Snill

by Gro Dahle

Lussi is so kind, so kind. So kind that one day she dissapears.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Read For School

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 12, 2002

About the author

Gro Dahle (born 15 May 1962) is a Norwegian poet and writer.

She was born in Oslo, and is a daughter of Øystein Dahle. She made her literary début in 1987 with Audiens (Audience), a collection of poetry. Since then Dahle has written over 30 books in different genres, among them a series of picture books for children in collaboration with her husband, Norwegian illustrator Svein Nyhus.

Gro Dahle has received several national awards for her work. In 1999 she was the official festival poet at the Bergen International Festival. In 2002 she won the Brage Prize for literature for Snill (Nice), a picture book for children, and in 2003 the Best Children’s Book Prize from the Norwegian Ministry of Culture for Sinna Mann (Angry Man), a book about a boy witnessing domestic violence.
Dahle is a stylistically naïve, imaginative and burlesque writer often focusing on psychological problems and relations. She lives and works on the island Tjøme. Dahle also gives lectures in creative writing in Norway and Sweden.

Reviews

[stefiereads · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my third books by her. And she hasn't disappoint me.
Snill is one of those books that tells a simple story, written also very simply, until you ponder and think about what really is the message behind this. Because I know there's always somethig deep behind Dahle's story.

Snill tells a story about a girl name Lussi who is just kind. Everything about her is just nice. But who would ever thought that being nice can make her feel invisible. The story goes from that.
I love the outcome, I love the end of the story.
Gro Dahle is again and again swept me off my feet.

[Victoria · Rating 3 out of 5]

Spännande bilderbok som nog tilltalar vuxna lite mer än barn. Jag tycker om att den berör ämnet tysta, duktiga flickor. Dock så kände jag lite att ansvaret för att få höras las på flickorna själva istället för hos vuxenvärlden..

[Kine Albrigtsen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Det er lurt å ikke bare være flink og snill. <3

[dominika · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lusia teraz kupuje glany i zaczyna słuchać My Chemical Romance.

[Lise · Rating 5 out of 5]

It`s a good description of how you become invisible if you are too kind...sadly, if your quiet and just do as your supposed to do nobody notice you...but what is so nice is that Lussie finally stands up and screams that she`s there too and i love that:D

[Zoë · Rating 4 out of 5]

slightly too poetic for my level of Swedish but twas a slay nonetheless

[madziar · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Grzeczna" to poetycki postulat, kierowany do wszystkich dziewczynek, które starają się za wszelką cenę sprostać oczekiwaniom swoich rodzin i społeczności. Opowiada o dziewczynce, która jest cicha, potulna, nie odzywa się niepytana, wszystko wykonuje starannie i dobrze się uczy - jednym słowem: ideał. Ta dziewczynka pewnego dnia znika, grzęźnie w ścianie, a jej głos jest tak cichutki, że nikt jej nie słyszy. Aż pewnego dnia ta dziewczynka odnajduje w sobie wewnętrzny wrzask, który wyrywa ja z marazmu usztywnionego wychowania i przywraca normalności.
Skandowany tekst, zgrupowany w krótkich akapitach niezwykle uzupełniają niepokojące ilustracje Nyhusa, które w pewnych momentach stają się pierwowzorem pierwszego horroru przeznaczonego dla dzieci, w którym nie ma ani jednej kropli krwi, za to rozbujana dziecięca wyobraźnia może wyciągnąć potwory prosto z podświadomości. Korowód dziewczynek o czarnych, błyszczących oczach, wychodzący wprost ze ściany, może przestraszyć niejednego dorosłego a co najmniej wzbudzić w nim nie do końca sprecyzowane uczucia, które podsyca tekst rozbijany na kolejne wyrazy, każdy w nowej linii, by powoli zagęścić się w szereg pytań o inne dziewczynki, w innych krajach, innych czasach.

[Mikael Cerbing · Rating 5 out of 5]

En fantastisk liten bilderbok som tar upp idèn om att barn skall ses men inte høras, och vænder den till att om man aldrig hør barnet så kommer man till slut att inte se det. Detta ær en av dessa fantastiska barnbøcker som lyckas med att samtidigt berætta en historia før barnet man læser før och en annan historia før den vuxne som læser. Jag som vuxen får dock erkænna att jag tyckte "min" berættelse var bættre æn vad 4.5 åringen tycks ha tyckt om "sin" historia. Jag tror han kanske skulle ha gett boken en stark 3 stjærnors recention, men eftersom det ær jag som skriver detta, så får den 5.

[Jenny Wüsthoff · Rating 3 out of 5]

[Hardcover]

I read this with my 6 year old daughter, and she was very focused. She didn't identify with Lussi and what she goes through, but that might just be a good thing :) For me personally, the book was a bit too word-heavy. It drowned out the message, which is a really nice one.

[Atla Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hurra for en bok om å sprenge seg ut fra stillhet og snillhet, men samtidig ikke ta ansvar for hele kampen.

[Alfa F. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Skikkelig skummel!

[Aili · Rating 5 out of 5]

Begynte å grine der jeg satt og leste på barneavdelingen på biblioteket jeg. Den var virkelig rørende! Må notere meg den og kjøpe.

[Sonja Lindeberg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Duktig flicka. Så snäll så att du försvinner. Härligt att hon sa att de som fortfarande var fast i väggen fick klara sig själva, för nu var hon så hungrig och tänker äta massor med mat.

[tysia.czyta · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5⭐️

[Sofie Strömvall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good as usual when it comes to Gro Dahle. Beautiful language, poetic. However once again I feel the ending to be missing a couple of pages. Just to wrap things up a little better. But I still liked it very much. Just not one of her best.

[Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastisk - både tekst og bilde. Jentene jeg har lest den for, tar den grav alvorlig!

[Neda Alaei · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jeg elsker Gro Dahle. Jeg elsker Svein Nyhus. Jeg elsker Snill.