A new children’s universe
from Norway
Welcome
to Dunderly!
Meet the monsters
Moy
Moy is the smallest of the monsters.
She hasn’t learnt very many words
yet, she mainly uses goo, gah and
wah. Yet she manages to communicate
a lot with her large expressive eye.
Moy likes to explore the world
around her with all of her senses.
Modika is a rocker, curious, brave
and sometimes a bit cheeky. She
wakes up every morning with a YES!
and wonders what’s in store for her
today. Modika knows what she wants,
but she also likes to make sure others
are having a good time too. She likes
to decorate her long flowing hair with colourful beads
and flowers.
Bulder
Bulder is a newcomer to Dunderly,
he arrives in a package from the post
­office. Bulder likes speed, spinning
and races; and doesn’t understand the
idea of ­sitting still, which is so unbe­
lievably ­boring. He always finds fun
things to do: pranks, games and general messing around.
Buster
Buster is a giant among the monsters
in Dunderly and keeps them safe
and secure. He’s the one who reads
bedtime stories for the others and
who comforts them when they’re sad.
He’s full of words of wisdom, even
if they’re sometimes not so easy to
understand. Buster can usually be found in the kitchen
where he makes waffles and other good things to eat.
Samantha
Samantha likes being in her work­
shop best of all. Here she invents
all kinds of practical solutions to
problems both large and small, like
an automatic tin opener or a jet-po­
wered water ski. Samantha is a mat­
hematician and engineer and likes everything to work
(more or less) as it should in Dunderly.
Lex
Lexington, or Lex for short, is a little
bit careful and shy. He is happiest
with a book between his paws. Often
he’ll search for answers in the nearest
encyclopaedia and he is always happy
to share his knowledge with the other monsters.
F
ar from people and high up in the mountains
you’ll find a cabin full of kind, strange and playful
monsters. The place they live is called Dunderly. Here
they can play, shout and have as much ludibunder* as
they like!
If we creep towards the cabin, and open the door just
a crack, we can see Buster, who is serving waffles to all his
monster friends. Looking tough in the corner is Modika,
playing her guitar. Bulder is on his way out to play. While
Lex has made himself comfortable with a good book.
Suddenly a bell on the wall rings! There’s post in the
lift! All the monsters run out to take a look.
And today something mysterious happens. There’s
a package in the lift, and in that package there’s a new
monster. But there’s something strange about this
monster, something that doesn’t feel quite right …
The monsters secret home is under threat but, little by
little, they get to know each other in a whole new way.
Dunderly is created by author Endre Lund Eriksen
and illustrator Endre Skandfer in cooperation with
GAN Aschehoug. This children’s universe is developed
in Norway and is a unique creation in Norwegian
publishing history. Dunderly is for children from
2 – 8 years old.
“I wanted to create a universe with room
for lots of different types; a celebration of
diversity and variety. Dunderly is a free
and open place.”
Endre Lund Eriksen
“I hope children will have as much fun
with the monsters in Dunderly as we’ve
had creating them!”
Endre Skandfer
*Ludibunder is a new word the monsters use to describe anything that is fun and noisy!
Modika
The Monsters of
Dunderly
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ride rs …” r
pe
de
rea ewspa
n
VG In Dunderly, far away
from people and high
up in the mountains, live
Modika, Buster, Moy and
lots of other monsters!
One day a package arrives
with a new and mysterious
monster in it, and the
Dunderly monsters are
put to the test. A novel for
young readers with fantastic
illustrations; also available as
an audio book.
5 – 8 years.
Since launching in September 2011 three
of the Dunderly books (The Monsters
of Dunderly, Bulder – a user’s manual
and The Santa Trap) and Dunderly –
a puzzle story are already reprinting!
Three books about Moy
collected in one box (Hide
and seek Moy, Moy in the
morning and Moy in the
evening). 1 – 3 years.
Bulder doesn’t believe in Santa, but he
can’t be completely sure either. What if he
comes sneaking into Dunderly with a sack
full of presents? A Santa trap is just what’s
needed!
3 – 5 years.
Bulder, a user’s manual
Modika and Bulder are the best of
friends. But today Bulder is grumpy, no
matter what Modika does. She has to
find a way to make him happy again.
3 – 5 years.
Reprinting already!
Three stories about
Moy
The Santa Trap
Hide and seek Moy
Moy wants to play hide
and seek. The others would
rather play monsterball.
Fine then! Moy will
play on her own!
The Dunderly app
iPad, iPhone and Android.
Includes free
games and
a paid-for
interactive
book.
among
“A favourite
ildren’s book
Norwegian ch
er.
adet newspap
apps.” Dagbl
Moy in the
morning
Moy is awake before all the
other monsters. She can do
everything herself, well –
almost …
Moy in the evening
All the monsters have gone
to bed, but not Moy. She
wants to stay up. But it gets
dark in Dunderly at night …
Play and learn with
Dunderly!
Monster mash
Finn ba
msen
Moi finn
under er ikke bam
sen sin
puta og
.
Buster
. «Eller inni teppet. Hun har let
t
«Se un
bak st
Der er
der bo i senga,
olen i
ingen
rdet,»
stua.»
bamse
stolen
sie
Moi se
. Hun
heller.
r PÅ bo r
se
«S
«Kom
rdet.
så leter e BAK stole r ingen bam
se
n,» gje
vi sam
ntar Bu på
m
en
…»
Slik gjø
ster.
r du:
Lag en
hin
Velg en derløype ute elle
leder. Le
deren bes r inne.
For eks
em
temmer
– kryp UNpel:
hvor der
e skal gå:
– gå OV DER bordet
ER stolen
Dette kan
– gå BA
K sofaen
ute også: dere fint gjøre
– gå FO
RAN ska
– hopp
pet
– gå ME
OVER ste
LLOM
– gå RU
inen
hverand
NDT tre
re
et
Armer og
bein
1
Du tren
ger:
– noen
møbler
eller and
å leke
re ting
rundt
The album Monster mash includes
catchy, quality songs for children,
with roots in popular music, and
with a soundscape that is both
entertaining and challenging.
The album was nominated for
Children’s album of the year 2011
at the Spellemann awards – the
“Norwegian Grammy’s”.
An activity syllabus for the CD has
also been developed. This can be
downloaded free from
www.dunderly.no
Vann-vitti
Lag en
g
Nr
Gjøre ute
2
ger:
, steiner,
Du tren
kongler
pinner,
e ellers
– noen
det der
røtter og
naturen
finner i
som
i naturen
5–6 ting
og finn
r du:
viret».
Slik gjø ne i en firkant,
.
g fra «re
ne
Legg pin
rkanten. en fjerner én tin ler, og hente det
fi
i
e
inn
ng
no
plasseres
k mens
a som ma
r seg vek er finne ut hv
Alle snu
derett
må
dre
De an
Stasjon
3
Noe fl
yter
på vann
Introd
uksjon
kefølge
på stasjo
nene. Pla
nen kan
Utstyr
se slik ut:
0930 1010
1020 En kopp,
1100
flasker,
1215 en trakt,
1300
vann,
skjema
og
Grønn
blyanter
gruppe
Gul gru
ppe
Rød gru
ppe
Flaske me
d
farget van
n,
av tegnin kopi
gen
Rød gru
med flask
ppe
Grønn
er,
gruppe
fargeblya
Gul gru
nter
ppe
Balje me
d vann,
ulike tin
g som
flyter og
som
Gul gru
synker,
ppe
skjema
Rød gru
ppe
til avkrys
Grønn
ning,
gruppe
blyanter.
Solveig
lig
Håndkle
ti
l tema
I den før
ste sam
lingen er
får høre
det fint
hva and
om alle
re tenker
vann, før
barna er
. Her får
der
sammen,
dere hø
en voksen e skal finne ut
slik
re litt om
hva der
leder sam
monstren at alle får lik op
e vet og
lingen og
pstart og
e i Dund
tenker på
at en ann
alle
erly og
når man
hva de sie
en skrive
snakker
r ned det
r om
om van
barna sie
n. Det er
r.
lurt at
Det ligg
er et van
n foran
haugen
Dunderl
. En fin
ysomme
alle mo
rdag lek
Samant
nstrene
er
a vet
i Du
vannet.
begynner en del om van
Buster gir nderly ved
n og
å forkla
monstren
formanin
re. Hun
at vann
e no
ger
snakker
er vått og
detter uti . Pass dere så der en
om
ikke tør
fl
yte
r og noen
vannet.
e ikke
t, om at
Dere flyte
synker
noen
ser på ham
og kaldt
i vann,
r
ikk
med sto
vann, om
e. Moi
om varmt
«HÆ?»
re øyne
vannrett
og om at
Bulder
og
sie
overflate
vann har
r
spør som
no
overflate
vanlig:
– Hv
hinne. Lex e som heter
a betyr
han har
henger
«flyter ikk
seg på,
lest
e?»
for
– De
om såpebo en bok om van
t betyr
n og vet
bler.
noe
forklarer at man synker
,
Buster.
Samant
a har lys
– Hv
t
til
–
å
a betyr
for de fl
brette pap
synker?
yter på
irbåter
vann.
spør Bu
lder. Mo
dika vil
finne ut
Bulder
mer om
også.
dette.
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Based on the
7 subject
areas in the
Norwegian
curriculum fo
r nurseries
Ludibunder chest
In this pack there are lots of great ideas
for things to do both indoors and out.
64 different cards, each with exciting
activities for large and small groups. Senses,
imagination and motor skills will all be
challenged. The box also contains drawing
and painting ideas, games, drama, play, food
and fun experiments.
Bulder in the nursery
This booklet shows the many teaching angles in the Dunderly
universe and contains activities and themes especially created
for nurseries and primary schools. Here you’ll find different
games, tasks and activities with the goal of stimulating
children’s development and play. The content can be adjusted
for both large and small groups of children.
See more of the Dunderly universe at www.dunderly.no
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funnet
n har
ting ha
t noen
Buster
har lag
g.
til, og
Buster
i en rin med ryggen
n,
re
seg
i natu
som
e snur
t hva
De andr én ting.
, «jeg ve å finne det.
er
ld
rt
Bu
per
tar bo
s for
aya!» ro løper til skog
«Himal
Han
r.»
gle
man
hold og
rek
Ansvar
Stasjon
1
Kari
Antall
kopper
vann i
en
flaske
Stasjon
2
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Vannre
tt
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et revir
Mit t eg
plan for
inn
e in
labl ores,
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and
Plastic
figures
The plastic
figures are sold
individually or
in packs of two.
Cuddly toys Moy,
Turbo and Bulder
12 cm
10 cm
Quality plush toys,
20 – 25 cm.
8 cm
6 cm
4 cm
2 cm
Fantastic reviews!
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ity gam
A qual
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r
s
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e
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n
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h
V
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nal ma
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edu
The launch of Dunderly received
blanket press coverage in Norway with
television appearances, radio interviews
and product reviews.
Dunderly lotto game
– Lotto for young and old
Quality lotto with detail-rich
illustrations. Three difficulty
levels.
Dunderly puzzle game
– Three different puzzles
Three different quality puzzles. 6, 12
and 16 pieces
Dunderly puzzle game
– A puzzle story
Puzzle out the story, read the book and play
with the figures. Three activities in one.
Alistair Spalding
Line Belsvik
Adrienne Eskeland
alistair@wordy.no
line.belsvik@gan.aschehoug.no
adrienne.eskeland@gan.aschehoug.no
International sales
Dunderly
00 47 91 59 93 48
Project leader
Dunderly
00 47 24 14 76 43
Head of publishing
GAN Aschehoug
00 47 24 14 76 01