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Mats Letén • Hanne Bartholin, ill.
Finn Herman [Finn Herman]
Gyldendal, 2001 (1 st edition 2001) • ISBN 978-87-00-46562-6 and 978-87-00-46562-3
Finn Herman from 2001 is about the fine lady who
wants to go into town with her sweet crocodile
Finn Herman. Of course it’s a little dangerous, but
Finn Herman’s mother gives him good advice, so
nothing happens... with Finn Herman, anyway.
It ends with Finn Herman becoming so fat that
he cannot even be in the book – so there must
be a page pamphlet to show how big and fat he
was after their walk. Finn Herman was designed
by Hanne Bartholin, who received The Ministry
of Culture Illustrator Prize for her humorous
drawings that subtly and simply describe how her
mother did not believe that the crocodile can do
no wrong. For 4-6 year-olds.
Finn Hermann fra 2001 handler om en fin dame, der
vil gå en tur i byen med sin søde krokodille. Selvfølgelig
er det lidt farligt, men Finn Hermans mor giver ham
gode råd, så der ikke sker noget ... med Finn Herman i
hvert fald. Det ender med at Finn Herman bliver så tyk,
at han slet ikke kan være i bogen - så der må en ekstra
side ind for at vise hvor stor og tyk, han er blevet
efter deres gåtur. Finn Herman er illustreret af Hanne
Bartholin, der fik Kulturministeriets Illustratorpris for
hendes morsomme illustrationer, som underfundigt og
enkelt beskriver hvordan, hendes mor ikke troede på,
at en krokodille kan gøre noget forkert. For 4-6 årige.
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Martin Glanz Serup • Lars Vegas Nielsen, ill.
Sebastians monster [Sebastian’s monster]
Alma, 2006 • ISBN 978-87-7243-236-6
Sebastian’s father and mother think Sebastian
is terribly afraid of the monster, which may be
hiding in the closet. But actually, he thinks it’s so
boring to be in bed. The father wants to get the
bedding done quickly and show that monsters do
not exist. But the whole family gets a big surprise
– and Sebastian gets it exactly as he wants it.
By late sleeping times, popcorn, television – and
monster! Lars Vegas Nielsen the illustrator of this
book received The Ministry of Culture Illustrator
Prize. A crazy original, awful book that has
it all including a funny ending. For 5 year-olds
and older.
Sebastians far og mor tror, at Sebastian er frygteligt
bange for det monster, der måske gemmer sig i skabet.
Men faktisk synes han bare, det er så KEDELIGT
at skulle i seng. Da far vil gøre kort proces og vise,
at monstre ikke findes, får hele familien sig en
overraskelse – og Sebastian får det helt, som han vil
have det. Med sene sovetider, popcorn, fjernsyn – og
monster! Lars Vegas Nielsen, som har illustreret bogen,
fik Kulturministeriets Illustratorpris for bogen. En skør,
original og skrækkelig bog, der har det hele, også en
lykkelig slutning. Fra 5 år og op.
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Morten Dürr • Lars Gabel, ill.
Marias dukke [Maria’s doll]
Høst, 2010 • ISBN 978-87-638-1402
Maria and her brother are street children and
earn money by collecting garbage. The adults
require them to deliver everything they find.
But one day Maria finds the finest doll that she
really wants to keep. But Maria can lie to the
adults when they ask: “Is that all? Aren’t you
keeping anything?” Maria’s doll is a picture book
for schoolchildren. It tells of street children’s
conditions and is about sibling love, friendship,
poverty and survival. For 6-10 year-olds.
Maria og hendes broder er gadebørn, og de tjener
penge ved at samle skrald. De voksne kræver at de
afleverer alt de finder. En dag finder Maria den fineste
dukke, som hun rigtig gerne vil beholde. Men kan
Maria lyve for de voksne, når de spørger: “er det alt, du
har fundet? Beholder du ikke noget selv?” Marias dukke
en billedbog for skolebørn. Den fortæller om gadebørns
vilkår og om kærlighed mellem søskende, venskab,
fattigdom og overlevelse. For 6-10 årige.
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