"Brown is a warm and powerful story of friendship and courage, full
of creativity and everyday magic."--From the jury statement, Nordic
Council Children's and Young People's Literature Prize
Guided by his grandfather's ghost, two cans of paint, and a little
help from his friends, Brown can do anything! Just as long as nobody's
parents find out.
Brown is the fantastical first book in the award-winning My
Alter Ego Is A Superhero series from Norway, Brown has been sold into
twenty-seven languages and is illustrated throughout by the now-familiar
and beloved Øyvind Torseter.
New in the neighborhood and hounded by fort-wrecking bullies, Rusty is
looking glum. And to top it all off, his grandfather has just died.
Rusty is stuck sorting out his emotions while the adults are busy
sorting out the "practicalities" with the hospital. But one dark night,
after watching a superhero movie on TV, Rusty gets an idea... Dressed in
brown pants, a black-and-brown striped shirt, a brown mask and cape, and
his mother's brown belt, the superhero BROWN is born! Guided by his
grandfather's ghost, two cans of paint, and a little help from his
friends, Brown can do anything! Just as long as nobody's parents find
out.
Øyvind Torseter is a Norwegian artist and illustrator who has
created eight books on his own and several with other authors. He's
received numerous awards for his books, including a Bologna Ragazzi
Award and the Norwegian Book Art Prize. In 2014, Øyvind was a
finalist for the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award. Other
titles with Enchanted Lion Books include: My Father's Arms Are a
Boat, The Hole, Why Dogs Have Wet Noses, The Heartless Troll and
others.
