Eg kan ikkje sove no
Author:: Stein Erik Lunde
Picture book, 40 pages
Published by Det Norske Samlaget 2008
Awards
Kulturdepartementets Bildebokpris 2008
Årets vakreste bøker 2008: Årets Bildebok
Gemeinschaftswerk der Evangelischen Publizistik gGmbH 2012 (German illustration award)
Nominated for Deutcher Jugendliteraturpreis 2011 -Germany
Nominated for Milded L. Batchelder Honor Book 2014 -USA
USBBY 2014 Outstanding International Book
A Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of 2013
Brain Pickings Best Children's, Illustrated, and Picture Books of 2013
An original drawing from the book was collected by the National Library in 2008
"Eg kan ikkje sove no" in large scale at Museum Angewante Kunst Frankfurt in 2014:
An exhibition exploring three-dimensional storytelling in picturebooks.
Realms of Childhood – Dreams of Childhood
"Eg kan ikkje sove no" was also made into a theater play by the theater company Pulk Fiktion in Germany.
More about the book at Art of the picturebook
Foreign rights
China: TB Publishing
Czech Republic: Cesta Domu
Germany: Gerstenberg
Japan: Eijipress
Republic of Korea: Argo Nine
Spain and Argentina: Barbara Fiore Editora
Vietnam: Skybooks
United States: Enchanted Lion
Foreign rights: Hagen Agency
Reviews
"A young boy, grieving and unable to sleep, climbs into his father’s steady arms to find warmth and reassurance in this luminous story about loss, love and healing ... A breathtaking masterpiece."
STARRED REVIEW, Kirkus Reviews
"The quiet, intimate text and enigmatic paper-collage and ink illustrations make a world of their own that commends interest beyond the therapeutic."
STARRED REVIEW, The Horn Book
"This distinctive look at life, death, and grief is beautiful and thought-provoking."
School Library Journal
"Stunning in its writing and illustration, this is a picture book that is noteworthy and memorable."
Tasha Saecker, Waking Brain Cells
"The striking, paper-cut-out illustrations add an unforgettable touch to this poignant tale of love, loss and comfort. Highly recommended."
The Midwest Book Review
"[Lunde's] writing is lovely in its spareness, but also hard edged, even in the story's many moments of tenderness. ('We look straight into each other's eyes. His eyes, black as night, are dark and deep in his face.') Pain is never far from the surface, yet when the boy's father assures him, ‘Everything will be all right,’ in the final scene, readers will believe him."
“Publishers WeeklyDie Geschichte von Stein Erik Lunde ist groß in den kleinen, schlichten Sätzen ... Die Illustrationen des Norwegers Øyvind Torseter sind Bühnen auf Buchseiten.”
Zeit
“Der in seiner Knappheit dichte Text und die außergewöhnlichen kulissenartigen Illustrationen machen "Papas Arme sind ein Boot" zu einem ganz besonderen Leseerlebnis. “
Jurybegrundung Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis 2011, Nominierung
“Ein brillanter Zeichner.”
Ute Wegmann, Deutschlandfunk