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Gold, silver and diploma for Skald books!
Most beautiful books of the year award 2010
(19.03.10)
Yet again Skald has won awards in Norwegian Design board's annual Most beautiful books awards.
This time designer Silje Nes recieved accolade for three different book designs: Kjartan Slettemark, Eventyrboka and Greetings from the Fjords.
Torbjørn the Polar Bear
English writer + Norwegian illustrator = magic
(05.03.10)
What happens when an English writer and a Norwegian illustrator team up to create a story on polar bears, friendship, family and identity?
In Torbjørn the Polar Bear children will experience a funny and yet heart-warming tale of a young polar bear discovering a few secrets in his family and finding his own identity. Torbjørn the Polar Bear is about identity, about not fitting in, and perhaps about the fact we're all unique?
Images from Ye Olde Norway
Book of unique Postcard Collection
(29.05.09) When Yngve Sunde at the Leikanger office read about a collection of old postcards that the Library of Congress was now releasing, he immediately thought this could be made into a interesting book. Former Skald employee Agnes Brudvik Engeset had written her master's thesis on tourism at the turn of the century.
Skald Wins First Prize!
Most beautiful books of the year award 2009
(07.04.09)
Skald publishing won 1st prize in Grafill's (Norwegian Organization for visual communication) most beautiful books of the year award. The award was presented to illustrator Stina Langlo Ørdal and designer Silje Nes for «Ordleiksboka» (the word-play-book) by Olaf Husby and Sylfest Lomheim.
A Successful Year for Skald
(24.03.09) Skald Ltd had an 18 % increase in income from 2007 ensuring a surplus of 350 000 Nkr before tax deduction. In addition to the positive financial situation, Skald has received a number of appraisals: 2nd prize for the book «Sogndal» in Norwegian board of graphic design's (Grafill) annual «Most Beautiful Book of the Year» competition, the New-Norwegian Organization's prize for Best Children's Book for «The Good night book» and the «Gourmand world cookbook awards 2008» for «Mrs Ingrid of Røisheim».
Gourmand Cook Book Award
(17.12.08) Spirits ran high at the office as the Gourmand award winner for Norway was announced: "Mrs Ingrid of Røisheim" has won the national prize for best cook book in the "Female chef" category. The classy, textile-bound book is also competing in the run for "Gourmand Awards: The Best in the World". The world champion will be announced on wednesday July 1 during the annual international "Gala Dinner".
52 Unique Experiences in the Sognefjord
New book
(17.12.08) Together with photographer Olav Øygard writer Frode Aga presents 52 unique experiences in the Sognefjord, one for each week of the year. The Sognefjord is annually visited by thousands of tourists who seek out the spectacular landscape, the peace and quiet as well as vibrant town centres.
The Jostedalsbreen
Brand new title in popular tourist book series
(02.05.08)
The glacier Jostedalsbreen is visited every year by several thousand tourists from all over the globe. The villages surrounding the massive ice plateau have been popular destinations to travellers for more than a hundred years. The glacier is constantly changing which makes each visit a unique one.
The book is available in Norwegian, English and German.
Read a sample here:
- Sample: The Jostedalsbreen
The Goodnight Book – winner of the Newnorwegian Children's Book Award 2007
Newnorwegian writers and artists tell goodnight stories
(12.11.07)
This book presents brand new bedtime stories written by well-known Norwegian authors as well as exciting unpublished writers.
Hardback, 16,7 x 23,8 cm, Norwegian, 224 p, illustrated throughout, age: 6+
World rights available.
Download sample:
- Godnattboka_smakebit.pdf
New titles in popular tourist book series
Into the fjords, Bergen and Hardanger
(12.07.07) Skald has been builiding up a series of travel books, which are translated into English mainly, but also a few editions in German and Spanish, as well as Chinese, Japanese and Russian. These books are meant as an interesting and informative introduction to their respective destination, more so than the average picture postcard books one normally find in souvenir shops – a tourist coffee table book!