Svein Nyhus

Svein Nyhus (2005)

Svein Nyhus (born January 23, 1962 in Tønsberg , Norway ) is a Norwegian illustrator and children's book author .

Nyhus studied from 1981 to 1985 at the State School of Applied Arts in Oslo . He has published numerous picture books of his own , partly in collaboration with his wife, the poet Gro Dahle , and has provided illustrations for twice as many others.

In 2003 the picture book Sinna Mann , translated into many languages, was published , which describes domestic violence from the perspective of a preschooler and makes it understandable for children. In 2004 he designed the children's book Why Kings and Queens Wear No Crowns, written by the Norwegian Princess Märtha Louise . His twin brother Egil Nyhus also works as an illustrator and caricaturist .

Nyhus and his wife Gro Dahle were official guests and speakers at the Berlin International Literature Festival in 2019 .

Private life

Svein Nyhus is the husband of the Norwegian author Gro Dahle (* 1962), who live together in Oslo and on the island of Tjøme . Her grown-up children are the artists Simon Dahle Nyhus (* 1988) and Kaia Dahle Nyhus (* 1990).

Works

Drømmemaskinen (1995),
Papa! (1998),
Verden har ingen hjørner (1999),
Lille Lu and Trollmannen Bulibar (2001),
Sinna Mann (2003)
- Bösemann by Gro Dahle and Svein Nyhus, from the Norwegian by Christel Hildebrandt, Verlag NordSüd , Zurich 2019, ISBN 978-3-314-10481-7 .
Ingen (2002) and Jeg! (2004),
Opp og ut (2008) and
Sånt som er (2010).
Lars er Lars (2011).
Lars danser (2011).
Lars er ikke (2012).
Lars sier hei (2013).
Lars er stor (2013).
Skal vi leke? (2016).

Book illustrations

Examples of illustrated picture books by Svein Nyhus:

Gro Dahles and Svein Nyhus' picture book Den grådige ungen (1997).
Illustration for papa! (1998).
Illustration for Ingen (2002)
Chinese edition of the picture book Verden har ingen hjørner (1999/2005).
Chinese edition of Gro Dahles and Svein Nyhus' picture book Sinna Mann (2003/2005).
Illustration from Gro Dahles and Svein Nyhus' Tikk takk, sier Tiden (2005).
Svein Nyhus' picture book Opp og ut .
Gro Dahles and Svein Nyhus' picture book God natt, natt (2009).
Svein Nyhus' picture book Sånt som er (2010).