About the author

Ole Lund Kirkegaard (29 July 1940, Aarhus — 24 March 1979) was a Danish writer of children's literature and youth literature and a teacher. He mainly wrote about the interaction between adult and child. The main character in his books is usually an anti-hero. In 1969 he was awarded with the Danish Ministry of Culture's children book prize (Denmark) (Kulturministeriets Børnebogspris)

Kirkegaard grew up in Skanderborg just south of Aarhus and many of his stories were inspired by his own childhood experiences there. He also illustrated his own books. On a cold winter night in 1979 Kirkegaard, on his way home, fell in the snow and could not get up again, after having had too much to drink. He froze to death on location, at just 38 years of age. The street of Ole Lund Kirkegaards Stræde in Skanderborg, is named after him.

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Orla Frø-Snapper

ORLA FRØ-SNAPPER er byens værste bølle. Orla Frø-Snapper er lang og tynd og er altid efter byens mindste drenge. Engang slog han endda tænderne ud på en af dem. Nej, det er ikke nemt at være lille i en by hvor Orla Frø-Snapper hersker, men heldigvis er små banditter nogle gange klogere end store. Og da Cirkus Benito kommer til byen med kanonkonge og det hele, bliver det straks sjovere at være lille.

Velkommen til Ole Lund Kirkegaards univers, der er en verden fyldt af sjove historier og skægge karakterer, som er elsket af både børn og voksne.

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Printed pages96 Sider
Publish date28 Feb 2012
Published byGyldendal
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ISBN epub9788702125085