Sunniva Relling Berg
Marianne Gretteberg Engedal (ill.)

The Hunt for the Number Thieves

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Genre: Children and Young Adults
Category: Picture Book
Publisher: Gyldendal
Year: 2025
Pages: 40
ISBN: 9788205613584
English sample translation available

A fun, original, and playful picture book that sparks children’s curiosity about numbers!

One day, numbers start disappearing, from houses, football jerseys, train stations, clocks, diving towers, and beach kiosks. They vanish everywhere, and no one understands what’s going on. Chaos ensues!

Then the truth is revealed: thieves are at work. They’ve stolen the numbers to attend the Number Ball in the Tax Paradise! But when the police suddenly show up at the party, the number thieves have to flee, and in their haste, they put the numbers back in all the wrong places…

The Hunt for the Number Thieves is perfect for curious young children who love funny books with lots to discover. Here they get to join the number hunt! This is a vibrant and original picture book by Sunniva Relling Berg, with colourful and delightfully wacky illustrations by Skinkeape. Spot on for little number detectives aged 3 to 6.

Photo: Tove K. Breistein (Sunniva Relling Berg), Agnete Brun (Marianne Gretteberg Engedal)

Sunniva Relling Berg (b. 1988) made her debut in 2011 with the critically acclaimed young adult novel The Drop (Utfor), which was nominated for the Brage Prize. Since then, she has published three books for both young adults and adults. The Alphabet Hunt (Alfabetjakten) was her first children’s book.

Marianne Gretteberg Engedal (also known as ‘Skinkeape’) is one of Norway’s critically acclaimed illustrators and an award-winning author of the book series about Pølsetjuven (The Sausage Burglar, Samlaget). Engedal is a member of the Jury of the Norwegian Guest of Honour Illustration Exhibition at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2026.

The Hunt for the Number Thieves

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