Jon and Sofus

by Zinken Hopp, Tatyana Gribnikova (Translation)

An enchanting, entertaining, and easy to read story about a fantastic journey of two modern-day boys into the world of old fairy tales. Includes funny poems and charming graphics from the book's original edition. First time in Engish language.
This is the second part of the two-book nonsensical children's novel Trollkrittet written by Norwegian author Zinken Hopp in 1949. The first part, The Magic Chalk , was published in English in 1959.

124 pages, Paperback

Published June 24, 2021

About the author

Zinken Hopp (January 9, 1905, Ullensvang — September 3, 1987, Bergen, Norway), born Signe Marie Brochmann (Zinken was her nickname from childhood), was a Norwegian author, nonsense poet and playwright . She is best known for translating Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland into Norwegian. Her own books, which were mostly for children, include The Magic Chalk, Jon and Sofus and over a dozen others. Zinken Hopp is a known person in the Norwegian literature society. She is best known for writing children's books, and for her cheerful poems. She was also writing biographies.