The Cave in Alfreds Head
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Produktbeskrivelse
The Alfred Books
A Danish Boy’s Guide to Grown-Up Nonsense – Understanding Danish Idioms Through Funny Stories
The English editions are designed to be read together with the Danish Alfred books with the same title.
Side by side, the two books help bilingual children and English-speaking families living in Denmark understand Danish idioms by following the story in English while hearing or reading the original Danish expressions.
The books can also be used the other way around: Danish children who are learning English can read the English version with support from the Danish text. In this case it is helpful to know that the Danish idioms in the English edition are translated literally. This means that the expressions may sound unusual or strange in English. At the back of the book you will find an appendix that compares the Danish idioms with their closest English equivalents and explains their meaning.
Perfect for reading aloud and for curious young readers, Alfred and Rosa Sharpen Their Pencils invites children and adults to laugh together while discovering the playful magic hidden inside language.
The cave in Alfred’s head
Have you ever wondered what happens inside a child’s mind when adults say the strangest things
Meet Alfred - a curious, imaginative boy who takes everything quite literally. When Dad says he must “take the bull by the horns,” Alfred expects a real bull. When someone says a neighbor is “sawing off the branch he’s sitting on,” Alfred imagines exactly that happening.
Inside Alfred’s head there is a special place - a cave where memories, ideas, and all the strange sayings grown-ups use turn into vivid pictures and wild adventures.
With warmth, humor, and colorful illustrations, the stories bring language to life and show how everyday expressions can spark a child’s imagination. Children quickly discover that language is full of hidden pictures and surprising meanings.
On my website, forlagditindrelys.dk, you can explore the books with illustrations and read several chapters from the Danish editions. You can also find recommendations (in Danish) from both children and adults. (Feel free to use Google Translate )On my website, forlagditindrelys.dk, you can explore the books with illustrations and read several chapters from the Danish editions. You can also find recommendations (in Danish) from both children and adults. (Feel free to use Google Translate )
A Danish Boy’s Guide to Grown-Up Nonsense – Understanding Danish Idioms Through Funny Stories
The English editions are designed to be read together with the Danish Alfred books with the same title.
Side by side, the two books help bilingual children and English-speaking families living in Denmark understand Danish idioms by following the story in English while hearing or reading the original Danish expressions.
The books can also be used the other way around: Danish children who are learning English can read the English version with support from the Danish text. In this case it is helpful to know that the Danish idioms in the English edition are translated literally. This means that the expressions may sound unusual or strange in English. At the back of the book you will find an appendix that compares the Danish idioms with their closest English equivalents and explains their meaning.
Perfect for reading aloud and for curious young readers, Alfred and Rosa Sharpen Their Pencils invites children and adults to laugh together while discovering the playful magic hidden inside language.
The cave in Alfred’s head
Have you ever wondered what happens inside a child’s mind when adults say the strangest things
Meet Alfred - a curious, imaginative boy who takes everything quite literally. When Dad says he must “take the bull by the horns,” Alfred expects a real bull. When someone says a neighbor is “sawing off the branch he’s sitting on,” Alfred imagines exactly that happening.
Inside Alfred’s head there is a special place - a cave where memories, ideas, and all the strange sayings grown-ups use turn into vivid pictures and wild adventures.
With warmth, humor, and colorful illustrations, the stories bring language to life and show how everyday expressions can spark a child’s imagination. Children quickly discover that language is full of hidden pictures and surprising meanings.
On my website, forlagditindrelys.dk, you can explore the books with illustrations and read several chapters from the Danish editions. You can also find recommendations (in Danish) from both children and adults. (Feel free to use Google Translate )On my website, forlagditindrelys.dk, you can explore the books with illustrations and read several chapters from the Danish editions. You can also find recommendations (in Danish) from both children and adults. (Feel free to use Google Translate )
Detaljer
- ISBN13 9788797566961
- Sider 73
- Udgivet 2026
- Forlag PsykologBAGHUSET
- Format Paperback
- Sprog Dansk