New in the neighborhood and hounded by fort-wrecking bullies, things are looking glum for Rusty.
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.
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 yvind Torseter.
There's a mysterious new hero in town and his name is BROWN! BLACK follows.
Who will be next? The first book in a highly popular, award-winning middle-grade series from Norway.
Illustrations.
About the Author: Brown was H kon vrea s' first book for children and received numerous awards, including the Norwegian Ministry of Culture's Literature Prize in 2013.
The translation rights for Brown have been sold to 30 languages.
He has also written several collections of poetry for adults.
Born in 1972, yvind Torseter is an artist and one of Norway's most acclaimed illustrators.
He employs both traditional and digital picture techniques and has created six picture books on his own and many others with different authors.
Torseter has received numerous prizes for his books, which have been translated into many languages.
My Father's Arms Are A Boat (Enchanted Lion Books, 2012) was his first book to be published in the United States.
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Kari Dickson grew up bilingually, as her mother is Norwegian and her grandparents could not speak English.
She holds a B.
in Scandinavian studies and an M.
in translati.
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