Fjodor the naughty cod

Home at last!

admin — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:38:53 +0000

Last week I finally got out of the box I had been locked in with a stack of the German musical version of Fjodor in free fall (Fjodor im freien Fall). I was in complete darkness for far too long, until Pål finally located us at Cappelen Damm Agency, and therefore went into town to pick us up.

I think Pål was excited about knowing whether the German publisher (Terzio) had an equally good results as with volume 1, Fjodor flippt aus, which both of us liked very much. He leafed through the book, pleased, bought an ice cream for me, and then listened to the CD in the car home.

Wenn eine Stewardess…

When the musicians in Bobby Berg and the Land crabs started playing “Wenn eine Stewardess vom Himmel fällt”, Pål put up the sound and smiled broadly as he speeded up on the highway. I myself concentrated on not spilling ice on the car seat. I didn’t succeed, and had constantly to rub away chocolate ice cream stains from the seat with one fin, while I clung to the ice with the other. Do not say anything to Pål!

Señorita Conchita

Second Fjodorbook in German

admin — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:11:38 +0000

Fjodor i fritt fall will follow Fjodor går bananas on the German market at Terzio Verlag.

Palle, his father and mother go to the island Hiva Oa to have summer vacation. Palle’s father has promised to stop thinking about work, but who other than Fjodor turns up and needs to be repaired?

Have a look at “Fjodor im freien Fall” with music by Felix Janosa and illustrations by Annlaug Auestad (click book for bigger view):

Fjodor coming to Germany

admin — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:56:29 +0000

Fjodor will appear in a first readers and song book in Germany in 2011! TERZIO has bought the rights for the first book in the Fjodor series, “Fjodor goes bananas”. There are four books about Fjodor and his adventures. Felix Janosa, a very successful composer of the German Ritter Rost series, will do the music and lyrics. The Ritter Rost series has sold more that one million copies in Germany. The Fjodor books are written by Pål H. Christiansen and the Norwegian editions are illustrated by Annlaug Auestad.

Fjodor goes to the puppet theatre in Germany

admin — Thu, 20 May 2010 10:04:37 +0000

The much appraised childrens book “Fjodor goes bananas” will enter det stage in May 2011. The book will be adapted for puppets by Sven Stäcker at the Schleswig Holsteinisches LandesTheater with the title “Fjodor flippt aus”. Translation by Christine v. Bülow.

Ask Fjodor (4)

admin — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:34:16 +0000

Mone (11 years old from Norway) asks:
Why are you always making so much fuzz? Will you buy me one of those ice creams you recommended?

Fjodor’s answer:
Do you think I’m always making fuzz? What about when I rescued that ship over in the Caribbean? I would love to buy you one of those ice creams, but I’m afraid it would melt away on my way from Hiva Oa to Norway.

Ask Fjodor (3)

admin — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:29:25 +0000

Beth (from the USA) asks:
How can Palle’s father make the tape stick to your wet fish skin?

Fjodor’s answer:
Oh, that’s no problem at all! First he rubs me gently with a soft towel, and then he opens the window for a couple of minutes to let the ocean wind blow me dry.

Ask Fjodor (2)

admin — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:24:49 +0000

Vita (8.5 years old from Norway) asks:
How can Palle’s father repair you with a hammer and nails?

Fjodor’s answer:
That’s the way fish and other things are repaired, isn’t it? Palles father is very good. It doesn’t hurt at all!

Ask Fjodor (1)

admin — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:13:08 +0000

Marius (8 years old from Norway) asks:
Why are you so stubborn, Fjodor?

Fjodor’s answer:
Me stubborn? I always try to behave, just like Mama and Papa Cod tought me when I was a tiny little fish.

Welcome to Fjodorblog!

admin — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:19:32 +0000

Hello everybody! I am Fjodor, and welcome to my blog!

I am starting to recover now after having been repaired by Palle’s father.

When I was a little cod I always had a problem to swim correctly. Whenever I wanted to swim forward I went backwards. And when I was supposed to swim to the right, then I went to the left!

That’s when Palle’s father came to repair me and now I’m surely the best swimmer in my family! In fact I’m sure to be the best swimmer among all the cods in the Atlantic Ocean, actually. In a year or two I will even beat Halvor the shark and get away from him when he is hungry and wants a cod for breakfast.

No wonder time is due to start a blog and tell you more about my life! I have been all over the world recently with my new finns and my friend Palle.

So this is where you can read about my adventures, the Fjodor books and send me questions or drawings. We will have competitions with prizes and lots of fun.