Karen Anne Buljo, Nina Marie Andersen (ill.)
I Give You My Heart

This book is about the fear children feel when their parents are ill. And it is about healing.

The story takes place in Karasjok. It is the Saami National Day, and a woman is going to come to the village. A boy named Issát has heard that she is a healer. He wants to meet her and give her a gift. He has heard that she has helped many children. Issát's father is ill, and Issát wants to ask her if she can help him, so he can go to the mountain with his father again.

Karen Anne Buljo, Nina Marie Andersen (ill.)

Photo: TS Foto Design

Karen Anne Buljo (b. 1964) published her first book in 2008, and has since then written a number of books for children and young people. She has also released a CD, Ábifruvvá (The Mermaid), featuring Sea Saami joiks for children. She is the first Saami author to receive a Master's degree in creative writing and dissemination for children and young people at the Norwegian Institute for Children's Books.

The book is illustrated by Nina Marie Andersen (b. 1988), an artist and illustrator. She earned a bachelor's degree in aesthetic subjects at USN, the University of South-Eastern Norway, and debuted as a book illustrator in 2019.