The Garmann Series
Garmann-serien
Garmann’s Summer (Garmanns sommer, 2006]
Summer is nearly over and Garmann is going to start school. Garmann is dreading it, and he tries to find out if adults dread doing things, too, while he’s seeing if he’s got a loose tooth. Garmann thinks about life and death, the present and the future. “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Aunt Augusta whispers to him. “A sword-swallower,” Garmann answers.
Winner of the 2007 BolognaRagazzi Award, the 2009 Mildred L. Batchelder Award, announced by the Amercian Library Association, and the French Prix Sorciere for best album of the year 2008
Garmann’s Street (Garmanns gate, 2008]
Garmann has now started at school and the world seems even more unsafe. ‘Are you a wimp? Light it!’ says the horrible Rolf to Garmann. The grass fire at the stamp man’s house is put out and Garmann realises that friendships are made when you least expect it.
Winner of the Nordic Association of School Librarians Children’s Literature prize in 2009
Garmann’s Secret (Garmanns hemmelighet, 2010]
Garmann thinks about the twins, Hanne and Johanne, how similar they are and yet so different. Hanne is nasty and teases the others. Johanne is nice and exciting to be with. She tells Garmann about a secret place that only the two of them share, a secret forest hideaway that they play in together. They draw with their fingers on each other’s backs, and Johanne confides that she sleeps with the light on. For a moment, time stands still. With sensitivity, Stian Hole portrays first love.
Winner of the 2010 Brage Award
About Garmann’s Summer:
Dagsavisen
‘Fantastic illustrations and a warm story about approaching a change in life.’
‘Let it be said straight away: this is a lovely book! It feels good to hold it, it is beautiful to look at, and the story touches your heart.’
Drammens Tidende
About Garmann’s Street:
Bergens Tidende
‘Still world class (…) So consistent it is time to start talking about a Hole universe of its own.’
