Picture Books (5-8 years)
Take a look at these cherry-picked picture books, full of stunning artwork and thought-provoking, well-written stories.
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Maria Gives Birth to a Child
Kim Fupz Aakeson, Signe Kjær
Kim Fupz Aakeson retells the most well-known tale from the Bible - the Christmas Gospel - in a playful la...
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Love Conquers All
Kim Fupz Aakeson
An alternative History of Creation – about all the good stuff – and the not so good stuff – but fir...
Forget Me Not
Jakob Agermose
A picture book about having a mum who cannot be there and a dad who is too afraid to be there. With stunn...
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The Great Exploration of the Radionauts
Lisa Bay, Karen Brüel Birkegaard
This is a book for everyone who is curious about science - come along on an engaging journey to see how m...
The Worst
Annette Bjørg, Signe Kjær
A powerful story about having the best intentions, but nevertheless ruining both things and relations aro...
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Magic Sight
Ane Bjørn
Magic Sight is a timeless and universal picture book about the unconquerable imagination of children and ...
Bear Child
Ane Bjørn
Bear Child is a beautifully illustrated story about how a child's difficult feelings can grow as big as b...
3
Peacock
Ane Bjørn
A poetic tale about gender expectations and identity from celebrated author/illustrator, Ane Bjørn. Incl...
Mermaids
Stine Bødker, Emil Landgreen
All you need to know about one of the ocean's most magical creatures, the mermaid.
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Inventions, Knitted Beanies and a Mean Cat
Rasmus Bregnhøi
The internationally recognised Danish illustrator is now also the author of his own picture book series, ...
Monsters - Beastly Creatures with Big Emotions
Shane Brox
Emotions explained through monsters in colourful new book for 6-9 year-olds.
The Boy who was Scared of Almost Everything
Lars Daneskov, Tor Fruergaard
An imaginative story about monsters and fear – and about how you should not always believe everything y...
