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Imagine waking up as a member of a troll family!

Scandinavian mum — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 07:00:45 +0000

One night, Neville Brisket wakes up from a strange dream, a dream that there is a horrible, stumpy finger stuck up his nose. Then he finds his room in a mess, and his dog in the laundry basket. Neville’s investigations end sposhily, when he is whooshed down the toilet to the land of Under!
In Scandinavian folklore, trolls are said to dwell in isolated mountains, rocks, and caves In this book the trolls are more urban and lives in cities among tons of junk and down in the sewer. So in a case of mistaken troll-dentity, Neville finds himself all of a sudden as part of a disgusting new family!
Will anybody help Neville get back to Over, or will he be stuck eating rat patties and left sock stew forever? This hilariously delivered tale will delight and disgust parents and children alike. We recommend follow Neville on his adventures with the trolls.

The Wrong Pong by Steven Butler, Puffin £5.99

‘All Aboard!’ for National Bookstart Week!

Scandinavian mum — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:59:59 +0000

Join in from today, Monday 6th to Sunday 12th June 2011 for a week of family events celebrating the joy of sharing stories, books and rhymes. With over 5,000 events be held nationwide, there’s bound to be something on near you, visit www.bookstart.org.uk
We recommend the following children’s books, both long time favourites in our Scandinavian home.

Mrs. Pepperpot (Norwegian: Teskjekjerringa, translation: the teaspoon lady) is a fictional character in a series of children’s books created by the Norwegian author Alf Prøysen.

The first book in the series was printed in 1956. The main character, Mrs. Pepperpot, is a little old lady who lives in a cottage in the countryside together with her husband, Mr. Pepperpot.
Mrs. Pepperpot has a secret – she occasionally shrinks to the size of a pepperpot, but nevertheless always manages to cope with the tricky situations that she finds herself in, at least partially thanks to the fact that upon shrinking she also gains the ability to understand and talk to all animals.

We highly recommend reading the many colourful stories about this kind little lady’s many adventures. Perfect bed time stories!

Nine-year-old free spirit, Pippi was the creation of the Swedish author, Astrid Lindgren. Pippi’s appeal to young children is her very unconventional and assertive personality. She is rich with lots of gold coins and she’s also extraordinarily strong, being able to lift her horse one-handed with ease.
Pippi lives in Villa Villekulla, on the outskirts of a little Swedish country town, with her pet horse and monkey. Her mother died when she was a baby and her father is away sailing a distant ocean.
The children next door, Tommy and Annika, clearly finds Pippi fascinating, but the town authorities are rather worried and alarmed about her behaviour and the fact that’s she’s living without adult supervision.

Lauren Child, well-known creator of Clarice Bean, is the perfect choice to illustrate this edition of Pippi. Her unmistakable illustrative style helps to bring a modern feel to the book originally from the 1940′s and will enable another generation of readers to enjoy the exploits of this extraordinary girl.

Available in the UK, at most independent bookshops as well as Amazon.

Brokiga, Who?

Scandinavian mum — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:58:45 +0000

Brokiga is a collection of quality products for children, inspired by the characters from the Who?- series. The line consists of clothing and furnishings, bedding and other items for the child’s room.

Stina Wirsen is in collaboration with her mother Carin Wirsen the swedish author of about 40 popular children’s books. The philosophy behind these books is that the small child should be taught skills such as counting and reading in a pleasant way, stimulating the child’s natural curiosity and will to explore. They are expressive and cute without being too cutesy. Happiness, mischievousness, frustration and anger are emotions expressed within this world.

The brand is also very environmental friendly with organic and ecologically sound production. For example the cotton products are made of organic cotton and the prints are produced in Sweden on climate compensated paper.

Brokiga is available online from Sweden at House of Hedda

Photo: Brokiga