Team Nuggets: Emotion Relay Race

Karlas fantalastiske følelsesstafet

Set in the universe of Team Nuggets, the popular animated TV-series from Danish National Television, which is also sold to Canal+ in France, YLE in Finland, NRK in Norway, SVT in Sweden, as well as TV stations in Czech Republic, Iceland, Slovenia and Spain, this is a spin-off and a perfect read-aloud book to talk about emotions with children at kindergarten or pre-school age.

Pernille Bønløkke Toustrup studies at the Danish Manuscript School for Children's Literature.

Tor Fruergaard (b. 1980) is an award-winning animation director, cartoonist, children’s book writer and illustrator. 

Michael Hegner is a director and screenwriter who has developed, written and directed several animated films and TV series, including LEGO Star Wars and The Freemaker Adventures.

Team Nuggets: Emotion Relay Race

Karlas fantalastiske følelsesstafet

Set in the universe of Team Nuggets, the popular animated TV-series from Danish National Television, which is also sold to Canal+ in France, YLE in Finland, NRK in Norway, SVT in Sweden, as well as TV stations in Czech Republic, Iceland, Slovenia and Spain, this is a spin-off and a perfect read-aloud book to talk about emotions with children at kindergarten or pre-school age.

Pernille Bønløkke Toustrup studies at the Danish Manuscript School for Children's Literature.

Tor Fruergaard (b. 1980) is an award-winning animation director, cartoonist, children’s book writer and illustrator. 

Michael Hegner is a director and screenwriter who has developed, written and directed several animated films and TV series, including LEGO Star Wars and The Freemaker Adventures.

Synopsis

Angry, sad, happy, shy - what emotion have you passed on to a friend today?

Team Nuggets: Emotion Relay Race is a story that shows how we affect each other with our moods when we are together.

In a fun and recognisable story, Karla and her friends pass on an emotion to each other - sometimes on purpose, sometimes completely unintentionally. Fortunately, in Karla's class there is room for big, small and fantalastic feelings.

The book is written by Pernille Bønløkke Toustrup and illustrated in full colour by Martin Jørgensen, based on the animated series TV series from Danish National Television, Karla's Fantalastic Class, created by Tor Fruergaard and Michael Hegner.

Check out Danish publisher, Gutkind's extra material here.

About the TV series:

Targeted at 5-8 year olds, the gender neutral comedy series was commissioned by DR from Sparre Production and co-produced with Godo Films for Canal + France, the 52 x 7’ animated series Team Nuggets completed production in 2023 and went on to win the Pulcinella award for Best Animation in its target age group and landing the runner up prize at the much lauded Prix Jeunesse International Awards in 2024. The series also won both Best Children’s show and Most Innovative New Creation at Danish TV Prisen Awards show in 2024. The show has also won the first price at Rotterdam Children’s Film Festival 2024.

Team Nuggets is a fast-paced primary school comedy starring an ambitious young chicken, Karla, and a band of very volatile and diverse classmates. Navigating school life for the first time is a huge deal and emotions run high. Lessons and schoolyard games often spill into chaos which can only be calmed by working out the important stuff; like true friendship and self-control.

Reviews

"A bunch of wonderful books that expand the Karla universe and will be loved by the many fans. The books focus on friendship, empathy and differences by telling the same stories from different points of view." – (Danish Library Centre (Dansk Bibliotekscenter)

"In a clever Penrose triangle narrative, we learn how our emotions affect others for better or worse... The book is ideal for talking about emotions with children of preschool and primary school age... The diaries are really fun and should definitely complement the longer books about Karla and her friends." – (Danish blog, The Book Bot (Bogbotten)

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Team Nuggets: Emotion Relay Race
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Original Language: Danish
Original Publisher: Gutkind
Published: March, 2024
70 pages
Category: Children's Books
Themes: Friendship
Available material: English sample upon request

Territories Handled

World except: Danish