Øystein Dolmen
Yokoland (ill.)

The Park

Parkvesen & andre vesener

Sometimes both children and adults need a break from the chores of everyday life. Then it might be nice to have a park nearby where you can relax, play and let your mind wander. This book is such a park – a surreal world where anything can happen. This park is inhabited by many strange creatures and people – animals, colorful birds, an owl, dragons and philosophers. Here is also a poetry loving park ranger, shrubs you can hide behind and a kiosk that sells dreams and all things imaginable.

This book received both a gold and a silver award in the national contest ‘Most Beautiful Books of the Year, 2009’.

Illustrated by Yokoland.

Øystein Dolmen is a very famous children’s singer/songwriter and comedian in Norway. He is known for absurd and humorous texts and for his great love and commitment to children and their right to quality culture on their own terms.

Yokoland is a studio of three people working within the fields of design and art. They have written and illustrated several picture books for children. Yokoland has received many awards in national and international competitions.