Saga Egmont goes “Kokosbananas”
Saga Egmont and Norway’s Cappelen Damm are to bring Rolf Magne Andersen’s beloved and immensely popular children’s series, Kokosbananas, to new markets in Sweden and Finland.
The wildly popular Kokosbananas series is known for its magical world and a humor that appeals to children and adults alike. Kokosbananas is half coconut, half pineapple and a 100% fun – a book series born in the audio format. Kokosbananas is one of the most streamed kids’ series in Norway, and has a rising media presence, including talks about an animated series and movie.
Stephanie Andén, Publishing Director for Global Licensing at Saga Egmont, expresses her enthusiasm,
“We’re incredibly excited to bring the fun and inventive universe of Kokosbananas to the children of Sweden and Finland. This series has been a massive success in Norway; our partnership with Cappelen Damm allows us to give it the digital exposure it deserves.”
“Seeing my work translated and available digitally for new audiences is an exciting milestone. I hope the children in Sweden and Finland will find as much joy and laughter in Kokosbananas as others have.”
says author Rolf Magne Andersen.
The deal currently includes ten Finnish titles and six Swedish titles from the Kokosbananas series to be published by Saga Egmont in audiobook and ebook formats. The series is planned to be released later this year in Finland and in the beginning of next year in Sweden across all book streaming platforms.
You may also want to read the update to this article: Popular Norwegian Children’s Book Series Kokosbananas Dominates Streaming Charts in Sweden and Finland
About Kokosbananas
Kokosbananas (which, incidentally, is a mixture of a coconut and a banana!) is a little inventor who lives with his family: Mom Banana, Dad Kokos and his little sister Baby Koko. In his inventor’s shed, Kokosbananas makes crazy inventions, which always gets him into strange situations. Kokosbananas appeals to young and old, and is best read together. With Kokosbananas you get excitement, silliness and a good portion of humor.
Kokosbananas is a whole universe created by Rolf Magne Golten Andersen and brought to life by illustrator Victoria H. Hamre. In the Kokosbananas universe, children are treated to lots of humor and madness. Aliens and Santa Claus may also make an appearance, but strictly speaking, that’s possible in our universe too. Isn’t it?
Source: https://cappelendamm.no/serie/Kokosbananas-b%C3%B8kene[LH2]
About Author Rolf Magne Andersen
Rolf Magne Golten Andersen (b. 1983) has written a bunch of Kokosbananas stories for the Storytel audiobook service. Rolf Magne G. Andersen has a background in film, radio and television, including as a scriptwriter for Hermann Flesvig’s Førstegangstjenesten, P3morgen, Hallo i uken, Komiprisen and Topp 20-turneen. In 2024, he was awarded the Teskjekjerring Prize for the Kokosbananas series. The jury’s reasoning was as follows: “This year’s prize winner has managed to create a character that children simply love.”
Source: https://cappelendamm.no/forfattere/Rolf%20Magne%20G.%20Andersen-scid:43471
About Saga Egmont
Saga Egmont is a dedicated, international publisher with a diverse catalogue offering popular entertainment literature. In our catalogue we aim to have a story for as many readers as possible no matter their taste or preference. We are the reader’s publisher – publishing a great variety of genres, languages, and formats distributing broadly to our many retail partners to cater to differing reader demands. The broad distribution being not only a benefit for readers but also our authors by opening many revenue streams.
We are bringing to life the voice of different authors – both local authors in each of our 12 active publishing languages as well as big international bestselling authors. Part of our expertise is translating and distributing books in fresh markets making it possible for new readers to discover and enjoy high-quality entertainment literature. We stay curious in our publishing work and are pioneers in a world of digital content – always taking the reader seriously.
