Bob & Hilbert
$58.60
- Hardcover
76 pages
- Release Date
13 October 2026
Summary
A tender picture book about a goofy rabbit and dog who discover they can both achieve their goals if they depend on one another, from award-winning Faroese illustrator Bar ur Oskarsson.
Kids 5-8 will love flipping the book to get Bob and Hilbert’s unique perspectives—and seeing how they meet in the middle!
Bob is a long-toothed rabbit obsessed with finding the perfect carrot. Hilbert is a flat-nosed dog convinced he can fly. Beloved Nordic children’s book author Bar ur Oskarss…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781962770651 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1962770656 |
| Author: | Bárður Oskarsson, Marita Thomsen |
| Publisher: | Archipelago Books |
| Imprint: | Elsewhere Editions |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 76 |
| Release Date: | 13 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 229mm |
| Audience Age: | 6-8 |
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Critics Review
“The tales are spare yet generous with subtext. Young readers will enjoy the pair’s eccentricities, but the characters’ disparate ways of experiencing the world will also resonate with adults. Minimalist illustrations capture the narrative arcs succinctly. Bob and Hilbert are drawn in profile on unembellished, scenery-free kraft paper pages, with just a few simple set pieces: the carrot bin, the bus stop, a length of string, some buzzing flies. A quirky pair of stories with spare, stylish charm that’s hard to resist.” —Kirkus Reviews
“An adorable, charming little book … Each story involves one friend needing the other’s help … The illustrations’ thin lines and childlike simplicity (Hilbert’s a dog and Bob’s a rabbit, in case you can’t tell) matches the deceptively terse prose (nicely captured by Marita Thomsen’s translation). The stories are short, fun, and silly.” —Tom Bowden, The Book Beat
“Everyone’s favorite Scandinavian author/illustrator is back … In spite of its seemingly simplicity, this book is both extremely funny and subtle. It has this angle into the absurdity of human existence that children respond to … Utterly unique.” — Betsy Bird, School Library Journal’s Fuse 8 Blog
Bárður Oskarsson
Barður Oskarsson is a beloved artist and children’s book author from the Faroe Islands. He is known for his unique art style, which often depicts offbeat anthropomorphized animals with fine-point lines and fantastical sizing and shapes. His books have been translated into French, German, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Czech, and English.
His debut children’s book Ein hundur, ein ketta og ein mos (A Dog, a Cat, and a Mouse) won the West Nordic Council’s Children and Young People’s Literature Prize in 2006, which he went on to win again in 2018. In 2016, he was nominated for the IBBY Peter Pan prize.
Translator Bio:
Marita Thomsen is a Faroese translator and interpreter. She studied translation in Peru and interpreting in London. Her translations include Faroese, Danish, and Spanish works by Beinir Bergsson, Sólrún Michelsen, and Boi Dam, as well as the children’s books of Barður Oskarsson. In 2024, she won the Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel for her translation of Dead Men Walking by Jógvan Isaksen.
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