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Roy
Norsk / Norwegian / Norwegisch
- GenresChildrens
1 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2008
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About the author
Gro Dahle
98 books55 followersGro 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.
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.
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April 28, 2018
I picked up this book while waiting for my student ID photo taken.
“Roy” was displayed in a library, and first that drawn me was its cover. So, I opened the book, and suddenly my heart was crushed right away.
Almost half way read, I was called and then got my photo taken. Then, class start after that. So I didn’t get a chance to read the whole thing.
Next day, I went to public library and borrow it.
I couldn’t wait! And yeap... again, my heart crushed since the first page.
This book is so so beautiful, and Gro Dahle is easily become my favourite Norwegian author.
How Dahle wrote the book is so child like. Her voice shows how child would think and say in that situation. The way that kids think about things are sometimes jump from from one point to another.
And if we read it from our perspective, it doesn’t make sense, and we would get confused. But, if you switch your perspective to child’s one, it will all make sense.
My husband actually read this book as well, and he said that he can relate to this book so much, as he lost his dog when he was young. My husband is not really someone who read kids books, but he read this one and loved it.
If you have a dog or love dogs, this book will crush you. *Don’t tell me I didn’t warn you :p And if you’re new to Norwegian language, I think kids books are amazing source to learn. I recommend this book highly as it SO GOOD, and will make you cry and laugh at the same time 😬
“Roy” was displayed in a library, and first that drawn me was its cover. So, I opened the book, and suddenly my heart was crushed right away.
Almost half way read, I was called and then got my photo taken. Then, class start after that. So I didn’t get a chance to read the whole thing.
Next day, I went to public library and borrow it.
I couldn’t wait! And yeap... again, my heart crushed since the first page.
This book is so so beautiful, and Gro Dahle is easily become my favourite Norwegian author.
How Dahle wrote the book is so child like. Her voice shows how child would think and say in that situation. The way that kids think about things are sometimes jump from from one point to another.
And if we read it from our perspective, it doesn’t make sense, and we would get confused. But, if you switch your perspective to child’s one, it will all make sense.
My husband actually read this book as well, and he said that he can relate to this book so much, as he lost his dog when he was young. My husband is not really someone who read kids books, but he read this one and loved it.
If you have a dog or love dogs, this book will crush you. *Don’t tell me I didn’t warn you :p And if you’re new to Norwegian language, I think kids books are amazing source to learn. I recommend this book highly as it SO GOOD, and will make you cry and laugh at the same time 😬
December 10, 2009
Som alltid er Nyhus og Dahle helt fantastiske. Både tekst og illustreringer er flotte, og hjerteskjærende trist. Hele følelsen av boka, gjennom illustreringene, er mørk og dyster, noe som selvsagt står godt til tematikken. Grein som en unge. Uff.
September 13, 2019
Funderingar kring döden som alla kan ha. Fantastiskt illustrerat i blekblått och guldbeige.
December 27, 2024
4.5 stars
beautifully illustrated, important for kids.
beautifully illustrated, important for kids.
November 21, 2015
Beautiful, poetic and clever language as usual. However the philosophy were lacking. Why is the thought of heaven and/or hell strange? Memories will not make the pain go away. Once again, the ending went by a little to fast. I don't believe the solution to be that easy and with that I doubt this books is as comforting as it wants to be or could have been.
June 16, 2015
Terribly sad, made me cry. :(
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