Ikke!

by Gro Dahle, Svein Nyhus (Illustrator)

Tiki vil klatre i det høye treet. Tiki vil klappe hunder og hoppe i sølepytter og huske med kjempestor fart. Ikke så høyt! roper pappa. Ikke klapp hunder du ikke kjenner! roper mamma. Ikke klapp hunder du kjenner heller, for ingen hunder er trygge. Ikke klatre i bokhylla! Ikke spis så mye sukker! Ikke! Ikke! Ikke! Vi vil jo ikke at det skal skje deg noe vondt! sier mamma og pappa.

Men hva skjer med Tiki når foreldrene begrenser henne hele tiden?

48 pages, Hardcover

Published October 25, 2022

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

[Ester · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5. Fin om engstelige og overbeskyttende foreldre som sier "ikke" til alt som kan gjøre at Tiki skader seg, faller uti vannet, blir smittet av noe osv.. Liker den enkle fargebruken med kun rød og blå illustrasjoner.

[Jenny Wüsthoff · Rating 2 out of 5]

[Hardcover]

Tiki is a girl who loves to explore, but her parents are overprotective and scared she'll hurt herself. Their anxiety over her safety is making the world seem scary, and it is constricting her until she starts shrinking. Finally she is tiny enough to fit in a pocket and too small for anyone to hear her yell.

I personally think this book is way too wordy, I can't see how the mere amount of text helps the story actually. I get breathless reading it to my 6 year old, and it slows the story down. But the underlying story, the message that lies there, is relevant and golden. The parent's need to keep safe wrestling with the children's need to explore the world.

[Dorthe Svendsen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Har gledet meg til å lese denne, og ventet lenge, for jeg vet at jeg har lest alt av vidunderforfatterne når denne er inntatt. Boken er ett vidunder. Den burde være obligatorisk for alle som skal ha med barn å gjøre. Sammen skal vi lage robuste barn som er den beste versjonen av seg selv, målet må alltid være selvstendighet og at de skal bære seg selv stolt rundt!

[Maria · Rating 4 out of 5]

8/10 stars

[Lilly Emilie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kjempesøt bok om å ikke ha for mange regler og leve her og nå!

[Inger-Johanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

God påminnelse til småbarnsforeldre om at man må la barna få rom til å utvikle seg. For så vidt kanskje gøy for barna også, men denne er nok mest til de voksne.