Helena Bross
Helena Bross was born in Stockholm 1950. She got off to a slow start in school and struggled to learn how to read and write. In the third and fourth grade she attended so called reading classes and had a brilliant teacher which did wonders. As soon as she learned to write she started to write stories, plays and diaries. She has now written several books for 7-9 year olds, and she has been working as a junior school teacher for many years.
Books by Helena Bross
The Secret
Helena Bross
Omar and Anni find a little doll in the schoolyard. Anni wants the doll to be their secret. When Axel asks Omar where he has been, Omar can’t answer. He promised not to tell! This makes Axel sad — why is Omar acting so strange?With its short passages…
Save the Trees!
Helena Bross
One day two men show up at school. They walk around the playground and tie ropes around the trees.The playground will soon be turned into a parking lot!This decision makes the childern very angry and sad.What will it be like without trees, birds and…
The Best Schoolyard
Helena Bross
Someone has planted flowers in Axel and Omar’s schoolyard. It turns out to be an old lady who misses her garden. One day she comes into the classroom to teach the children how to grow things. Together they sow lots of flower seeds and when summer com…
A Horse of Your Own
Helena Bross
Helena Bross’ successful series about the friends in Class 1B is made of easy-to-read stories for new readers in which both boys and girls can easily recognise themselves.Today Alice says that she has started riding. Siri would like that, too, but he…
The World’s Highest Mountain
Helena Bross
It’s raining today, but what does that matter when friends live in the same building? Axel and Omar have a whole stairwell to play in! The two friends retend to be mountain climbers. They are going to climb all the way up to Axel’s flat. Up there the…
Hurry Hurry
Helena Bross
Helena Bross’ successful series about the friends in “Class 1B” comprises easy-to-read books for new readers in which both boys and girls can easily recognise themselves. In the morning Linus and his Mum have to hurry to school. After school they’re…
The Friendship Book
Helena Bross
A fun book to fill in for anyone who likes the books about Class 1b. You can fill in things about yourself, what you know about the children in Class 1b and invite your friends to fill in things about themselves. Answer the questions about what you l…
Look, a Rabbit!
Helena Bross
Look, a Rabbit! is the nineteenth standalone book in Helena Bross’ popular series about friends Axel and Omar. Ideal books for beginners with short texts and simple words in capital letters.Axel and Omar play on the swings in the park and dream of ha…
Party Or Not?
Helena Bross
Frank is sad. During the break, he stumbles and falls, scratches his knees and starts to cry. He can’t stop crying. Frank lets everyone know that his parents are getting divorced. It’s his birthday in a few days and he doesn’t even know if there will…
The Reading Dog
Helena Bross
This is the eighteenth stand-alone book in the series about Axel and Omar – two friends that live in the same building. Everyday drama at its very best.Today, happiness is at its peak when the kind dog Trixi moves into the house where Axel and Omar l…
Alone in the City
Helena Bross
Class 1B are on a school trip. They are going to the museum to see a dinosaur exhibition. Everyone is really excited. But to get to themuseum they need to take the bus and the underground – so it’s important that they all keep together and walk in li…
Playing Kiss Chase
Helena Bross
This is the seventeenth stand-alone book in the series about Axel and Omar – two friends that live in the same building. Everyday drama at its very best. Omar likes Nelly. He usually looks at her on the sly. Sometimes she looks back at him, but then…
The Marble Game
Helena Bross
The Marble Game is the 21st book in Helena Bross’ popular early reader series about the friends in ”Class 1B” – a series of books that both boys and girls can identify with. And this time, everyone in Class 1B needs to stick together. A new boy has…
Starting School
Helena Bross
It’s the day before Isak starts school. He’s at home in bed and has butterflies in his tummy. Starting school feels exciting, fun and scary all at the same time. Just imagine learning to read and count, and being with children that you’ve never met b…
Fun with Measurments
Helena Bross
Practise centimetres, decimetres and metres with the friends in ”Class 1B”. Measure things close by and guess who’s tallest or shortest. An activity book full of fun exercises at just the right level for early readers. Which things are longest, short…
Babysitting
Helena Bross
Celebrate with a Party
Helena Bross
Celebrate with a Party is the twentieth book in this success series which appeals to both girl s and boys. There is to be a party in Class 1 b. The school is ten years old and the party will be a fancy dress one! Everyone will dress up and there will…
Time Fun with Class 1 B
Helena Bross
Learn about the months, the days of the week and how to tell the time with Class lb. An activity book with fun exercises compiled by Helena Bross for school beginners. What are the names of the different seasons and what are their different colors, w…
On a Desert Island
Helena Bross
All over the playground are lots of puddles. One puddle is enormous, just like the sea! Alex and Ornar make an island of sand in the middle. They pretend that they are on a desert island. Best of all: there is a treasure buried somewhere on the islan…
Hej, hello!
Helena Bross
This is a perfect book for all boys and girls who have just learnt to read. Christel Rönn’s illustrations are amusing, colorful and action-packed. Siri is so happy she is almost bursting! Her cousins from the USA are coming to visit. But what should…
Fun with English and Class 1B
Helena Bross
Practise English with the friends in Class 1B! An activity book with fun exercises put together by Helena Bross at just the right level for all curious beginner readers. You can color in, solve, write and discover English in a way that is both fun an…
The Secret Hidey-hole
Helena Bross
Kevin and Dina check out two mysterious men from their tree house. The men have just buried a plastic bag in the ground. What is in the bag and why have they buried it? This must be investigated at once, before the men come back… This is the fifth…
Save the Bird!
Helena Bross
The class is working when suddenly there is a bang and a thump. What was that? A bird flew right into the window! Poor thing – everyone runs out to look. Will it be all right? This is a delightful little drama, with deadly serious aspects that reader…
Breaking in at School
Helena Bross
Class 1b Fun with Letters
Helena Bross
Class 1b Fun with Numbers
Helena Bross
The Mysterious Barn
Helena Bross
Helena Bross continues her stories about the mini-detectives Kevin and Dina who are now on their fourth case. A well- written story with just the right amount of excitement and lots of amusing and colourful illustrations by Martin Olsson. In other wo…
We win!
Helena Bross
It is the day of the school run and all the children will take part. Axel and Omar run really fast! We`re bound to win, thinks Omar, but Axel trips! They are last over the finishing line but on the way they have managed to pick blueberries and to fin…
Very Best Friends
Helena Bross
Helena Bross’ immensely popular series Class 1B is constantly on the best seller lists. The books are easy to read and so true to life that boys and girls can easily associate with these stories. And in Sweden’s most popular first class, a pet of one…
Cat Missing
Helena Bross
Helena Bross, who has a sound knowledge of children’s reading development, continues the tale of the young detectives Kevin and Dina who have got a new case to solve. It is well written, nicely exciting and generously illustrated with colourful and e…
The Insect chase
Helena Bross
The Dinosaurs Game
Helena Bross
This is the tenth, completely free-standing book about the two friends Axel and Omar who live in the same building. Warm and exciting stories with few and short lines of text and simple words in upper case print. Charming everyday drama at its very b…
Make friends
Helena Bross
The success of Class 1b continues! Easy-to-read books in which both boys and girls can see themselves and where every book in the series features one or more of the friends in Class 1b as the main characters.Siri and Lova are best friends. They alway…
Pickpockets downtown
Helena Bross
Who are the light-fingered thieves in the shopping centre? Kevin and Dina are thinking of finding out because they like investigating anything that seems mysterious …Kevin and his mother are in the centre to go shopping. But when it’s time to pay the…
What a supply teacher!
Helena Bross
Class 1b is the favourite series of the youngest children at school. Easy-to-read books in which both boys and girls can see themselves and where every book in the series features one or more of the friends in Class 1b as the main characters.Miss Cla…
The Scooter
Helena Bross
“Number 1 Sun Street” is a series of very easy-to-read books. They are warm, charming stories for those who are just starting to learn to read, with a limited amount of text, short sentences and simple words. Axel and Omar would like to have their ve…
Sleepover
Helena Bross
Axel is going to a sleepover at Omar’s. It’s going to be such fun! They lie next to each other and talk, but after a while Omar doesn’t answer any more. He’s asleep.It’s dark and the bed feels a bit strange. Axel gets worried, he hasn’t said goodnigh…
Whose Cat?
Helena Bross
Number 1 Sun Street is a series of very easy-to-read books. They are warm, charming stories for those who are just starting to learn to read, with a limited amount of text, short sentences and simple words. The weather is nice. Axel and Omar are out…
Night Watch
Helena Bross
The mini-mysteries – a new series of easy-to-read books about two mates Kevin and Dina who like playing detectives. Kevin and Dina keep watch on everything that seems mysterious around them, and thanks to that they discover lots of petty crime that n…
Help, We Are Going To Be Late!
Helena Bross
Class 1b is the favourite series for children just learning to read at school. Easy-to-read books where boys and girls can feel at home and where every book in the series has one or more of the classmates in Class 1b as the main character.– Melker, y…
Night in School
Helena Bross
Another success in the popular Class Ib series! Easy-to-read books where both boys and girls will feel at home, and where every book in the series has one or several or the classmates in Class Ib as the main character. Why can only the Fifth Year pup…
Getting All Tied Up
Helena Bross
Problem shoelaces. All Tied Up is the sixth, completely free-standing book about the two friends Axel and Omar who live in the same building. Warm and exciting stories with few and short lines of text, and simple words in capitals. Charming everyday…
Swimming Lessons
Helena Bross
“Number 1 Sun Street” is a series of very easy-to-read books. They are warm, charming stories for those who are just starting to learn to read, with a limited amount of text, short sentences and simple words. The whole class is having swimming lesson…
Call 999!
Helena Bross
There is an accident in Class 1b!The successful easy-to-read stories of everyday life about the children in Class 1b continue. The books have a high recognition factor for both boys and girls, and each book in the series has one or more of the childr…
What Will the Teacher Say?
Helena Bross
Axel is happy, today he’s going to show his teacher how well he has done his Maths homework. But when he reaches down into his bag, he feels something sticky. His Maths book is covered in horrible stuff. There’s a rotten banana in his bag! How did th…
The Police are Coming!
Helena Bross
“Mummy! Omar and I want to dress up,” says Axel.“We need to look dangerous,” says Omar. “Then we’ll get lots of sweets.”They set off to scare people. It’s already starting to get a little bit dark outside. They ring the doorbells of people they know….
Tears and Smelly Nappies!
Helena Bross
There’s an addition to Class 1b!The successful easy-to-read stories of everyday life about the children in Class 1b continue. The books have a high recognition factor for both boys and girls, and each book in the series has one or more of the childre…
We Want a Disco!
Helena Bross
At last Class 1b are going to have a disco! It’s going to be brilliant, but what do you actually do when you dance? Frank has never danced cheek-to-cheek with a partner in his whole life. And what do you wear? Some tuition is needed here! Come along…
The Hundred Kronor Note
Helena Bross
“Number 1 Sun Street” is a new series of very easy-to-read books. They are warm, charming stories for those who are just starting to learn to read, with a limited amount of text, short sentences and simple words. The books form part of the new series…
New Friends
Helena Bross
New Friends is the first completely free-standing book in the series. It’s about the first time Axel and Omar meet at their new school, and how Axel helps Omar with a sensitive matter without any of the adults noticing anything. Short, simple everyda…
The Tooth League
Helena Bross
Every time someone in the class loses a tooth, a note is added to a chart in the classroom. The chart is called “The Tooth League”, and Elin is the last in the class to lose her front tooth! When it happens, she’s going to get a gold coin from her pa…
Lost in the Forest
Helena Bross
The children are spending the day out in the fresh air, and Class 1b are off into the forest with a packed lunch. They set off along the marked track in small groups. But to their horror they discover that the markings along the trail have disappeare…
The New Arrival
Helena Bross
Frank is about to move house, and it’s his last day at his old school. On Monday he’ll be joining “Class 1b”. He doesn’t know anybody there, and the new school looks so big! What if nobody wants to play with him at break time? And what if their Maths…
The Finest Glasses in the World
Helena Bross
“Today we’re going to swap places,” says the teacher. Everybody’s curious and excited. But from her new place right at the back of the classroom, Lova can’t see what’s on the board. The whole thing is just covered with blurred writing. It turns out s…
The Strongest in Class
Helena Bross
School starts today, and everybody’s got their rucksack with them. Edvin’s Mummy and Daddy didn’t quite get round to buying him a new one, so he has to take one that Daddy’s had from work. It’s really big and it holds a lot, and it’s got loads of dif…
Secret Friends
Helena Bross
In this series of free-standing books we get to know a class of school children, with each book featuring one or more of the children as its main character(s). Familiar, warm and exciting books with a high recognition factor. Perfect for all those bo…
The Ghost at School
Helena Bross
