The Story of the Blue Planet
/ A book for children, 1999
/ Nomination for the Nordic Children's Book Award.
/ The Icelandic Literary Prize.
/ Nomination for The Reykjavik Educational Council Children's Book Prize.
/ Nomination for the IBBY Award.
/ The Janusz Korczak Honorary Award.
/ The National Theatre Prize for New Plays.
/ Nomination for the IBBY International Honour List 2001 for illustrations.
/ The West Nordic Literature Prize 2002.
On a blue planet far out in space there are no adults, only children. They are wild children who play when they want to and go to sleep when they are tired, without anyone telling them what to do. Then a mysterious man lands on the planet, and teaches them how to fly when the sun shines by flicking the dust off butterflies’ wings. A perilous adventure ensues, taking the children through dark forests, deep valleys and skies of blue. Their friendship and ingenuity are put to the test as never before in the most dangerous adventure a child could imagine.
The text designed and illustrated by artist Aslaug Jonsdottir (b. 1963).
The Story of the Blue Planet has been published in the following countries: France (Gallimard), Italy (RCS Libri/Fabbri Editori); Spain (Omega), Denmark (GAD), Sweden (Kabusa), Faroe Islands (Bókadeildin), Greenland (Atuakkiorfik), Estonia (Eesti Raamat), Yugoslavia (Izdavacka Kuca Draganic); Thailand (Image Publishing). Serbia (Draganic), South Korea (Seoul media), Greece (Patakis).
The play BLUE PLANET will be produced by LKTYP in Toronto in january 2005.
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Historien om den blå planet
Denmark
/ Publisher: Gads Forlag, Kaupmannahöfn 2000.
/ Translation: Annette Lassen.
/ Illustrations: Áslaug Jónsdóttir.
/ Pages: 95.
ISBN: 87-12-03703-6
Berättelsen om den blå planeten
Sweden
/ Publisher: Kabusa Böcker, Ystad 2003.
/ Translation: John Swedenmark.
/ Illustrations: Áslaug Jónsdóttir.
/ Pages: 95.
ISBN: 91 89680 05 7
Sinise Planeedi Lugu
Estonia
Publisher: Eesti Raamat, Eistland 2001.
Translation: Lemma Saukas.
Illustrations: Áslaug Jónsdóttir.
Pages: 95.
ISBN: 9985-65-294-0
Søgan um bláa knøttin
Faroe Islands.
/ Publisher: Bókadeild Føroya Lærarafelags, Þórshöfn 2001.
/ Translation: Laurina Niclasen
/ Illustrations: Áslaug Jónsdóttir.
/ Pages: 95.
ISBN: 99918-1-230-X
Nunarsuarmit tungujortumit oqaluttuaq
Greenland
/ Publisher: Atuakkiorfik, Nuuk 2002.
/ Translation: Benedikte Thorsteinsson.
/ Illustrations: Áslaug Jónsdóttir.
ISBN: 87-558-1738-6
Les enfants de la planète bleu
France
/ Publisher: Gallimard, Paris 2003.
/ Translation: Francois Emion.
/ Illustrations: Pef.
/ Pages: 127.
ISBN 2-07-054745-0
La historia del planeta azul
Spain
/ Publisher: Ediciones Omega, Barcelona 2001.
/ Translation: Kristinn R. Ólafsson, Sól Álvarez.
/ Illustrations: Áslaug Jónsdóttir.
/ Pages: 95.
ISBN: 84-282-1293-7
Il pianeta blu
Italy
/ Publisher: Fabbri editori, Milano 2002.
/ Translation: Maria Cristina Lombardi.
/ Illustrations: Áslaug Jónsdóttir.
/ Pages: 173.
ISBN: 88-451-8050-6
Prica o plavoj planeti
Serbia
/ Publisher: Draganic, Belgrad, 2002.
/ Translation: (Name missing).
/ Illustrations: Tihomir (to the right on the photo).
/ Pages: 116.
ISBN: 86-441-0401-2
Thailand
Thailand
/ Publisher: Image Publishing, Bangkok 2003.
/ Translation: (Name missing).
/ Illustrations: (Name missing).
/ Pages: 146.
ISBN: (Missing)
Korea
Tarina sinisestä planeetasta
Finland
/ Publisher: (Name missing)
/ Translation: (Name missing).
/ Illustrations: Áslaug Jónsdóttir..
/ Pages: ?.
ISBN: (Missing)