Peter Bergting

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Mathilde Coffy

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Mathilde Coffy

Foreign Rights Director | Children's Books (On Study Leave)

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Mathilde Coffy

Foreign Rights Director | Children's Books (On Study Leave)

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Mathilde Coffy

Foreign Rights Director | Children's Books (On Study Leave)

Category: Children

Peter Bergting

Peter Bergting (b. 1970) is one Sweden’s most established illustrators and authors of fantasy, science fiction, and horror. His works range from young adult novels and graphic novels to covers and interior artworks for fantasy books by authors such as J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien, Astrid Lindgren and Frank Frazetta, amongst others. In 2018, he was awarded with the prestigious August Prize for We are coming home soon again together with his co-author Jessica Bab Bonde.

With the series Heroes of the Earth, Peter Bergting has created a unique universe of graphic novels for both big and small children, where ingredients from classical comics and tv series are mixed with detailed aquarelle paintings and an irresistibly charming storytelling.

Books by Peter Bergting

The Jungle Monster

Peter Bergting

A terrible beast is disturbing the peace of the jungle. How can the Heroes of the Earth stop the monster from harming animals and the environment? They are going to need smart brains, superpowers and a splash of luck.The Heroes of the Earth are a bun…

Swedish title: Jordens hjältar. Djungelmonstret

Series: Heroes of the Earth

Category: Children

Pub date: 08-06-2021

Format: 195 x 260 mm, 32 pages, colour

Fright

Peter Bergting

A frightfully terrifying collection of the best classics and well-known monsters from the world of literature and films. Peter Bergting, perhaps Sweden’s best known fantasy illustrator, has brought together horror favourites from throughout the ages…

Swedish title: Skräck

Category: Children

Pub date: 18-09-2020

The Robot Puppies

Peter Bergting

Super cute but mysterious puppies have eaten all the sweets in town and there is not a single one left! It’s time for our Heroes of the Earth to save the day. The Heroes are a bunch of friends with superpowers who are all experts in dealing with vill…

Swedish title: Jordens hjältar. Robotvalparna

Series: Heroes of the Earth

Category: Children

Pub date: 17-08-2020

Format: 195 x 260 mm, 32 pages, coluor

The Mega Beam

Peter Bergting

Meet the favourite superheroes of children everywhere!Help! A water monster is running amok in the city, crushing everything in its path. What’s more, it can shrink people with its powerful laser beam. It’s time to summon the team of superheroes who…

Swedish title: Jordens hjältar. Megaztrålen

Series: Heroes of the Earth

Category: Children

Pub date: 17-08-2020

Format: 195 x 260 mm, 32 pages, colour

The Secret of Corpuratus

Johan Wendt, Tor Moström

The books about Curly Bracket are a series of short stories that introduce the reader to computational thinking, a way of thinking that is the basis of learning how to program, an activity that nowadays is considered just as important as learning how…

Swedish title: Curly Bracket. Corpuratus hemlighet

Series: Curly Bracket

Category: Children

Pub date: 22-09-2016

Format: 148 x 210 mm, 96 pages, color illustrations

Draw Fantasy

Peter Bergting

An easy to use and inspiring book for anyone who likes to draw and wishes to develop their abilities! There are so many amazing, magical fantasy creatures: trolls, dragons, monsters, elves and heroes. But it can be difficult to draw them. It looks so…

Swedish title: Lär dig teckna fantasy

Category: Children

Pub date: 14-09-2016

Format: 170 x 240 mm, 48 pages, color

Spökslottet

Peter Bergting

It’s summer vacation at the Magic Academy, but the three friends Miranda, Orville and Emmi can’t go home. They are locked up in the school! And the school isn’t its usual self. The whole house has changed and become a dark and dangerous labyrinth. It…

Swedish title: Trolldomsakademien - Spökslottet

Series: Trolldomsakademin

Category: Children

Pub date: 03-06-2016

Format: 158 x 228, 224 pages, b/w illustrations

The Hidden Code

Johan Wendt, Tor Moström

A graphic novel introducing the reader to computational thinking and programming. Curly Bracket is an illustrated adventure story that takes place in a futuristic world. It is also a book full of facts. Principles and methods within computational thi…

Swedish title: Curly Bracket. Den gömda koden

Series: Curly Brackett

Category: Children

Pub date: 08-10-2015

Format: 148 x 210 mm, 80 pages, color illustrations

The Ice Ship

Peter Bergting

Mysteries pile up when the three friends Miranda, Orville and Emmi start a new term at the Magic Academy. In the middle of a thunderstorm, a float¬ing ship made of ice appears over the school. Where has it come from? Why do the teachers refuse to tal…

Swedish title: Trolldomsakademien – Isskeppet

Series: The Magic Academy

Category: Children

Pub date: 03-06-2015

Format: 151 x 228 mm, 244 pages, B/W illustrations

The Witchcraft Academy: The Fire Witch

Peter Bergting

A mysterious detective puzzle in a fantasy setting. The Witchcraft Academy is the place where young people in the town Morwhayle study magic, a school that is full of strange rooms, traps and weird pupils. Even dragons are allowed and there are demon…

Swedish title: Trolldomsakademien - Eldhäxan

Category: Children

Pub date: 02-06-2014

Format: 158x228, 224 pages, b/w illustrations

Through the Kingdom of Dreams

Jo Salmson

If you invite an almander to cross your threshold, your life will never be the same again. That’s what Rian’s grandfather had told him, but Rian thought it was just a story, because no human being had seen an almander for hundreds of years. But thank…

Swedish title: Genom drömmens rike

Series: The Return of The Almanders

Category: Children

Pub date: 31-10-2008

Format: 128 pages, b/w illustrations

On the Trail of the Stealer

Jo Salmson

But one day when Grandfather is out, Elien the almander knocks on the door of their cottage. He has returned from the Kingdom of the Shadows, where the almanders battle constantly against evil creatures such as wheenzles and marwolves. Thanks to Rian…

Swedish title: I stjälarens spår

Series: The Return Of The Almanders

Category: Children

Pub date: 19-05-2008

Format: 128 pages, b/w illustrations

The Soldiers of the Duke

Jo Salmson

If you invite an almander to cross your threshold, your life will never be the same again. That’s what Rian’s grandfather had told him, but Rian thought it was just a story, because no human being had seen an almander for hundreds of years. But one d…

Swedish title: Hertigens soldater

Series: The Return Of The Almanders 3

Category: Children

Pub date: 10-03-2008

Format: 128 pages, b/w illustrations

The Silver Amulet

Jo Salmson

If you invite an almander to cross your threshold, your life will never be the same again. That’s what Rian’s grandfather had told him, but Rian thought it was just a story, because no human being had seen an almander for hundreds of years. But one d…

Swedish title: Silveramuletten

Series: The Return Of The Almanders

Category: Children

Pub date: 20-08-2007

Format: 108 pages, b/w illustrations

The Lost City

Jo Salmson

The Lost City is the first volume in a new series of fantasy books by Jo Salmson, making her debut as an author. It’s exciting and eminently readable – as readable as Lasse & Maja’s Detective Agency and as exciting as Narnia. The book contains a weal…

Swedish title: Den försvunna staden

Series: The Return Of The Almanders

Category: Children

Pub date: 12-03-2007

Format: 112 pages, b/w illustrations