Bjørn F. Rørvik
Per Dybvig

Fox and Piglet 1-14

Reven og Grisungen, 1-14

The Fox and Piglet series was published in 1996: The Radish Shark and Other Stories. Author Bjørn F. Rørvik and illustrator Per Dybvig have since excited readers of all ages through 13 more book in the series, which have sold in hundreds of thousands of copies in Norway alone. The books are full of crazy humour and original concoctions which makes them enjoyable for children and adults alike.

The series won the 2005 Ministry for Culture and Church Affairs’ Literary Award
Spottyitis (Prikkesyken) is nominated for the 2023 Deutscher Jugendbuchpreis

Rørvik dybvig prikkesyken 9788202321970

About Spottyitis:
‘A wild and funny book that is just as great as the rest of the series. (…)This is great art!’

NRK P2

About Spottyitis:
‘This book is a good example of the tradition of weirdly cute animals (…) a mix of entanglement comedy and mellow art of living. With Rørvik you get a lot of comedy and even wilder play with words.’

Aftenposten
Rørvik, bjørn f photo erik brandsborg kulturtanken.
Photo: Erik Brandsborg/Kulturtanken

Bjørn F. Rørvik (b. 1964). Since his first book in 1996, he has become one of the most successful and renowned childrens books authors in Norway. His popular book-series include The Three Billy Goats Gruff (ill. Gry Moursund), Purriot (ill. Ragnar Aalbu) and Fox & Piglet (ill. Per Dybvig).
Bjørn knows quite a lot about birds and animals, and enjoy traveling around Norway reading from his books.

Per Dybvig (b. 1964) is an illustrator and one of our foremost children’s book artists. He has received many awards for his drawings and his work has been featured in solo exhibitions. In 2005 he and Bjørn Rørvik were co-recipients of the Ministry for Culture and Church Affairs’ Literary Award for their Fox and Piglet books.