HAGEN TIL MAMMA AFRIKA JESSIE
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In Mama Africa Jessie’s garden, life is sprouting in every direction. Flowers in vivid colors, buzzing bees, and fluttering butterflies make the place feel alive and warm. At the heart of it all lives the caterpillar Salomon, who dreams of the day he will have wings of his own.
Through Jessie’s songs and stories from Africa, both children and little creatures learn about nature and a wider world beyond the garden. And as the seasons move forward, the great miracle unfolds: Salomon begins his transformation.
A story about growing up, about community, and about the quiet magic that exists just beyond the doorstep.
MITT MAGISKE AFRIKANSKE HÅR
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This story is about Amina, an African girl who lives in Norway. Her aunt wants Amina to straighten her curly hair. But her dad supports Amina and wants her to be proud of herself. Together with their friends, they make a fun hair treatment with eggs and avocado to celebrate the curly allure.
The story shows that it is important to accept yourself and that everyone is different. No one deserves to be bullied because of how they look.
MYGGSTIKKA JESSIE
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A lot may happen if you are very small or very large. This could be said for the tiny Mosquito Jessie.
In the joy of life, she flew up high to come closer and greet the sun. It warmed so well where she lived in Congo, Africa. But the joy was short-lived when she was caught by a strong wind that blew her far away. She thought she was almost blown to the North Pole.
Finding new friends here at Karlsøya in Norway was not easy. The scenery was so different, and the sun never set. Making friends here was difficult. She was a foreigner. The flies said she didn’t buzz like them and she had to stop pretending to be a bee! Therefore, she decided to fly back to where she came from. To find back to the family. But everyone she met on the road saw her as a stranger. No one was interested in hearing about the journey. Not before she met an elephant.
Even if you are very different, you can become good friends.
PINSESSSE NZIGIRE
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The village of Luhoko is a good village, or maybe we should say «it was» a good village. Now people are starving, a long war has ravaged almost everything, people have become irrational, the river has stopped flowing, the plants have stopped growing, and the bee queen Marguerite, who used to give honey in abundance, has disappeared.
Nzigire, a young girl from the village of Luhoko, has many talents. Among other things, she can understand and talk to everything in nature. Her father likes to call her «Princess Nzigire».
Why did the bees and Queen Marguerite disappear? Nzigire does not quite understand it, but on reflection, maybe she can? How can she find help and find motivation for everyone in Lukoho? That is the great task of Princess Nzigire.