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Torseter, Øyvind
2 Reviews
(1)
4-6
Translated by Kari Dickson.
After the full-page introduction to this contemporary (loose) retelling of Norwegian folktale "The Troll with No Heart in His Body," dialogue and illustrations fill in the background as Prince Fred sets off to rescue his six older brothers and their wives, all turned to stone by a troll. Despite gory details in Torseter's art, plenty of humor keeps the one-of-a-kind graphic novel from being too scary.
Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2016
(2)
K-3
Translated by Kari Dickson.
Moving into a new apartment, a slim fellow discovers a mysterious hole (die-cut right through the book) that shifts unaccountably around the protagonist's new digs. He telephones a laboratory for help and is advised to bring it in. There's no menace here, just an ordinary bloke coming to accept an extraordinary manifestation. Torseter's spare pen drawings exude a quiet humor.
Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2013
2 reviews
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