Mary Ailonieida Sombán Mari
The Rainbow Kingdom

This is a story about how the rainbow came to be, and takes the reader into the realm of colour. Each color is in the shape of the reindeer, and the author describes good and playful characteristics of each color.
The author has excellent storytelling and handles important themes such as human dignity, friendship and love in a fine and lively way.

Mary Ailonieida Sombán Mari

Mary Ailonieida Sombán Mari
Ánde Somby

Mary Ailonieida Sombán Mari was born in Tana and grew up in Sirbmá. She is a well-known Sámi writer and cultural worker and now lives in Tromsø. Marry debuted in 1976 with the book Ámmul ja alit oarbmælli (Ámmul and the blue cousin) – notable for Sámi literature as the first children’s book written in Sámi.

Other titles

Bizi, The Little Reindeer Calf –
The Flying Pilot (2016)

Foreign rights

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Edited January 21, 2025 by Davvi Girji