Papa, Mama, Grandmother, Eight Children and a Truck

13 hrs. 47 min.

Children's Books, Audio Fairy Tales & Poems

Author Anne-Cath. Vestly

Narrator Elena Delver

Description

In 1951, in postwar Norway—when there were still almost no televisions in people’s homes and their place was taken by the radio—a young actress, Anna-Katrina Westly, was offered to host broadcasts for the very smallest listeners: she had to come up with a funny little story and read it herself. From such stories, later, the books “the favorite grandma of all Norwegian children” took shape. But Anna-Katrina Westly’s books are addressed not only to children. It is surprising how gently, wisely, with truly maternal patience, the writer teaches fathers and mothers to be good parents. She teaches them to communicate with their children, to understand them, to make their children’s lives joyful and interesting despite all external difficulties. Today, when Anna-Katrina Westly’s stories are again heard on the radio for which they were once created, it becomes clear how relevant they are. As if we can hear the voice of Anna-Katrina herself saying to us: “Look how good it is to live if a person thinks not only of themselves, if they think about and care for everyone around them. It’s not difficult at all—and it’s very pleasant. Just try it!”.

Contents:

01. Dad, Mom, eight children and a truck
02. The truck
03. Grandma arrives in town
04. Grandma rides the tram
05. Grandma goes home
06. Grandma goes home. A little bit of summer vacation
07. Little Mortena disappears (part 1)
08. Little Mortena disappears (part 2)
09. A little guest— a big event
10. Henrik and Lower Hulda
11. Alarm clock
12. Samovar Pipe
13. Samovar Pipe goes to a wedding
14. Run three times around the block
15. One hundred kroner
16. Christmas. Dad makes a discovery
17. Dad is somehow strange
18. A collection
19. Morton makes a discovery
20. Drafts. The children go to a new school
21. Mats finds a friend
22. Mona is offended
23. Mom counts crows
24. Grandma fights the robbers
25. Hungry ovens
26. Little squirrel
27. Eight little peasants
28. Dad and the truck are sad
29. Dreams
30. They sew a sleeping bag for the Samovar Pipe
31. Everyone goes to the mountains
32. Grandma’s mountains
33. A long walk
34. The Norwegian mountain fairy
35. A herd in the blizzard
36. A celebration and a guest
37. A pony in the forest
38. Anton’s mother
39. Christmas
40. Anton’s little gift
41. Dad treats the children
42. The truck works for Rosa
43. Dad behaves mysteriously
44. Rosa’s shepherds (part 1)
45. Rosa’s shepherds (part 2)
46. Two people are taken prisoner
47. Millie Mina and the bear (part 1)
48. Millie Mina and the bear (part 2)
49. Marta and Morton (part 1)
50. Marta and Morton (part 2)
51. “Dad, you haven’t forgotten anything?” (part 1)
52. “Dad, you haven’t forgotten anything?” (part 2)
53. Something is sure to happen