Margareth Anker, Asbjørn Tønnesen (ill.)
Alvina, the brave troll

“Alvina accepts the mushroom basket. She leaves the granite mountain, and sets the chanterelle hat on her head. It shadows her eyes, and makes it easier to see in the daylight. She dances through the meadow with the mushroom basket in her hand, dancing more than she walks. Dance brings joy.”

In the sequel to Alvina, the friendless troll, the forest troll Alvina continues to search for friends, even though nature and the animals make her less lonely. Alvina is different, and in the story she share how it feels not to be included. In the book Alvina, the brave troll, she shows courage and strength through her own actions to achieve friendship.

Margareth Anker, Asbjørn Tønnesen (ill.)

Mona Hauglid

Margareth Anker (b. 1971) is educated as a nurse, and launched her debut novel in 2014. She has written seven fiction and non-fiction books for adults and children. Anker writes and performs one-woman-shows that moves and motivates a broad specter of people.

Asbjørn Tønnesen (b. 1966) works as a freelance illustrator since 1988. He mainly illustrates for the biggest publishing houses in Norway. Tønnesen use different illustration techniques as akryll, gouache, watercolor and since 2015 he illustrates digitally in Procreate on iPad.