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<strong>Natur</strong> & <strong>Kultur</strong><br />

Children’s &<br />

<strong>Young</strong> <strong>Adult</strong><br />

<strong>Books</strong> <strong>2013</strong>


Stories that Matter<br />

For me, it all started when I dialed a wrong number. By accident I happened to get through to a<br />

children’s book publisher, a conversation which ended up with the sudden decision that I would<br />

start as an intern there the following week.<br />

For <strong>Natur</strong> & <strong>Kultur</strong>, it started in the 1940’s with My Treasury, a series of anthologies<br />

containing a range of classic stories, rhymes and Swedish folktales – the first of its kind in<br />

Sweden. These publications for young readers are now considered classics, partly because<br />

of their distinctive design. I am proud to say that since then we have published a large<br />

number of award- winning books created by successful and unique illustrators and<br />

authors who dare to follow their own path. These books have been translated into<br />

many languages and published all over the world.<br />

When I made that call 15 years ago my mind was set on working with poetry and adult<br />

fiction, which was generally the most viable career path for us literary graduates. We had<br />

preconceptions that children’s books weren’t true literature, that they weren’t as intricate<br />

and demanding as books for adults. Today, I know this to be an utter misconception.<br />

Sadly, I still encounter prejudice in my profession, and I’m sure you do as well. These<br />

preconceptions undermine our work as publishers, but most of all they undermine children<br />

and their reading.<br />

Today, in this complex world that new generations of children are struggling to make sense<br />

of, books are more important than ever. It is crucial that publishers do not take the easy way<br />

out, but to keep searching for stories that matter, stories that take time. It’s urgent that we<br />

offer children literature that engages and fuels their imagination. If we fail in getting new<br />

generations of children reading, we won’t, in the long run, have any adult readers left.<br />

Ultimately it is a question of democracy.<br />

I have come a long way from looking at children’s books as something cute that anybody<br />

can write, illustrate or publish, and I feel the urge to upgrade children’s books on the literary<br />

platform. What if we decide that <strong>2013</strong> will be that year?<br />

Looking back, I’m so happy I dialed that wrong number. It has enriched my life.<br />

Warmly,<br />

Johanna Ringertz<br />

Publisher of books for all ages<br />

NEW TITLES<br />

JUNE – AUGUST <strong>2013</strong><br />

Höjer/Hansson: Fiddle and Goony Meet Pirates/Fille <strong>och</strong> Gonkan hos sjörövarna (Easy reader/Fiction)<br />

Höjer, Dan: The Sockman and the Big Secret/Strumpmannen <strong>och</strong> den stora hemligheten (Easy reader/Fiction)<br />

Engholm, Bengt-Erik: Skeletons/Skelett (Easy reader/Non-fiction)<br />

SEPTEMBER – NOVEMBER <strong>2013</strong><br />

Gustavsson, Per: When a Princess Visits the Zoo/När prinsessor går på zoo (Picture book)<br />

Gustavsson, Per: The Princess’ Book of Friends/Prinsessans kompisbok (Activity book)<br />

Mendel-Hartvig/Gustavsson: Otis’ Mittens/Otis vantar (Picture book)<br />

Nilsson, Frida: Jagger Jagger (Fiction 6–9)<br />

Ollmark/Wänblad: The Nightman/Nattmannen (Fiction 9–12)<br />

Rundberg, Johan: The Love Pizza/Kärlekspizzan (Fiction 9–12)<br />

Wester, Johanna: Bedtime Stories for the Sleepless/Nattsagor för sömnlösa (<strong>Young</strong> adult)<br />

UPCOMING TITLES 2014<br />

<strong>Natur</strong> & <strong>Kultur</strong> was<br />

founded in 1922 and is<br />

Sweden’s third largest publishing<br />

house. It consists of textbook and<br />

academic publishing on the one hand,<br />

and a trade publishing division on the<br />

other. The trade division publishes some<br />

80 titles per year, divided between popular<br />

psychology, fiction and narrative non-fiction,<br />

illustrated non-fiction, and children’s and<br />

young adult books.<br />

MARCH – MAY <strong>2013</strong><br />

<strong>Natur</strong> & <strong>Kultur</strong> is also a not-for-profit<br />

foundation, with a mission to “counteract<br />

totalitarian ideas and forms of government<br />

and foster economic and political freedom”.<br />

Nilsson, Moni: The Class Trip/Klassresan (Fiction 12+)<br />

The foundation handles a range of stipends<br />

Nilsson, Moni: Alice Hearts Rob/Malin + Rasmus = Sant (Fiction 12+)<br />

Adbåge, Lisen: Koko and Bo. Do you dare?/Koko <strong>och</strong> Bosse. Törs inte! (Picture book)<br />

and awards, among which is <strong>Natur</strong> &<br />

<strong>Kultur</strong>’s Culture Prize. The fact that the<br />

publishing house continues to operate<br />

Bengtsson, Elin: Between Winter and Heaven/Mellan vinter <strong>och</strong> himmel (<strong>Young</strong> adult)<br />

Gustavsson, Per: The Shadow Side/Skuggsidan (Picture book)<br />

as a foundation, and promote its<br />

values, makes it a unique and<br />

independent force in the<br />

Sparring, Anders: Charlie the Wrestler and Boris Olsson/Karla Brottare <strong>och</strong> Boris Olsson (Fiction 6–9)<br />

Swedish publishing<br />

landscape.<br />

Björkelid, Anders: The Children of the Blood. Dusk of Frost/Berättelsen om blodet. Frostskymning (Fantasy)<br />

Langa, Annika: The Secret of Moon Mountain/Månsbergets hemlighet (Fiction 9–12)<br />

Ingves, Gunilla: Teddy Bruno’s Summer/Nalle Brunos sommar (Picture book)<br />

Höjer/Hansson: Fiddle and Goony Meet Dinosaurs/Fille <strong>och</strong> Gonkan hos dinosaurierna (Easy reader/Fiction)<br />

Mendel-Hartvig/Gustavsson: My Tree Can Never Die/Mitt träd kan aldrig dö (Picture book)<br />

Mendel-Hartvig/Gustavsson: Otis Longs/Otis längtar (Picture book)<br />

Contact:<br />

Catharina Lantz | Foreign Rights Agent, Children’s <strong>Books</strong> | catharina.lantz@nok.se | +46-8-453 86 94<br />

<strong>Natur</strong> & <strong>Kultur</strong> | Karlavägen 31 | P.O. Box 27323 | SE-102 54 Stockholm | Sweden | www.nok.se


New<br />

title!<br />

More hours passed, until not only my butt felt like concrete, but the entire me.<br />

My brain too. I couldn’t think, I was so freezing cold. I wasn’t afraid of the rats any<br />

longer. There weren’t any. Astrid was stupid and silly and super mean. So were<br />

Allan and George. I wished they’d never been born. No, I wish I’d never<br />

been born. That would have been better. Then there would be one less<br />

gross fatty on Earth. And mom wouldn’t have to be so darn sad all the<br />

time because she had a kid that no one wanted to play with.<br />

Frida Nilsson<br />

Tremendous<br />

Humor and<br />

Great Sincerity<br />

Describe yourself in three words!<br />

Fun, grumpy, brown-haired.<br />

Why do you write books?<br />

To think about something else for a while and to find out if things<br />

turn out well in the end.<br />

What’s the best part of writing books? And the worst?<br />

The best is when you come up with something that makes the story<br />

so much better. The worst is when you rewrite a paragraph five times<br />

and it still doesn’t get better.<br />

Do you have certain characters that you are more attached to?<br />

The rat Dante in Me and Dante at the Dump.<br />

Do you have any advice for getting started with writing?<br />

Just write. If it doesn’t work then don’t.<br />

Frida Nilsson (born 1979) writes about the big questions in life – friendship,<br />

death and love – with tremendous humor and great sincerity. She has been<br />

compared to writers such as Roald Dahl and Barbro Lindgren. Frida made<br />

her debut with The Crow’s Incredible Hitchhiking Adventure in 2004, and<br />

during the following year both Me and Gorilla and the first book about Hedvig<br />

were published. The second book about Hedvig, Hedvig and Max-Olov,<br />

was nominated for the August Prize in 2006, and two other books about the<br />

streetwise country-bumpkin followed.<br />

In 2008, Me and Dante at the Dump was published. It is the story of Helge<br />

who is innocently blamed for bank theft and escapes to a dump outside town<br />

and befriends a rat named Dante. Besides her books, Frida is well-known as<br />

a television and radio show host.<br />

Frida is internationally successful, and her books have been sold to<br />

France, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Serbia, Poland and Korea. Me and<br />

Gorilla, a funny and memorable book about the unconventional friendship<br />

between orphan Jonna and the gorilla mother<br />

that adopts her, was a Jugendliteraturpreis<br />

finalist in Germany in 2011 and a Prix Tam-Tam/<br />

J’aime Lire finalist in France in 2012/<strong>2013</strong>.<br />

Fall <strong>2013</strong> will se the publication of Frida’s<br />

new title Jagger, Jagger, a dark but humorous<br />

story about Sven, who is being bullied by the<br />

other kids in the neighborhood, and his only<br />

friend; the hobo dog Jagger.<br />

The Crow’s Incredible<br />

Hitchhiking Adventure<br />

FOTO: MIA CARLSSON<br />

Me and Gorilla<br />

Hedvig!<br />

Hedvig and Max-Olov<br />

Me and Dante at the Dump<br />

Hedvig and the Summer with Chubby<br />

Hedvig and Hardemo’s Princess


FOTO: LORNA BARTRAM<br />

Elin Bengtsson was born in 1987 and raised in Uddevalla,<br />

Sweden. In 2010/2011 she was a student at Norden Association’s<br />

School of Writing at Biskops Arnö, one of the most prestigious<br />

writing programs in the country, and has previously studied political<br />

science. She is a co-editor of the anthology ”Alerta! – a report of<br />

Ecuador in change” (Nixon förlag 2008). Elin has also been involved<br />

in running writing camps for children and young adults.<br />

Between Winter and Heaven<br />

Debut Novel<br />

by Elin Bengtsson<br />

“Metal butterflies. He doesn’t know where they come from, from inside<br />

the guitar or from the black sky inside of himself, but he lets them go,<br />

lets them flutter out through the window or through the key hole of<br />

Andreas’ door. He doesn’t know if Andreas can see them, or if he’s just staring<br />

at the TV with the sound turned up loud without noticing them at all.”<br />

Martin’s younger brother Andreas is fifteen years old and will soon die.<br />

Everybody’s waiting for it, in their own way. While their mom is overprotective<br />

and their dad turns away, Martin takes refuge in music and resents his brother<br />

for not taking advantage of the little time he has left. But at night Martin dreams<br />

of condemning angels of death. Isn’t he the one who deserves to die, who<br />

despises Andreas for his dullness? Secretly, Andreas himself writes down three<br />

important things that he has to do. Now, before it’s too late.<br />

Between Winter and Heaven is a gripping and heartbreaking debut about<br />

being in death’s waiting room. It deals with muddled and confined emotions<br />

of sorrow and guilt, but also with reconciliation, love, and ultimately, hope.<br />

A book always begins much earlier. When it starts I am<br />

fifteen years old. I have tangled black hair, flannel shirts<br />

that are too big, and I am angry almost all the time. I read<br />

poetry and put up posters outside. And I write. And write.<br />

Write and write. Among other things I write a short story<br />

about two brothers. One of them is going to die. The<br />

other one plays the guitar and has a black sky inside of<br />

him. Years later, I start writing a novel based on this short<br />

story. That novel became Between Winter and Heaven.<br />

So you can say that it took ten years for this book to<br />

be created. I’ve been doing many other things in the<br />

meantime. Shelled peas and sold mor<strong>och</strong>o at a market<br />

in Ambato, Ecuador. Edited an anthology about political<br />

operations and popular resistance in Ecuador. Written a<br />

graduate paper in Social Science about anti-capitalism<br />

and the struggle against heteronormativity. Raked gravel<br />

and pruned trees at Ramneröd Cemetery. Run creative<br />

writing classes for fifteen-year-old girls who say: ”Elin,<br />

it feels like my language doesn’t fit inside the ordinary<br />

language, if you know what I mean, I can’t explain it.”<br />

While working on Between Winter and Heaven I’ve<br />

been exploring ideas about identity and alienation.<br />

The brothers Martin and Andreas both exist outside<br />

of established companionships – Andreas like a grey<br />

shadow, Martin like an unapproachable metal butterfly<br />

collector all dressed in black.<br />

To write this book has been to dive head first into<br />

the dysfunctionality of the middle class family. And to<br />

shamelessly delve into doubtful positions: the guitar boy,<br />

the girl in front of the mirror, the overprotective mother<br />

serving everyone raspberry lemonade. I am fascinated by<br />

the ordinary that in its ordinariness becomes grotesque.<br />

And infinitely fragile.<br />

The border zones. The limits of the intolerable. Of the<br />

imaginable. Or, like in Between Winter and Heaven, the<br />

limit that is set by death, by never having time to tell your<br />

brother I’m sorry.<br />

Thoughts about power and resistance. About Sara in<br />

front of the bathroom mirror. How she leans closer, almost<br />

touching the glass with her tongue before she backs away,<br />

HA-HA SO THAT’S WHAT YOU THOUGHT little Sara-inthe-mirror.<br />

That you would get to make out with the most<br />

beautiful girl in the world? Sorry, maybe another time.<br />

Thoughts about the seeping out, the seemingly<br />

paradoxical; wearing a weapon and a lace dress in the<br />

street, bearing blame and hubris, bearing pain that glistens<br />

and glows like a star. Writing for me is a political concern,<br />

a way to be. And the words are also my playground.<br />

I take her hand. The fifteen-year-old me. She looks<br />

suspiciously at me, because even though I am still<br />

wearing a shirt that is too big and I am no less angry,<br />

what I say and write is taken more seriously. But she<br />

presses my hand in return, and I say we did good,<br />

this book, us together.<br />

Elin Bengtsson


Bedtime Stories for the Sleepless<br />

Insomnia and the City<br />

Olivia is nineteen years old and Stockholm is the stage<br />

on which she performs the play about herself. She is at<br />

that age when she feels the pressures of adulthood but<br />

none of its freedom. Without an education and with a<br />

temporary job at a kiosk, the only thing keeping her flying<br />

free is the nights out on the town; in the bars and the<br />

clubs. There are her best friends Pascal and Chris, who<br />

cannot stand each other, but Olivia has tied them to<br />

herself, tightly. Then there’s Josef, four years older, who<br />

is the one Olivia drops everything for – her great love<br />

and sorrow. Josef lives with someone else, with Her, in<br />

a deep-rooted existence with work and a decorated<br />

apartment. But Josef does choose to be with Olivia<br />

FOTO: JOSé FIGUEROA<br />

Johanna Wester, born 1984, works as a children’s<br />

rights publicist at UNICEF and as an editor for the<br />

online magazine BarnsRättigheter.com. Previously<br />

she has published the book Ton År that garnered<br />

a lot of praise.<br />

during all those other times, when She is out of town,<br />

when She believes him to be out with the boys. And<br />

Olivia gratefully accepts, because Josef is the “tough<br />

Prince” that she dreams of. Not even a wild weekend trip<br />

to Amsterdam gets Josef off her mind. Meanwhile, Olivia<br />

doesn’t see Pascal who’s always been there, who might<br />

have wanted something more than friendship. And tough<br />

and hard Chris, who all of a sudden sees Pascal.<br />

Olivia is a female Holden Caulfield, demanding love<br />

and longing for another life to step into when her own<br />

becomes too messy. With a hypnotic language and an<br />

impetuous pace, Johanna Wester depicts a young<br />

woman without a guidebook in the adult world.<br />

My longing is my entire<br />

script, the only thing<br />

I can hang on to when<br />

I forget my lines. I can’t<br />

run from it.


Bo climbs to the top of the diving tower.<br />

“Jump! Jump! Jump!” Koko shouts.<br />

But Bo stands still.<br />

“Are you scared?” Koko says.<br />

“I don’t think I feel like it,” Bo says.<br />

“CHICKEN!” a tough guy yells.<br />

“Go ahead and dive yourself if<br />

you dare!“ Koko says.<br />

The guy leaves.<br />

Bo climbs down again.<br />

“How brave of you to tell that<br />

guy off,” says Bo.<br />

Koko and Bo<br />

The Dynamic Duo<br />

The second book about the wonderful duo Koko and Bo! Once again<br />

we are invited to take part in their everyday life, which is drawn with<br />

lots of humor and tenderness. What might be frightening to one person<br />

might not be so for another, but courage is about facing your fears.<br />

And that’s what Koko and Bo do, together.<br />

A warm book that you will want to read again and again. Lisen<br />

Adbåge’s illustrations have fresh unconventional perspectives, the<br />

colors give depth to the setting while the characters shine with their<br />

own peculiarities.<br />

About Koko and Bo<br />

“The nicest picture book in a long time”<br />

“It’s not only the sunset that sparkles, but Lisen Adbåge’s<br />

whole narrative in words and pictures”<br />

Tidningen Vi Föräldrar<br />

Svenska Dagbladet<br />

”One could say that the book has an excellent child’s perspective,<br />

but that would be an understatement. It’s better than that.<br />

The adult also has a place in it. Simply a good people perspective”<br />

Koko and Bo. Sold to: Denmark<br />

FOTO: MIA CARLSSON<br />

Borås tidning<br />

The Big Baby Switch by Petter Lidbeck<br />

(text) and Lisen Adbåge (illustration)<br />

Sold to: Denmark and Korea<br />

Lisen Adbåge was born in 1982 and<br />

lives in southern Sweden with her<br />

husband and her dog Stina. Lisen is an<br />

illustrator, author and graphic novelist.<br />

Koko and Bo. Do You Dare?<br />

Big Emma<br />

Isaac and His Island by Petter Lidbeck<br />

(text) and Lisen Adbåge (illustration)


Sigrid and Night<br />

A Quiet and<br />

Comforting Night<br />

Sigrid hasn’t slept a wink for the last 30 years. Early<br />

one morning when she is sorting out muesli she hears<br />

a strange scraping noise. Someone is hiding under<br />

the couch. It turns out it’s Night.<br />

“You aren’t allowed to be here,” Sigrid says.<br />

She puts Night in her cookie jar and screws the lid<br />

on tightly. Hours pass and the day never ends. When<br />

she finally takes out the jar, she starts telling Night about<br />

her life’s adventures and her friend, the elephant Olaf.<br />

One day Olaf became ill. Sigrid has to wipe her eyes with<br />

a handkerchief. How can one ever go to sleep when your<br />

best friend becomes ill and no medicines help? Night<br />

quietly listens, then lifts Sigrid up and carries her<br />

through town in his arms.<br />

Once again we get to step into Jöns Mellgren’s unique<br />

world of images. Sigrid and Night is a poetic and quietly<br />

beautiful picture book that comforts and warms the heart.<br />

FOTO: JOSé FIGUEROA<br />

Jöns Mellgren (born 1976) is an author, illustrator and a<br />

film maker. He made his debut at <strong>Natur</strong> & <strong>Kultur</strong> in 1999<br />

with the picture book Night in the Jungle. In 2009<br />

he wrote and illustrated the poetic picture book Mustafa<br />

and the Storm, in 2010 Rufus in the Underworld, and with<br />

this year’s Sigrid and Night the triptych is completed.<br />

The radio adaptation of Mustafa and the Storm was nominated<br />

for the Ikaros Prize for Best Drama Production in 2012,<br />

together with two other nominees from television and radio.<br />

Rufus in the Underworld<br />

”A humorous but also sad story<br />

that doesn’t give any simple<br />

answers.”<br />

”just peculiar enough,<br />

absolutely brilliant, incredibly<br />

funny with a clever sense of humor.”<br />

Sydsvenskan<br />

SvD<br />

Mustafa and the Storm<br />

”<br />

Night strokes Sigrid’s hair.<br />

Then it gently lifts her<br />

up in its arms.


Perchville Otis<br />

Napoleon is Back<br />

This small town in the north of Sweden is where<br />

Napoleon and his friends Andy and Khaya live.<br />

On the surface, it may seem like a quiet and<br />

uneventful place, but there’s more to Perchville<br />

than meets the eye.<br />

It’s winter and strange things are happening in Perchville; there’s a<br />

break-in at the municipal office, a stranger visits Boris and urges him<br />

to move into a retirement home and Khaya receives a strange fortune<br />

cookie from the local Chinese restaurant. And what’s more; a company<br />

is planning to build luxury homes at the foot of Moon Mountain, but<br />

what are the true objectives behind the project? It seems as if all of<br />

these things are connected, and Napoleon, Andy and Khaya intend to<br />

figure out how.<br />

This is the suspenseful and clever sequel to Napoleon &<br />

Crackersaurus Rex, starring Napoleon Larson, nerd extraordinaire.<br />

Meet 12-year-old Napoleon Larson, a self-proclaimed nerd and misfit who is utterly<br />

hopeless at soccer and unlucky in love. However, this summer, he won’t have time to<br />

dwell on all that. No, he’s too busy trying to prevent the baby of the mythical Great Lake<br />

Monster from falling into the hands of two sinister bounty hunters. Will he, with the help<br />

of Andy, Khaya and ”crazy” Boris, be able to outsmart them and keep the poor animal<br />

safe? Find out in this thrilling and hilarious adventure story!<br />

Napoleon & Crackersaurus Rex. Sold to: Germany and Serbia<br />

Annika Langa is a Swedish journalist residing in Johannesburg, South Africa. Her<br />

writing has appeared in South African as well as Swedish media, and she’s also the<br />

co-author of two books about southern Africa. She made her fiction debut in 2012<br />

with Napoleon & Crackersaurus Rex.<br />

The Secret of Moon Mountain<br />

FOTO: JAqUI SIMPSON<br />

Tender Feelings and Angry Outbursts<br />

Otis’ Mittens<br />

FOTO: CHRISTIAN ÅSLUND<br />

Åsa Mendel-Hartvig lives in<br />

Stockholm. She is a journalist<br />

and works with public relations<br />

at Greenpeace.<br />

Åsa has previously written the<br />

books Tesslas mamma vill inte! and<br />

Tesslas pappa vill inte! with Caroline<br />

Röstlund, published by Olika Förlag.<br />

Otis’ mitten is stupid. It’s wet and and not comfortable at all. Stella<br />

has new mittens. Her hat has tassels and she doesn’t have to wear<br />

a scarf. Otis is jealous of Stella.<br />

Otis’ clothes are stupid. His hat is on wrong, his scarf is itchy<br />

and his shoes are on the wrong foot. All of a sudden EVERYTHING<br />

is stupid. Even Stella’s nice gloves. Otis and Stella take off all of<br />

their wet and itchy clothes and throw them to the ground. It’s fun!<br />

But then Otis’ dad gets angry. He’s the stupidest of them all!<br />

A playful picture book for the youngest children, unerringly told<br />

from the perspective of a two-and-a-half-year old. The second book<br />

in the sweet series about Otis.<br />

Otis Consoles. Sold to: Denmark and Korea<br />

FOTO: MIA CARLSSON<br />

Ane Gustavsson is an<br />

illustrator and a viola player.<br />

She collaborated with<br />

Lennart Hellsing in the book<br />

Drills and Dragon Ears. The<br />

Book about the Instruments<br />

(2011). She has also illustrated<br />

several books by Christine<br />

Falkenland. Ane lives in<br />

Arvika, Sweden.


Charlie the Wrestler. Sold to: Denmark Charlie the Wrestler and Boris Olsson<br />

Jonna Björnstjerna<br />

(born 1983) is an illustrator,<br />

cartoonist, and a writer.<br />

At <strong>Natur</strong> & <strong>Kultur</strong>, she has<br />

previously illustrated ghost<br />

stories by Dan Höjer. Her<br />

own book Godistrollet won<br />

the Book Jury award for<br />

best picture book in 2010.<br />

Charlie the Wrestler<br />

Who’s that Girl?<br />

Name: Charlie<br />

Age: 8 years<br />

Family: Dad Jean and brother Martin<br />

Worst enemy/Best friend: Ruth<br />

Hobbies: Wrestling!<br />

Special talent: Wrestling!!!<br />

Who do you wrestle to the ground?<br />

My friends, my classmates, my dad,<br />

my teachers, the police…<br />

Love interest: Josef<br />

FOTO: MIA CARLSSON<br />

Although she’s only 8 years old, Charlie can<br />

wrestle anybody to the ground. Is it because<br />

she’s really big and has lots of muscles? No,<br />

that’s not it. Charlie isn’t very strong at all.<br />

She just loves to wrestle!<br />

Charming and funny books in the spirit of<br />

Frida Nilsson, with a main character whom<br />

the reader immediately falls for!<br />

Illustrated by Jonna Björnstjerna.<br />

Anders Sparring (born 1969) lives in<br />

Årsta just outside Stockholm. Since<br />

1998, he has written for children’s<br />

television.<br />

Charlie the Wrestler was Anders’<br />

first book on his own. Beside writing,<br />

he’s also involved in stand-up comedy<br />

and runs a popular comedy club in<br />

Stockholm.<br />

The Love Pizza<br />

Love and<br />

Skateboard<br />

Tricks<br />

A story about falling down<br />

and getting up again.<br />

How on earth did he end up here, at the edge of this<br />

skateboard ramp? How did he become Movits the<br />

Skateboard Superhero, admired by all (including<br />

Beatrice, whom he has a serious crush on)? Perhaps<br />

you’re wondering: Is Movits a natural raw talent, born<br />

to be skating with the best of them? Nope. Absolutely<br />

not. But one should never underestimate the power of<br />

beginner’s luck. During a practice Movits manages to<br />

perform one of the hardest skateboard tricks there is.<br />

His achievement ends up on YouTube and it doesn’t take<br />

long before the TV show Top of the Class wants him to<br />

repeat the trick, this time before a live audience. Will he<br />

be able to pull it off once more? What if he’s exposed as<br />

a major phoney when people realize they’ve been duped,<br />

and worst of all – what will Beatrice think of him? Much<br />

is at stake when you’re prepared to be a fool for love.<br />

But, at the end of the day, what are a few bruises and<br />

broken ribs, compared to getting your pride hurt and<br />

your heart broken?<br />

Johan Rundberg tried out skateboarding when he was younger but<br />

after getting hurt and bruised he decided it wasn’t for him. Nowadays,<br />

he considers himself to be interested in skateboarding in theory rather<br />

than in practice. When Johan is not writing books he works as a<br />

sports journalist in Stockholm where he lives with his family.<br />

Previous titles by Johan Rundberg include the picture book Esther<br />

Branson and the Pet-Swapping Day and the books about Ella in our<br />

Easy Reader series.<br />

FOTO: MIA CARLSSON


Biscuit & Gordon<br />

Life. Love. Lists.<br />

Biscuit likes to make lists. She does it to sort out<br />

her thoughts; to figure out what she is really thinking<br />

and feeling. But mainly she does it to understand<br />

herself better. Because even though she’s best friends<br />

with Gordon (the most awesome person ever!), and<br />

has a loving – albeit quirky family – life can be quite<br />

New!<br />

Biscuit and Gordon. Two<br />

Steps Forward and One<br />

Step Back<br />

Tsatsiki<br />

Biscuit and Gordon. Black<br />

Holes and Broken Strings<br />

About a Boy<br />

complicated. Nevertheless, Biscuit faces life head on,<br />

with tenacity and outspokenness, and always with a<br />

great sense of humor.<br />

The books about Biscuit and Gordon are charming<br />

and refreshingly honest, simply a must read for every<br />

typical atypical teenager!<br />

Biscuit and Gordon.<br />

Love, Kisses and Records<br />

Sold to: Norway<br />

Biscuit and Gordon.<br />

Summer and Sweet Secrets<br />

Sold to: Norway and<br />

Denmark<br />

Tsatsiki-Tsatsiki Johansson has won the hearts of readers all over the world since the first book, Tsatsiki<br />

and Mom, was published in 1995. To date, the books have been translated into 17 languages and they<br />

continue to gain new generations of fans. Moni Nilsson’s portrayal of the everyday life of young Tsatsiki<br />

and his somewhat unconventional mother, is characterized by a unique familiar and captivating style,<br />

making the books true classics of our time.<br />

Tsatsiki and Mom Tsatsiki and Dad Tsatsiki on His Own Tsatsiki Falls in Love Tsatsiki and Retzina<br />

Biscuit and Gordon.<br />

The Dad with the Big<br />

Shoes Sold to: Norway,<br />

France, Denmark and<br />

The Netherlands<br />

The best part of being<br />

an author is when my<br />

fingers come alive on<br />

the keyboard and just<br />

write without me controlling them.<br />

The worst part is deciding whether<br />

my fingers have created something<br />

good or bad.<br />

– Moni Nilsson<br />

OTHER BACKLIST TITLES BY MONI NILSSON<br />

Moni Nilsson is one of Sweden’s<br />

most acclaimed authors of<br />

children’s books and young adult<br />

fiction. She has received numerous<br />

prestigious literary awards such as<br />

the Astrid Lindgren Prize in 2010<br />

for meritorious authorship within<br />

the realm of Swedish literature<br />

for children and youth.<br />

The Class Trip Alice Hearts Rob Bits and Pieces<br />

Liquorice and Sputnik Liquorice and Hedda High Hopes The Treasure of<br />

with Samuel<br />

Sejte<br />

FOTO: MIA CARLSSON


The Princess<br />

Celebrating<br />

10 years!<br />

New<br />

titles!<br />

Per Gustavsson is an illustrator and an author, born in 1962 and living<br />

in Stockholm. He’s illustrated a number of books, both his own and<br />

others’, and his illustrations are often seen in magazines. The books<br />

about the Princess have been a success story from the start – they<br />

have sold in 150,000 copies in Sweden and have been published<br />

in all Nordic countries. The Princess has also been adapted for the<br />

stage, and started a rockband. The Princess Rockband’s song ”Glada<br />

tillsammans” (Happy Together) actually made it to the charts in the<br />

summer of 2012.<br />

The idea to write about a tough and adventure-seeking princess<br />

came when Per’s daughter Kajsa declared that all princesses only<br />

ever do is marry and have children – but of course princesses do<br />

much, much more, as depicted in Per’s stories. But has it ever been<br />

problematic to discuss gender roles when writing about princesses?<br />

”I think the premise of it being a princess or a prince actually makes it<br />

easier. Because they are so weighed down by how they should act according<br />

to tradition. You don’t have to make them do very extreme things<br />

until it’s evident that they’ve broken their own rules. For example, letting<br />

the princess carry a sword. That alone sets her apart from other princesses<br />

and opens up a lot of possibilities,” says Per.<br />

This year the Princess celebrates her 10-year anniversary. And if<br />

there’s one thing a princess knows how to do well, it is to celebrate.<br />

That’s what<br />

a Princess Does<br />

The Prince<br />

In 2009 the first book about the Prince was published,<br />

and since then three more books have been written.<br />

Just like the Princess, he is a sympathetic hero who<br />

solves problems, however a bit more reluctantly than<br />

When Princes Catch Dragons<br />

When a Princess<br />

Celebrates her Birthday<br />

When Princes Become Enchanted<br />

When a Princess<br />

Goes on Vacation<br />

When a Princess<br />

Wakes up at Night<br />

the Princess. The Prince may not be as tough as his<br />

friends, but sometimes it’s important to remember that<br />

it isn’t always the loudest and most cocky kid who is<br />

the bravest.<br />

When Princes Stay at Home<br />

When a Princess<br />

Throws a Party<br />

When Princes Stumble on Adventure<br />

FOTO: KRISTOFER SAMUELSSON<br />

The Princess’ Rockband


The Shadow Side<br />

Facing Fears<br />

Raymond makes a shadow figure in the shape of a<br />

bird. A cat shadow appears and Raymond makes the<br />

bird fly away to avoid being eaten. He follows the bird<br />

into a shadow forest. It turns into a spooky journey with<br />

the pencil as Raymond’s only protection.<br />

A poetic and thrilling story about a child who takes<br />

control of the fantasy world and overcomes his fears<br />

through his imagination.<br />

The most recent book by best-selling author<br />

Per Gustavsson!<br />

The Shadow Side. Sold to: Denmark<br />

The universe of Crab Lake Island<br />

Are You Brave Enough<br />

to Get Involved?<br />

The seaside town of Crab Lake Island holds many secrets, which<br />

Karl Dymling and his friend Sarah never seem to escape from.<br />

In the sixth book set on Crab Lake Island, inexplicable<br />

deaths start to occur around town. Karl and Sarah are<br />

determined to uncover who’s responsible for the terrible<br />

crimes and all things point to a mysterious figure known<br />

as the Nightman. But who is he and what does he want?<br />

FOTO: NOOMI HEBERT<br />

The series about Karl Dymling is written by Lena Ollmark<br />

and Mats Wänblad. Lena is a journalist, a writer and an<br />

artist. She has written manga for teenagers as well as<br />

scripts for cartoons and children’s television shows.<br />

Mats is a well-known writer in Sweden, among others<br />

he has written the books about Lovisa who plays football.<br />

Vallona – The Haunted Ship<br />

Sold to: Denmark, Norway<br />

and Germany<br />

Captain Black-Oak’s Grave<br />

Sold to: Denmark and<br />

Germany<br />

FOTO: TARIq DAJANI<br />

The Spring of the Dead<br />

Sold to: Germany<br />

The Nightman<br />

Hanged Man’s Island The Visitor’s Shadow


Mamma Moo<br />

Imagine ...<br />

... if a cow did the things we do. How silly that would be!<br />

A question I often get is how I came up with Mamma<br />

Moo. How did it all begin?<br />

Sometimes I wish there was a simple and fun<br />

four-sentence answer to give, but the answer tends<br />

to be a bit longer than that. Mamma Moo is a tribute to<br />

children’s curious and clever approach to understanding<br />

the world. She does all the things she sees children doing.<br />

She tries things out and practices, and isn’t afraid of doing<br />

something wrong or embarrassing herself. She plods down<br />

the jetty to make the world’s most gigantic bellyflop, just<br />

like the children by the lake. She cleans her home and<br />

puts flowers in a vase, just like other women in the spring,<br />

she succeeds in getting her own library card, just like little<br />

brother, and she dances on her toes in the barn, in pink<br />

legwarmers, just like Lina in gymnastics.<br />

Mamma Moo has a child’s characteristically positive<br />

outlook on life. But just like children who encounter<br />

resistance in the form of unsympathetic and unwilling<br />

adults, Mamma Moo has Crow as her counterpart. Even<br />

though they’re friends and he actually likes her, he never<br />

admits it. He thinks everything she does is embarrassing<br />

and he has the answers to all her questions.<br />

The friendship between Crow and Mamma Moo<br />

is central. That’s why the intolerable Crow is pretty<br />

lovingly portrayed. He’s not only the snippy expert that<br />

is discouraging, he has another dimension as well. He<br />

is afraid, just like many other cocky characters. He’s<br />

afraid of getting wet, he’s afraid of the dark, and there<br />

are bigger crows than him. But he’s also the one with the<br />

FOTO: LENNART JöNSSON<br />

Jujja Wieslander<br />

is a well-known and<br />

successful author<br />

in Sweden and has<br />

written the books<br />

about Mamma Moo<br />

and Crow among<br />

others.<br />

ideas and a (although somewhat exaggerated) confidence<br />

in his own capability. The feeling of “I’m fantastic and<br />

fully competent!”. Just like many children´s wonderful<br />

self-esteem.<br />

The two forces – the will to discover, give it a try,<br />

practice and to grow on the one hand, and the need to<br />

correct, put on the brakes and control, on the other – are<br />

planted in the characters Mamma Moo and Crow. Many<br />

readers have said that they can relate to both.<br />

Just about all the stories about Mamma Moo and<br />

Crow come from a child’s world.<br />

Almost 25 years ago the characters Mamma Moo<br />

and Crow were born. The stories of the strange and<br />

playful cow and her reluctant friend first appeared in<br />

radio programs and songs, that were appreciated by<br />

children and adults alike. Me and my late husband Tomas<br />

Wieslander were behind them. When these stories were<br />

adapted for the world of picture books and chapter books,<br />

Mamma Moo and Crow were given their humorous<br />

physical appearance and setting by Sven Nordqvist.<br />

Now the books have been translated to 30-something<br />

languages and are scattered throughout the world.<br />

Sven Nordqvist<br />

is one of Sweden’s<br />

finest illustrators.<br />

Apart from the<br />

spirited pictures of<br />

Mamma Moo, he is<br />

most well known for<br />

his own books about<br />

Pettson and Findus.<br />

FOTO: KAJSA NORDIN<br />

The Big Book about Mamma Moo and Crow<br />

Grammy<br />

Nominated<br />

Music!<br />

Mamma Moo and Crow’s Christmas<br />

Mamma Moo Builds a Tree House<br />

Mamma Moo and Crow<br />

Mamma Moo Goes Down a Slide<br />

Mamma Moo on the Sledge<br />

Mamma Moo Climbs a Tree<br />

Mamma Moo Reads<br />

Mamma Moo Gets a Scratch<br />

Mamma Moo on the Swing<br />

Mamma Moo and the Spring Clean<br />

TRANSLATED INTO:<br />

Norwegian<br />

Finnish<br />

German<br />

Danish<br />

Estonian<br />

Icelandic<br />

Arabic<br />

Lithuanian<br />

Polish<br />

Chinese<br />

Spanish<br />

INDIAN EDITIONS:<br />

English<br />

Gujarati<br />

Hindi<br />

Kammala<br />

Kannada<br />

Hungarian<br />

Korean<br />

Kurdmanji Sorani<br />

Farsi<br />

Thai<br />

Turkish<br />

Assyrian/Syrian<br />

Vietnamese<br />

Japanese<br />

Russian<br />

French<br />

Malyalam<br />

Marathi<br />

Punjabi<br />

Tamil<br />

Telugu<br />

Free again in Italy and the Netherlands!<br />

23


Tickling Ghost Stories, Unbelievable<br />

Adventure and Sweaty Super<br />

Heroes by Dan Höjer!<br />

Ghost Stories<br />

Delightfully frightening ghost stories for young readers! Illustrated<br />

with suggestive black and white pictures by Jonna Björnstjerna.<br />

The Deserted Grave and Other Ghost Stories<br />

Sold to: Denmark<br />

Fiddle and Goony Meet Pirates<br />

Riding with Death and Other Ghost Stories<br />

New<br />

series!<br />

Fiddle and Goony are sleeping over at their super-duper old grandparents’.<br />

They are so old that they often forget things. But suddenly they remember<br />

what it was like a long time ago, in fact, two hundred years ago, when they<br />

were pirates and sailed the seven seas. Grandma and grandpa realize they<br />

still have their pirate ship stowed away, and Fiddle and Goony are suddenly<br />

whisked off through a secret passageway (the garbage chute) on an<br />

unbelievable adventure of pirate ships, treasure maps and scary enemies.<br />

The free-standing second book<br />

in the series is planned for 2014.<br />

The books are co-written<br />

by Roger Hansson, and<br />

illustrated by Anders Nyberg.<br />

The Phantom in the Attic and Other Ghost Stories<br />

Fiddle and Goony<br />

The Sockman and the Big Secret<br />

The Sockman<br />

Sold to: Norway<br />

The Sockman and the Superpro<br />

The Sockman<br />

The Sockman and the Superheroes<br />

The Sockman and Timmy Titmouse<br />

Siggy the Sockman is the master of small problems. He flies<br />

about in the sky splashing courage and confidence in the form<br />

of small drops of sweat on the sad and the worried. But he is<br />

also just like anybody else.<br />

In the sixth book, Siggy experiences jealousy and love<br />

trouble for the very first time. His best friend Lizzy is in love<br />

with the Sockman, but how will Siggy make her see him<br />

instead of his superhero persona?<br />

The Sockman series is written by Dan and Lotta Höjer,<br />

and illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius.<br />

Dan Höjer, born 1964, is an<br />

author and journalist. He’s been<br />

editor-in-chief for Kamratposten,<br />

the most popular children’s<br />

magazine in Sweden, and has<br />

written many books for children.<br />

The Sockman and his Archenemy<br />

FOTO: SOPHIA CALLMER


Non-Fiction/Easy Readers<br />

Thrilling Fun Facts<br />

Bengt-Erik Engholm and Jojo Falk’s award-winning non-fiction titles are<br />

packed with thrilling and peculiar facts, and humorous illustrations. They<br />

are informative, personal and fun! The book about fakirs won the Book<br />

Jury’s award for Best Non-fiction title in 2010. Did you for example know ...<br />

... that if you put a flashlight to<br />

your palm in a dark room you can<br />

see your own skeleton?<br />

... that some creatures like<br />

crayfish have their skeleton on the<br />

outside of their body?<br />

... that the smallest bone you<br />

have inside of you is in your ear?<br />

... that a bat can capture up to<br />

6,000 mosquitoes in a single<br />

night? If they’re not able to eat<br />

them all they make a small, handy<br />

bag from their own wing to store<br />

them in.<br />

Skeletons Bats Fakirs<br />

Sold to<br />

Denmark and<br />

Norway<br />

... that there was once a fakir who<br />

could swallow a frog and then<br />

make it come up again? Alive! He<br />

had trained the frog in the dark<br />

to not scare it when he forced it<br />

down into his belly.<br />

Bengt-Erik Engholm was born in 1959 and lives just outside Stockholm. His works<br />

include the series about Simon. He also translates animated film, teaches writing<br />

courses and works as a personal assistant.<br />

Jojo Falk lives in Stockholm with her family and has worked as a freelance<br />

illustrator since 1994. She has previously illustrated Mummies, by Malin Lilja,<br />

in the same series.<br />

Mummies by Malin Lilja and Jojo Falk<br />

OUR EASY READERS<br />

<strong>Natur</strong> & <strong>Kultur</strong>’s Easy Reader series is like a bag of sweets<br />

to choose from, for everyone who has cracked the code of<br />

reading and has grown tired of their school textbooks. Our<br />

authors have been asked to write something exciting and<br />

funny, something they themselves would have wanted to read<br />

at the age of seven to nine. Every book in the Easy Reader<br />

series is like a piece of candy, just open it up and enjoy.


<strong>Young</strong> <strong>Adult</strong><br />

Like a Punch in the Gut<br />

FOTO: MIA CARLSSON<br />

”makes it difficult to breath” Dagens Nyheter<br />

”... remarkably well-written with resolute gravity and<br />

restrained anger” Expressen<br />

”Maja-Maria Henriksson has written a powerful and<br />

heartbreaking story about that which shouldn’t happen<br />

but nevertheless occurs over and over again in a world<br />

where young people should be allowed to feel safe. The<br />

language is pared down, like a naked body where scars<br />

are visible and the heart’s beating can be seen in every<br />

wound.” Göteborgs-Posten<br />

One in a Thousand<br />

by Petter Lidbeck and Max Elmberg Sjöholm<br />

Maja-Maria Henriksson made her debut in 2010 with I Exist, a story<br />

about 14-year old Johanna whose life is a mess. In school she is<br />

physically and mentally abused by two boys and at home by her mother.<br />

I Exist is Johanna’s own story about survival against all odds, when<br />

the adult world turns its back and fails to take responsibility for what<br />

is happening.<br />

Based on the author’s own life, the book is a powerful novel about<br />

hope, about standing up for oneself when nobody else is there to help<br />

you, a novel not likely to leave anybody indifferent. Maja-Maria was<br />

awarded the Hans Peterson grant, with the declaration that her book<br />

“was essential to write and is essential for everyone to read: both teens<br />

and parents”. I Exist won the Book Jury Award for best YA in 2010, and<br />

was also nominated for the prestigious August Prize in the category<br />

<strong>Books</strong> for Children and <strong>Young</strong> <strong>Adult</strong>s.<br />

In 2011, the sequel Not Real, Not Imaginary was published. Johanna,<br />

now turned 17 years, leaves her mother’s home to seek refuge, though<br />

unsuccessfully, at her father’s. She is homeless and alone, feeling unworthy<br />

of love. At her summer job at she meets Jens – someone who likes<br />

Johanna and wants to be with her. Due to her desperate search for love<br />

and belonging, she is driven into a destructive relationship with Jens.<br />

Man-Eaters in Maersta by Aase Berg<br />

I Exist<br />

The Daughter of the Dead<br />

by Janne Lundström<br />

Not Real, Not Imaginary<br />

An Epic Battle Against<br />

the Winter of Evil<br />

In the aftermath of an assault on their farm which caused the death of their<br />

father, twins Sunia and Wulf find out that they belong to the mysterious People<br />

of the Blood. Furthermore, a sinister Cold is spreading throughout the land,<br />

slowly embedding the hearts of mankind and unleashing the impending Winter<br />

of Evil. It soon becomes clear to Sunia and Wulf that their father had great<br />

plans for them; it’s up to them to challenge the Cold.<br />

They embark on a long and perilous journey. In order to fight against the<br />

Cold the twins are forced to adapt to the restrictive and complex traditions<br />

of the Blood, as well as challenge the covenant with the Underworld, and<br />

ultimately, piece together the clues to their own history.<br />

About Winter of Evil<br />

”Winter of Evil is like a mixture of Astrid Lindgren and CS Lewis, with one<br />

spoon of the Grimm Brothers and another of George Lucas.” SN<br />

”The story grips the reader from the first chapter and there are<br />

moments when it’s breathtakingly exciting” BTJ<br />

Carrier of Fire<br />

Sold to: Denmark<br />

Glowing Stars by Johanna Thydell<br />

The Alliance Breaker<br />

Anders Björkelid lives in Uppsala with his wife and two children. He<br />

works as a teacher and has published two picture books and planted<br />

more than 300,000 trees in his life. He made his fantasy debut with<br />

Winter of Evil, the first part of the series Children of the Blood, in 2009.<br />

One More Die by Johanna Thydell<br />

Don’t miss<br />

the final book<br />

Dusk of Frost<br />

in 2014<br />

FOTO: JONAS ANDERSON<br />

Winter of Evil<br />

Sold to: Denmark and Germany<br />

In 2003, Johanna Thydell’s debut novel Glowing<br />

Stars was published and she quickly became one of<br />

Sweden’s most popular and acclaimed young writers.<br />

She was awarded the prestigious August Prize, and<br />

the book is loved by reader and critics alike. Her<br />

books have been published in 14 other languages.


”Do you know what happens if I press<br />

here?” I asked and pointed to a small<br />

speck on the wallpaper.<br />

“Probably nothing,” said big brother<br />

and yawned.<br />

“A secret hatch will open in the ceiling<br />

and the rainclouds will fall inside.”<br />

“But what happens if I press here?”<br />

big brother asked and pressed the light<br />

switch.<br />

“NO!” I screamed but it was already<br />

too late …<br />

FOTO: MIA CARLSSON<br />

Jonatan Brännström, born in 1986,<br />

works in a preschool. Working with the<br />

children gave him inspiration for The<br />

Lightning Gobbler. He made his debut<br />

with this gem of a picture book.<br />

Joanna Hellgren, born in 1981, won<br />

<strong>Natur</strong> & <strong>Kultur</strong>’s picture book competition<br />

in 2009. She is an illustrator and<br />

cartoonist. While living in Paris she<br />

published two French comic books.<br />

Mon frère nocturne (My Night Brother,<br />

2008) was nominated for the award<br />

Best Comic at the cartoon festival<br />

in Angulême. Joanna has also been<br />

represented at Grand Palais in Paris.<br />

Picture <strong>Books</strong><br />

Lightning Gobblers, Unruly<br />

Pets and Tooting Trombones<br />

The Lightning Gobbler by Jonatan<br />

Brännström and Joanna Hellgren<br />

Esther Branson and the<br />

Pet-Swapping Day by Johan<br />

Rundberg and Per José<br />

Karlén. Sold to: Denmark<br />

Mops by Eva Lindström<br />

and Emma Virke<br />

Drills and Dragon Ears<br />

by Lennart Hellsing and<br />

Ane Gustavsson<br />

Sold to: Korea<br />

“Without a doubt a breath of fresh air<br />

in the world of children’s books and<br />

definitely a debut which promises<br />

more” Svenska Dagbladet<br />

“Hellgren’s pictures stand out against<br />

the night’s frightening darkness with<br />

the color of adventure. There is much<br />

here to discover. The illustrations<br />

emerge from all directions on the<br />

pages, completely in harmony with the<br />

vast story. The fine interplay between<br />

the text and the illustrations reveals<br />

how a child’s imagination is triggered<br />

by small, everyday details”<br />

The Princess Who Never Went<br />

to the Bathroom by Petter<br />

Lidbeck and Thomas Fröhling<br />

Dagens Nyheter<br />

What are You Thinking about,<br />

Stumpy? by George<br />

Johansson and Anna-Clara<br />

Tidholm. Sold to: Denmark<br />

Promise! said Lilly<br />

by Moni Nilsson and<br />

Joanna Hellgren<br />

”With its direct but sensitive treatment<br />

of themes such as sibling relationship,<br />

bravery and fear, and the struggle of good<br />

against evil, this picture book for three<br />

to six year olds is not only a welcome<br />

addition to any child’s bookshelf, but<br />

to their parents’ coffee table as well.”<br />

Sandy, Larry Lost and Other<br />

Monsters around Town<br />

by Andreas Palmaer and<br />

Per Gustavsson<br />

My Wild Life<br />

by Amanda Eriksson<br />

Swedish Book Review<br />

Ghosts and Monsters<br />

by Andreas Palmaer<br />

and Per Gustavsson.<br />

Sold to: Norway and<br />

Denmark


Teddy Bruno<br />

The Big Little Adventure<br />

Author Gunilla Ingves<br />

truly knows her subject.<br />

In the Swedish countryside<br />

where she lives, she does<br />

meticulous research for her<br />

books about Teddy Bruno.<br />

As she spends a great deal<br />

of her time outdoors she<br />

dedicates herself to studying<br />

the surroundings, taking<br />

notes of her observations<br />

and, consequently, inserting<br />

them into the universe of Teddy Bruno. The result is a<br />

tender portrayal of the particularities of each season and<br />

how they change, the wonders of nature and animal<br />

life – big and small alike.<br />

The Teddy Bruno series illustrates how nature<br />

provides a space for quiet reflection as well as a setting<br />

for dramatic encounters and occurrences. Gunilla<br />

Ingves’ stories offer understanding about all forms<br />

of life, helping us to view nature in a different light.<br />

Join Teddy Bruno and Maisy the dog as they<br />

investigate mysterious animal tracks, build a new<br />

bird’s nest and search for missing potatoes. Here’s<br />

also your chance to learn about the different sounds<br />

of birds, the best time and technique for planting<br />

sunflower seeds, how to make sweet and delicious<br />

apple candy – and much, much more!<br />

Titles:<br />

Teddy Bruno’s Winter<br />

Teddy Bruno’s Fall<br />

Teddy Bruno’s Spring<br />

Teddy Bruno’s Summer<br />

(coming in 2014)<br />

Sold to Korea and<br />

Denmark


Freddy Fixer<br />

One Beloved Handyman<br />

In <strong>2013</strong>, the handy Freddy Fixer and his reliable companion Buffa<br />

celebrate their 20th anniversary!<br />

Since the first publication of Freddy Fixer, he has captivated the<br />

hearts of young mechanics with his expertise on vehicles, machines<br />

and other gadgets. His matter-of-fact personality makes learning<br />

fun and easy. Having been translated into many other languages,<br />

this popular character is a man of many names: Willy Werkel, Mik<br />

Mekanik, Freddy Fixer, Gary Gadget, Masa Mainio, Meistri-Märten,<br />

Martin Mekk, Karel Klus etc …<br />

The luxurious and extensive collection Freddy Fixer’s Big Book<br />

about Cars, Machines and Airplanes was published in 2012,<br />

consisting of the most popular parts from the series, along<br />

with new material.<br />

Freddy Fixer’s Cars Freddy Fixer’s Boats Freddy Fixer’s Planes Freddy Fixer’s Tractors<br />

Freddy Fixer’s Trains Freddy Fixer’s Favorite Cars Freddy Fixer’s First Book.<br />

Cars<br />

34<br />

Freddy Fixer’s First Book.<br />

Hammer & Nail<br />

Freddy Fixer’s First Book.<br />

Machines on the Way<br />

Freddy Fixer’s First Book.<br />

Machines on the Farm<br />

Freddy Fixer’s First Book.<br />

Airplanes<br />

Freddy Fixer’s First Book.<br />

Car Wash<br />

George Johansson is a journalist and writer.<br />

He has published numerous works of fiction<br />

and non-fiction for both children and adults.<br />

Together with Jens Ahlbom he has created the<br />

hugely popular books, computer games and<br />

films about Freddy Fixer.<br />

Jens Ahlbom is one of Sweden’s most famous<br />

illustrators of children’s books. He is an art<br />

teacher and has illustrated more than 60 books.<br />

In 2003, he was awarded the prestigious Elsa<br />

Beskow Plaque for his work. Part of the jury’s<br />

motivation was: “An equal to Freddy Fixer when<br />

it comes to ingenuity and craftsmanship.”<br />

Freddy Fixer’s First Book.<br />

Racing Cars<br />

Freddy Fixer’s Smallest Book.<br />

Why?<br />

Freddy Fixer’s Smallest Book.<br />

Falling Asleep<br />

Freddy Fixer’s First Book.<br />

Machines in the City<br />

Freddy Fixer’s Smallest Book.<br />

What a Mess<br />

Freddy Fixer’s Smallest Book.<br />

Waking Up<br />

Freddy Fixer’s First Book.<br />

Machines on the Mountain Top<br />

Freddy Fixer’s Smallest Book.<br />

Search!<br />

Freddy Fixer’s Smallest Book.<br />

On Our Way!<br />

Freddy Fixer’s First Book.<br />

Boats<br />

Freddy Fixer’s Smallest Book.<br />

Buffa Likes Cars!<br />

Freddy Fixer’s Smallest Book.<br />

Who?<br />

FOTO: SOPHIA CALLMER


Thomas & Emma<br />

Favorites since 1969<br />

The character Thomas was first introduced to the public in 1969, and the following<br />

years 9 more books about Thomas as well as 10 books about Emma were published.<br />

The books deal with subjects that parents and young children can relate to, making<br />

them, 30 years after they were first published, as popular as ever. Throughout the<br />

years the Thomas & Emma books have been translated into 14 languages.<br />

Emma’s Daycare Opposite Emma Emma’s Baby Brother<br />

is Ill<br />

Emma and Baby Brother Emma Visits the Dentist Emma at the Doctor’s Thomas Bakes<br />

Thomas Builds Thomas Goes Outside Thomas Visits<br />

the Doctor<br />

Thomas and Millie Thomas Cleans<br />

Thomas Takes a Bath Thomas Plays with the Cat<br />

Finnish<br />

Danish<br />

Norwegian<br />

Lappish<br />

Somali<br />

Arabic<br />

Persian<br />

Japanese<br />

Icelandic<br />

Irish<br />

Chinese<br />

Assyrian<br />

Dutch<br />

English<br />

rights<br />

available<br />

again!<br />

Emma Vacuums Emma’s First Day<br />

at Daycare<br />

TRANSLATED<br />

INTO:<br />

Digital<br />

rights<br />

available!<br />

Emma’s Workshop<br />

Thomas is Small Thomas Plays Dress Up<br />

Can’t find<br />

what you’re<br />

looking for?<br />

Don’t hesitate<br />

to ask us!<br />

Contact:<br />

Catharina Lantz | Foreign Rights Agent, Children’s <strong>Books</strong> | catharina.lantz@nok.se | +46-8-453 86 94<br />

<strong>Natur</strong> & <strong>Kultur</strong> | Karlavägen 31 | P.O. Box 27323 | SE-102 54 Stockholm | Sweden | www.nok.se<br />

Catalogue made by Catharina Lantz, Karin Berg & Linn Yngborn

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