Praise for Hannu, Hannu:

“In Norway and Sweden, writers frequently succeed where their Dutch high-level colleagues seem to fail: in making art for children in a seemingly casual way. A prime example is the lyrical story Hannu, Hannu by Norwegian author Geir Gulliksen … [a] breathtaking enlargement of the classic, universally recognizable childhood fear of the big, black forest.”
(Volkskrant, Holland)

“… it has to be one of the wisest and most beautiful books to be published last year … There is something mythical about this story, it is independent from time and place. I got some of the same feeling as when I read Tarjei Vesaas’ The Ice Castle. The language is simple and poetic; it is a thought-evoking and beautiful text which almost rises above the borders of language. It is a book which calls upon many thoughts and which stays with you for a long time after you have finished reading it”
(Bok og Samfunn)