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The Children Only Bookstore in Oslo – A Literary Lighthouse Text Tor Kjolberg
Share literary love with a great book in Svovel, located in Grünerløkka in the capital of Norway at a walkable distance from the public Deichman library. This is a place to share your love of reading with young ones – and where design is a crucial part of the storytelling process. Read more about the children only bookstore in Oslo – a literary lighthouse. Shopkeeper Trine Louise Ween tells us that Svovel was established in 2006 as a pure illustration and design agency by Tora Marie Norberg and Anders Nederhoed. A year later Ellen Renberg joined them, and she is the owner today. In 2012, the book illustrators and designers decided to expand their business to not only illustrate and design books but also sell them. Related: Norway Fascinates Me Today’s owner Ellen Renberg
Full of handpicked, beautifully
illustrated books This independent specialized bookstore for kids only is full of handpicked, beautifully illustrated volumes filled with fantastic stories and creatures. Do you remember what it’s like to read a book as a child? We are in a golden age of children’s literature, and this love is felt most intensely in Svovel children only bookstore. The book selection focuses on some specialty publishers, so don’t come with a
