Dark secrets, a hidden valley, a brave girl.

Lilly and the Sun Keeper is the spring book and second title in the season series by the success duo Maja Lunde and Lisa Aisato. The first book in the series, the winter book The Snow Sister, was the most sold book in Norway in 2018, awarded the Polish literary prize “Child Friendly World”, nominated for several awards and shortlisted for “Best Translated Children’s Book 2019” in Estonia. It is printed in 250.000 copies, sold to 29 territories and film rights to Hollywood. The third and the fourth book are planned to be published in 2022 and 2024.

Lilly lives with her grandfather in a world where the sun has disappeared, all is rainy and dark, nothing will grow in the wet soil. When Lilly finds a secret path that leads her deep into the dark forest, a place no child should go, a new world opens and an adventure starts. Lilly discovers something that will change everything for everyone.

Lilly and the Sun Keeper is an epic adventure about losing everything, facing your greatest fear, and about finding love and happiness.

Watch the film with Maja Lunde reading from Lilly and the Sun Keeper

Film with Maja Lunde and Lisa Aisato talking about Lilly and the Sun Keeper 

Book info:
Color illustrations
Format: 24cm X 27cm
To be published October 2020