA SALINAS
‘And is written in simple language, with a novice's typical addition of strange and uncommon words looked up in the dictionary. When someone is in the early stages of learning a language, they can end up unintentionally expressing themselves quite poetically. You're at the mercy of short sentences, unexpected metaphors. Salinas recreates this state with short, prose-like chapters. … And 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.’
TITLE NORWEGIAN:
OG
FORMAT:
130x205 mm / 176 pages
DAGENS NÆRINGSLIV
‘The book can be read as a political story about upper and lower classes, and it can also be interpreted as a personal, individual story about social and geographical mobility, and about the search for belonging. Personally, I also think it makes sense to look at it as a story about generations of class change, as a kind of global sociological case.’ BARNEBOKKRITIKK.NO
Veronica Salinas (1977–) is a playwright and author. She was born in Argentina and has Spanish and Native American ancestry. She published her first picturebook, The Journey (Reisen), in 2012, and her second book The Hunger (Sulten), followed in the spring of 2015. In 2016 she published the book And (Og), about a young Argentinian girl that comes to Norway as an au pair. The book was chosen as a White Raven in the same year.
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YOUNG READERS FOR AGES 14–20 YEARS
THE GIRL IN THE WALL IN HIDING FROM THE NAZIS JENTA I VEGGEN
A Jewish-Norwegian girl, Betzy Rosenberg, managed to hide from the German and Norwegian Nazis in Trondheim from the fall of 1942, when the deportations began, all the way until the war ended in May of 1945. She survived right in front of the enemies' noses thanks to a fellow human being who risked his life to hide her. In the cabin next door, the Nazis were having parties, and Henry Rinnan himself – the leader of the infamous Rinnan Gang – could show up unannounced. AUTHOR:
LENA LINDAHL
Adolescence lost and the rest of her family deported to the concentration camp Auschwitz, this is Betzy's story.
TITLE ENGLISH:
THE GIRL IN THE WALL FORMAT:
148x210 mm
Lena Lindahl (1971–) is a journalist. She has previously written two books for children.
FOR AGES 12–16 YEARS
OTHERWISE I’M NOT A HUMAN BEING ELLERS ER JEG IKKE NOE MENNESKE
Mathilde is fourteen. She doesn't want to go to school. Mom doesn't understand what's going on – even when Mathilde ends up in the hospital. She doesn't have any friends other than a dog named Eddi, and Xiu, her friend she plays with online. But Xiu also has his/her own problems. Otherwise, I'm not a Person is about being bullied, but still standing up for yourself, for others, and for the world. And about the fact that most things are the grown ups' fault.
AUTHOR:
AGNAR LIRHUS TITLE ENGLISH:
OTHERWISE I’M NOT A HUMAN BEING FORMAT:
Agnar Lirhus (1978–) is an author and teacher. He has received the Booksellers' Author's Stipend and been nominated for the P2-Listeners' Novel Prize for his books for adults. This is his first young adult book.
130x205 mm / 272 pages
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YOUNG READERS FOR AGES 12–16 YEARS
THE WITCH NIGHT It happens the evening twins Ada and Nathaniel are practicing driving at night. They're awaiting a couple of boring hours in the car with the driving instructor. But then the snowfall gets thicker, and suddenly the car – and the evening – takes an unexpected turn. It's the evening they meet the witches. And the evening they learn why they've always hated each other. Exciting new horror story from Alexander Løken. AUTHOR:
Have fun – and get scared!
ALEXANDER LØKEN TITLE ENGLISH:
THE WITCH NIGHT TITLE NORWEGIAN:
HEKSENATTEN FORMAT:
130x205 mm / 192 pages
PHOTO: MOMENT STUDIO
Alexander Løken (1982–) made his literary debut in 2014 with The Troll Skull (Trollskallen), the first book in the trilogy about the character Edvard Frost. The two following books were The Serpent's egg (Ormeegget) in 2015) and The Wolf Hammer (Ulvehammeren) in 2016. The trilogy is timed at the end of the 19th century and the storylines include a lot of the classic Norwegian storytelling and mythology. The books are suitable for children who have just started reading, and enjoy stories filled with action and knowledge. The Dead can see you (De døde ser deg) published in 2017 is Løkens first book in the Young Adult segment. A both scary and interesting story about a society where your secrets are no longer your own. Alexander Løken is a productive and creative writer with many more projects coming out in the years to come. He won the first ever Bokslukerprisen for his debut, The Troll Skull in 2014.
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PREVIOUS BOOKS BY ALEXANDER LØKEN:
YOUNG READERS FOR AGES 14–18 YEARS
WINNER OF UPRISEN 2014
TOMORROW EVERYTHING WILL BE DARK – BOOK 1 I MORGEN ER ALT MØRKT: BRAGES HISTORIE
A scary Norwegian dystopia where the wilderness and survival are central. ‘This is horrifying, thought-provoking and action-packed. … It is the commonplaceness of this book that makes it so frighteningly powerful. That this could happen to us here in little, out-of-the-way Norway. The parallels with the Ebola crisis are obvious. … 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.’
AUTHOR:
SIGBJØRN MOSTUE FORMAT:
130x205 mm / 240 pages RIGHTS SOLD TO:
DAGBLADET
DENMARK (ABC Forlag)
FOR AGES 14–18 YEARS
TOMORROW EVERYTHING WILL BE DARK: MARLEN'S STORY – BOOK 2
NOMINATED TO UPRISEN 2015
I MORGEN ER ALT MØRKT: MARLENS HISTORIE
‘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?’
AUTHOR:
SIGBJØRN MOSTUE FORMAT:
130x205 mm / 288 pages
NRK.NO
RIGHTS SOLD TO:
DENMARK (ABC Forlag)
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YOUNG READERS FOR AGES 14–18 YEARS
TOMORROW EVERYTHING WILL BE DARK: THE END OF HISTORY – BOOK 3
NOMINATED TO UPRISEN 2016
AUTHOR:
SIGBJØRN MOSTUE
The third and last part of the critically acclaimed thriller trilogy that has taken young readers by storm.
TITLE ENGLISH:
TOMORROW EVERYTHING WILL BE DARK: THE END OF HISTORY
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.
TITLE NORWEGIAN:
I MORGEN ER ALT MØRKT: NÅR HISTORIEN SLUTTER FORMAT:
130x205 mm / 288 pages RIGHTS SOLD TO:
Shockingly relevant.
DENMARK (ABC Forlag)
Mostue has won the UPRISEN award, won the ARK-Childrens book prize and been nominated to the BRAGE PRIZE.
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PHOTO: AGNETE BRUN
Sigbjørn Mostue (1969–) works full time as a writer, having issued two crime novels for adults together with Johnny Brenna. He has also written two award winning fantasy trilogies for middle grade readers.
GRAPHIC
MULYSSES Mule Boy goes to sea. And his travels go about as well as they do for many other boys on their first journey: poverty forces him on a dangerous trip with an eccentric adventurer who is searching for the eye of a sea monster. We follow Mule Boy's dangerous journey through the comic book format. We take part in the emotional gusts he undergoes – far from home, under an unpredictable captain and dealing with the strong feelings for a blind passenger that gradually start to appear.
AUTHOR:
ØYVIND TORSETER TITLE ENGLISH:
MULYSSES
TITLE NORWEGIAN:
MULYSSES FORMAT:
260x210 mm / 160 pages RIGHTS SOLD TO:
SWITZERLAND (La Joie de Lire) UNITED STATES (Enchanted Lion Books)
Øyvind Torseter (1972–) is a well known illustrator and author who has produced books such as Detours (Avstikkere), The Hole (Hullet) and Mule Boy (Mulegutten). He has won a number of Norwegian and international prizes. For Detours he was awarded the Year's Most Beautiful Book Prize and the most distinguished honour for children's books, The Bologna Ragazzi Award. The Hole earned him the prestigious French Prix Jeune Alber, and also won him the Norwegian prize for The Year's Most Beautiful Book in 2013. Mule Boy was nominated to the Nordic Councils Childrens Book Prize in 2016.
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GRAPHIC
MULE BOY MULEGUTTEN
The king has sent six of his seven sons out into the world to find suitable princesses. They do not return, and Mule Boy insists on finding out what happened to them. He discovers that the troll has turned them and their brides into stone. He enters the mountain to find the troll and free the princess that the troll has captured. AUTHOR:
This is a funny twist on an old folk tale. There is a lot of humour and funny lines in the book. It is impressive and exciting to enter the mountain together with Mule Boy, and the princess is both tough and charismatic. We also know Mule Boy from previous books.
ØYVIND TORSETER FORMAT:
235x276 mm / 120 pages RIGHTS SOLD TO:
DENMARK (Rosinante & Co) GERMANY (Gerstenberg) NETHERLANDS (De Harmonie) SPAIN (Barbara Fiore) SWITZERLAND (La Joie de Lire) UNITED STATES (Enchanted Lion Books)
The illustrations are beautiful, funny and fanciful both in terms of line and use of colour.
THE HOLE HULLET
Hello, I've discovered a hole in my apartment … it moves around … yes … if you could come and look at it … bring it down to you, you say … how … hello! The protagonist has discovered a hole and tries to find an explanation. He seeks expert advice. But not everything can be explained. Perhaps he will just have to accept that it's there.
AUTHOR:
ØYVIND TORSETER
The Hole (Hullet) has simple, expressive drawings by pen and computer. The hole is punched right through the book, so it exists in real life.
FORMAT:
230x276 mm / 64 pages RIGHTS SOLD TO:
The book won the prize for Norways most beautiful book in 2013, as well as the French Prix Jeune Alber. It was also nominated to the Brage Prize in 2012. ‘Quite simply masterful work, once again.’ HAMAR ARBEIDERBLAD
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AUSTRALIA (Wilkins Farago) CHINA (Anhui) GERMANY (Gerstenberg) ITALY (Orecchio Acerbo) JAPAN (WORLDLIBRARY Corp) NETHERLANDS (De Harmonie) REPUBLIC OF KOREA (BomBom School) SPAIN (Barbara Fiore) SWEDEN (Daidalos) SWITZERLAND (La Joie de Lire) TURKEY (Norgunk) UKRAINE (Osnovy publishing) UNITED STATES (Enchanted Lion Books)
GRAPHIC FOR AGES 10–20 YEARS
SABOTEUR SABOTØR
The Nazis occupied Norway in 1940. The occupation came with persecution, imprisonment and executions. Nevertheless, there were many people who resisted the new regime and fought for a free Norway. Saboteur is about the Osvald group and their cat-and-mouse game with the Gestapo's worst agents. Written and illustrated by John Jamtlie. Accessible book that will reach a wide audience.
AUTHOR:
JOHN JAMTLI TITLE ENGLISH:
SABOTEUR FORMAT:
210x285 mm John Sigvart Jamtli (1982–) is from Mo i Rana and studied at Nordland kunstog filmfagskole in Kabelvåg. He is a Norwegian illustrator, cartoon creator and conceptual designer. He has published the serial albums Annunaki and DASS.
FOR AGES 12–20 YEARS
THE TROLL HUNTER When a farm in Telemark finds one of their stabburs has been dramatically relocated, a mystical man shows up to investigate. He hunts through the night with illegal weapons, and people say he is working for the government. Is he plain nuts, or is he there to prevent something from being discovered – something that the Norwegian people aren't supposed to find out about? And how has teenager Frida, who is indifferent to everything, ended up in the middle of everything? AUTHOR:
HÅVARD S. JOHANSEN TITLE ENGLISH:
THE TROLL HUNTER TITLE NORWEGIAN:
TROLLJEGEREN
Håvard S. Johansen (1977–) has an education from Einar Granum Kunstskole in Oslo and The Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Arts in the United States. He has contributed to a number of anthologies, including Tusj, Nemi and Ernie. In 2010, his debut book was published – a serial short story collection called STOP. REC.FFWD with Egmont to sparkling reviews.
FORMAT:
190x260 mm
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GRAPHIC FOR AGES 14–20 YEARS
DRABANT VOLUME 3 Drabant Volume 3 is the long-awaited conclusion to the comic strip Drabant and a free-standing continuation of the first two volumes – which won and were nominated for the Sproing Prize, respectively. The year is 2000, and adult life is about to catch up with Victor, Fredrik and Camilla – but then Oslo county implements a zerotolerance policy against graffiti. AUTHOR:
ØYVIND HOLEN AND MIKAEL NOGUCHI TITLE ENGLISH:
DRABANT VOLUME 3
Books in this series:
TITLE NORWEGIAN:
DRABANT VOLUM 3 FORMAT:
Øyvind Holen (1973–) works as a journalist. He has previously published Hiphophoder and Groruddalen – en reiseskildring. HIPHOP – Rap, graffiti, breaking og DJ-ing was his first children's book. Mikael Noguchi (1976–) is an illustrator and a 3D artist. He works at Artplant.
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PHOTO: FREDRIK ARFF
168x234 mm
NON-FICTION FOR AGES 3–6 YEARS
ABC'S FOR ROWDY CHILDREN ABC FOR BARSKE BARN
A fun and rambunctious ABC for rowdy children – and most others! The texts are in verse and written with a nice rhythm, making them both nice to read aloud and for practicing reading. A lot happens here, both in the text and the illustrations. The drawings are fun to explore, with myriads of exciting things that relate to the letter being described.
AUTHOR:
ANNE ØSTGAARD AND JOHAN REISANG TITLE ENGLISH:
ABC'S FOR ROWDY CHILDREN FORMAT:
210x285 mm
Anne Østgaard (1953–) made her debut in 1986 with the book The Story of Oscar. She has published a number of books and texts for anthologies and school books. Since 1985 she has been working in publishing.
FOR AGES 5–7 YEARS
ALPHANIMAL ALFABETDYR
Read, play, learn! An ABC for children who have started learning English. Each letter – big and small – is shaped like an animal that has the same first letter in both English and Norwegian. BEAR– bjørn/ELEPHANT–elefant/LION–løve/TIGER–tiger, etc.
AUTHOR:
HANNE FOSSAA ERIKSEN TITLE ENGLISH:
ALPHANIMAL FORMAT:
210x225 mm / 60 pages
Hanne Fossaa Eriksen (1988–) is an illustrator and graphic designer who lives in Oslo. She transforms letters and numbers into playful illustrations using visual learning and memory techniques.
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NON-FICTION FOR AGES 7–10 YEARS
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.
AUTHOR:
AGNES-MARGRETHE BJORVAND AND LISA AISATO TITLE ENGLISH:
CHILDREN'S BOOK ABOUT ASTRID LINDGREN TITLE NORWEGIAN:
ASTRID LINDGREN
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".
FORMAT:
248x265 mm / 112 pages RIGHTS SOLD TO:
CHINA (Hunan Juvenile & Children's Publishing House) DENMARK (Gyldendal DK) SWEDEN (Modernista) SWITZERLAND (WOOW booksImprint W1-Media)
This biography is a unique starting point for inspiring new generations to read Astrid Lindgren's books. ‘This book is a pleasure to behold.’ FÆDRELANDSVENNEN
‘A thought-provoking and beautiful book about Astrid Lindgren, for both adults and children.’
Agnes-Margrethe Bjorvand (1969–) is a lecturer at the University of Agder, where she teaches literature and the dissemination of literature as part of preschool teacher training as well as in further education courses for teachers and school librarians. 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.
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PHOTO: UNIVERSITETET I AGDER
ROGALANDS AVIS
NON-FICTION FOR AGES 6–14 YEARS
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?
AUTHOR:
KIRSTI BLOM AND GEIR WING GABRIELSEN TITLE ENGLISH:
PLASTIC WASTE IN THE SEA TITLE NORWEGIAN:
SØPPELPLASTEN I HAVET FORMAT:
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.
195x250 mm / 56 pages RIGHTS SOLD TO:
CATALONIA (Takatuka Editorial) SPAIN (Takatuka) KOREA
Researchers are working to find ways to collect up all the millions of tons that are floating out at sea. And it's urgent! ‘This is an important book for us and for coming generations. A beautiful and informative book for young and old.’
PHOTO: INGRID GABRIELSEN
PHOTO: JOHANNA BLOM
BYAVISA DRAMMEN
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.
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NON-FICTION FOR AGES 7–12 YEARS
YOUR EXPEDITION WITH NANSEN This is your expedition with Fridtjof Nansen. This book is full of facts and valuable knowledge for people who want to become a great polar explorer. What should you take in the sled? What do you eat? How do you keep warm? Along with games, small tasks and activities, this book will fill many hours. Bjørn Ousland has won awards for his success with his polar books about Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen.
AUTHOR:
BJØRN OUSLAND TITLE ENGLISH:
YOUR EXPEDITION WITH NANSEN TITLE NORWEGIAN:
DIN EKSPEDISJON MED NANSEN FORMAT:
PHOTO: JUNE WITZØE
210x297 mm / 96 pages
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.
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