Victoria Sandoy
Children's Author/Illustrator
(c) Maren Blindheim Børve
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Biography
Victoria Sandøy is an award winning children’s illustrator and author, based in Oslo. She studied illustration in the UK, graduating with a first-class degree from Falmouth University. Since then she has been illustrating numerous picture books, including collaborations with the phenomenal Julia Donaldson.
In 2025, along with author Erna Osland, Victoria won the prestigious Norwegian literature award, Brageprisen, for the book Barnas Verdshistorie.
When not working on books, Victoria enjoys running, cooking and drinking lots and lots of coffee.
Paper Chase
A captivating paper chase, and an unforgettable adventure . . .
Two children meet under a tall tree. James has a book. Ginger has a paper plane. They become friends . . . but then they’re parted. Will they ever meet again?
But this isn’t just James and Ginger’s story: it’s a paper chase!
Much-loved storyteller Julia Donaldson weaves the children’s tale of friendship into the amazing story of how paper is made.
With perfect, read-aloud rhymes and glowing illustrations by Victoria Sandøy, this is a story of friendship and adventure like no other.
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A thousand years ago, a tiny acorn fell to the ground. As the years pass, it grows . . . and GROWS into an enormous oak tree!
As the centuries sweep by, children play games around the tree. Families dance about it. A fleeing king even hides inside its hollow trunk!
The tree gives food and shelter to a host of animals, from squirrels and badgers to birds and beetles.
After a thousand years, the ancient tree finally falls in a storm – but a new acorn sprouts, and the cycle of life begins all over again.
Who’s that flying through the night? It’s the Fairy of Lost Things! She finds things children have lost, then secretly takes them back to their owners.
But one night the fairy finds a little bracelet, and it’s so pretty, she doesn’t want to give it back . . .
Can she pluck up courage to admit she’s done something wrong?
