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Mats Letén • Hanne Bartholin, ill.<br />
Finn Herman [Finn Herman]<br />
Gyldendal, 2001 (1st edition 2001) • ISBN 978-87-00-46562-6 and 978-87-00-46562-3<br />
Finn Herman from 2001 is about the fine lady who<br />
wants to go into town with her sweet crocodile<br />
Finn Herman. Of course it’s a little dangerous,<br />
but Finn Herman’s mother gives him good<br />
advice, so nothing happens ... with Finn Herman,<br />
anyway. It ends with Finn Herman becoming<br />
so fat that he cannot even be in the book – so<br />
there must be a page pamphlet to show how<br />
big and fat he was after their walk. Finn Herman<br />
was designed by Hanne Bartholin, who received<br />
The Ministry of Culture Illustrator Prize for his<br />
humorous drawings that subtly and simply<br />
describe how her mother did not believe that<br />
the crocodile can do no wrong. For 4-6 year-olds.<br />
Martin Glanz Serup • Lars Vegas Nielsen, ill.<br />
Sebastians monster [Sebastian’s monster]<br />
Alma, 2006 • ISBN 978-87-7243-236-6<br />
Sebastian’s father and mother think Sebastian<br />
is terribly afraid of the monster, which may be<br />
hiding in the closet. But actually, he thinks it’s<br />
very boring to be in bed! His father wants to get<br />
him to bed quicky and to show that monsters<br />
do not exist. However, the whole family gets<br />
a big surprise, and Sebastian gets it exactly<br />
as he wants it – late sleeping times, popcorn,<br />
television, and a monster! Lars Vegas Nielsen, the<br />
illustrator of this book, received the Ministry of<br />
Culture Illustrator Prize. A crazy original, ‘awful’<br />
book that has it all, including a funny ending.<br />
For 5 year-olds and older.<br />
Morten Dürr • Lars Gabel, ill.<br />
Marias dukke [Maria’s doll]<br />
Høst, 2010 • ISBN 978-87-638-1402<br />
Maria and her brother are street children and<br />
earn money by collecting garbage. The adults<br />
require them to deliver everything they find.<br />
But one day Maria finds the finest doll that she<br />
really wants to keep. But Maria can lie to the<br />
adults when they ask: “Is that all? Aren’t you<br />
keeping anything?” Maria’s doll is a picture book<br />
for schoolchildren. It tells of street children’s<br />
conditions and is about sibling love, friendship,<br />
poverty and survival. For 6-10 year-olds.<br />
the world through picture books • books from denmark • 40<br />
Finn Hermann fra 2001 handler om en fin dame, der<br />
vil gå en tur i byen med sin søde krokodille. Selvfølgelig<br />
er det lidt farligt, men Finn Hermans mor giver ham<br />
gode råd, så der ikke sker noget ... med Finn Herman i<br />
hvert fald. Det ender med at Finn Herman bliver så tyk,<br />
at han slet ikke kan være i bogen - så der må en ekstra<br />
side ind for at vise hvor stor og tyk, han er blevet<br />
efter deres gåtur. Finn Herman er illustreret af Hanne<br />
Bartholin, der fik Kulturministeriets Illustratorpris<br />
for hendes morsomme illustrationer som underfundigt<br />
og enkelt beskriver hvordan, hendes mor ikke troede<br />
på, at en krokodille ikke kan gøre noget forkert.<br />
For 4-6 årige<br />
Sebastians far og mor tror, at Sebastian er frygteligt<br />
bange for det monster, der måske gemmer sig i skabet.<br />
Men faktisk synes han bare, det er så KEDELIGT<br />
at skulle i seng. Da far vil gøre kort proces og vise,<br />
at monstre ikke findes, får hele familien sig en<br />
overraskelse - og Sebastian får det helt, som han vil<br />
have det. Med sene sovetider, popcorn, fjernsyn - og<br />
monster! Lars Vegas Nielsen, som har illustreret bogen,<br />
fil Kulturministeriets Illustratorpris for bogen. En skør,<br />
original og skrækkelig bog, der har det hele, også en<br />
lykkelig slutning.<br />
Fra 5 år og op.<br />
Maria og hendes broder er gadebørn og de tjener<br />
penge ved at samle skrald. De voksne kræver at de<br />
afleverer alt de finder. En dag finder Maria den fineste<br />
dukke, som hun rigtig gerne vil beholde. Men kan<br />
Maria lyve for de voksne, når de spørger: ”er det alt, du<br />
har fundet. Beholder du ikke noget selv?” Maria dukke<br />
en billedbog for skolebørn. Den fortæller om gadebørns<br />
vilkår og om kærlighed mellem søskende, venskab,<br />
fattigdom og overlevelse.<br />
For 6-10 årige.<br />
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Jakob Martin Strid<br />
Lille Frø [Little frog]<br />
Gyldendal, 2005 • ISBN 978-87-02-03812-9<br />
Little frog comes down from outer space.<br />
Straight into an unsuspecting frog family in<br />
the middle of their coziest hour in front of the<br />
television. The family takes the frog into their<br />
arms and loves it as one of their own children.<br />
There’s just one problem: Little frog is very, very<br />
bad. He ends up being sent to specialists and<br />
the school psychologist. However, being part<br />
of a family who love him, helps Little Frog to<br />
find his place in the world. This story won Jakob<br />
Strid the Danish part of the Nordic picture book<br />
competition, in 2004. For 4-6 year-olds.<br />
Ib Spang Olsen<br />
Guden Thor [The god Thor]<br />
Alma, 1997 • ISBN 978-87-7243-176-8<br />
In every way a great book, that gathers all the<br />
stories of the thunder god, the fertility creator,<br />
fighter, fire maker and hero Thor from Nordic<br />
mythology. Narrated in large, gentle, violent,<br />
sensual, and dramatic color images in Ib Spang<br />
Olsen’s special tone of language, so you can even<br />
hear him talk. A book for all ages and at all times.<br />
The book is a series of vivid and grandiose stories<br />
carried by a warm tone, in a visual language that<br />
has its own highly textural texture. It is simply<br />
good. For 6 year-olds and older.<br />
the world through picture books • books from denmark • 41<br />
Lille Frø kommer dunsende ned fra det ydre rum.<br />
Lige ned i en intetanende middelklasse-frø-familie<br />
midt i deres helligste hyggestund foran fjernsynet.<br />
Familien tager alligevel frøen i deres arme og elsker<br />
den som deres egen lille frø. Der er bare et problem:<br />
Lille frø er meget, meget slem. Derfor havner han<br />
ret hurtigt hos skolepsykologen. Men, Lille Frø er<br />
en del af en familie, som elsker ham, og det hjælper<br />
ham til at finde sin plads i verden. Med bogen<br />
vandt Jakob Strid den danske del af den Nordiske<br />
billedbogskonkurrence i 2004.<br />
For 4-6 årige.<br />
En på alle måder stor bog, der samler alle historierne<br />
om tordenguden, frugtbarhedsskaberen, slagsbroderen,<br />
ildfrembringeren og helten Thor. Fortalt i store, blide,<br />
voldsomme, sanselige og dramatiske farvebilleder og<br />
i Ib Spang Olsens særlige sprogtone, så man ligefrem<br />
kan høre ham fortælle. En bog for alle aldre og til alle<br />
tider. Bogen er en række livfulde og storladne historier,<br />
der bæres af en varm fortælletone og et billedsprog,<br />
der har sin helt egen yderst stoflige tekstur.<br />
Det er simpelthen hamrende godt.<br />
Fra 6 år og op.