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.

Lille Virgil hjælper en ene-og-alene stork

Hvem vil ikke gerne tjene tre lakridspiber? Det vil Lille Virgil, Carl Emil, og Oskar i hvert fald gerne. Derfor beslutter de sig for at hjælpe købmanden. Storken er nemlig flyttet ind på købmandens tag, og købmanden er bange for, at skorstenen skal falde ned. Men hvis nu storken fik sig en mage, så kunne det jo være, at de to fandt et andet sted at bo. Derfor går drengene ud for af at finde en mage til storken. Tingene går ikke helt efter planen hverken for drengene eller for købmanden eller for storken …   I 1967 udkom Ole Lund Kirkegaards Lille Virgil, som skulle vise sig at være en klassiker, der er blevet læst i generationer og stadigvæk taler til nutidens børn.  Nu – 50 år senere - har Rasmus Bregnhøi illustreret teksterne ”Dragen” og ”En ene-og-alene stork” fra bogen i en ny og forfriskede stil, der samtidig er tro mod Ole Lund Kirkegaards egne illustrationer fra 1967.
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Edition1
Printed pages40
Publish date12 Sep 2017
Published byGyldendal
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ISBN print9788702222159