The fairytale collection Árrangáttis Árrangáddái contains traveling tales that were traditionally told around the fire. The Sámi culture has a long oral storytelling tradition. Author Karen Anne Buljo has selected ten Sámi fairytales and adapted them for this collection. In the oral storytelling tradition, the storyteller adjusts the content and dramaturgy to suit the audience.
Karen Anne Buljo, Inga-Wiktoria Påve (ill.)
Marie Louise Somby, Árvu
Karen Anne Buljo is a Sámi-Norwegian author and playwright. She has written several books for children and young adults and has been nominated for the Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize twice: in 2019 for the poetry collection Šiellaspeajal (The Amulet Mirror) and in 2020 for the picture book Guovssu guovssahasat (The Colours of the Northern Lights).
Inga-Wiktoria Påve is a Sámi-Swedish illustrator. In 2020, she was nominated for the Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize together with Karen Anne Buljo for the picture book Guovssu guovssahasat (The Colours of the Northern Lights). In 2016, she was the Young Artist of the Year at the Riddu Riđđu Festival.
