Randi from Norway

Randi from Norway (original title: Randi bor i Norge ) is the title of a book by the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren , with photos by Anna Riwkin-Brick . In 1965 the book was published by Rabén & Sjögren . In the same year the Oetinger Verlag published the book in Germany.

content

Randi lives in Lofoten. Your father is a fisherman. At home, Randi plays a lot with her neighbor and friend Helga. One day, however, Randi would rather play with Reidar. When Helga runs after the two of them and asks if she can play, Randi throws a snowball in her face and runs away with Reidar. Helga does not give up and pursues the two. However, all the children do is throw snowballs at them again. Helga runs home crying. In the evening Randi has a guilty conscience because she was so mean to Helga and she was so sad. When she wanted to play with Helga the next morning, Randi was afraid that she wouldn't want to see her again. But Helga wants to play with Randi and tells Randi that she really likes her, even though Randi was mean to her the day before.

background

Randi from Norway is the tenth of a total of 15 books from the Children of Our Earth series . The book was first published in 1965 by the Swedish publisher Rabén & Sjögren . In the same year, the book was published in Germany by Oetinger Verlag. The book has also been translated into many different languages, including English. In the American version, Randi keeps her name in the British version, she is called Gerda. The story takes place in a northern Norwegian village in Lofoten .

reception

Reviews

The jury of the youth literature award justified the nomination of the book for the German youth literature award as follows: “This photo picture book tells of a winter day in Lofoten. The men go fishing for cod in their boats, the children have fun with the sledge, ski, quarrel and make up again. The fishing village, the cod catch and the play of the children are brought into the picture fresh and alive, so that the little observer can literally smell the fish and feel the cold. This gives a good impression of the landscape and the people in Lofoten. "

Nominations

German Youth Literature Prize

• 1966: Randi from Norway (Randi bor i Norge): picture book

expenditure

• Randi bor i Norge, Rabén & Sjögren , 1965, Swedish edition
• Gerda lives in Norway, The Macmillan Company, 1965, US edition
• Randi from Norway, Oetinger Verlag, 1965, German edition

Individual evidence

1. ^ Opinion. The Boy Who Taught French Jewish Randi bor i Norge .
2. ^ Randi from Norway - Astrid Lindgren .
3. ↑ The view of the foreign. Astrid Lindgrens and Anna Riwkin-Bricks photo picture books. .
4. ^ Randi from Norway .
5. ^ Randi from Norway .