Nella-Propella

by Kirsten Boie, Deb Bennett

Die Geschichte von Nella und ihrer alleinerziehenden Mutter gehört inzwischen schon zu den Klassikern. Nellas Mutter ist erst fünfundzwanzig und geht noch zur Uni. Deswegen hat sie nicht so viel Zeit für Nella. Und weil Oma auch nicht immer Zeit hat, sich um Nella zu kümmern, bricht hin und wieder das totale Chaos aus … Doch offenbar bringt das totale Chaos sehr kluge, freche und vor allem glückliche Kinder hervor!

( Ab 6 J.).

140 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1994

About the author

Kirsten Boie was born in Hamburg in 1950. She studied German and English literature and wrote a doctoral thesis on a topic in the field of literary research. She worked as a secondary school teacher in Hamburg from 1978 until 1983. When she adopted a child she had to stop teaching and began to write. Her first book "Paule ist ein Glücksgriff" (1985) was very well received and won several awards.

Since then she has published more than 60 books for children and teens that have been translated into many languages. Special mention must be made of her novels for young adults that critically examine social issues and display literary innovation. In addition to the many awards she has won, her complete works have been nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award three times (in 1999, 2001 and 2003).
Kirsten Boie lives with her family near Hamburg.

Reviews

[Jelka · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was surprisingly good. A story about a little girl and her 25 year old single mum. The narrative voice feels authenticly like that of a kindergartner, a little mean and selfish but still adorable. And I really loved the relationship between Nella and her mum.

[Jodi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eine sehr niedliche Geschichte über Nellas spezielle Welt. Kirsten Boie kann sich wunderbar in die Sichtweise der Kinder einfühlen und deshalb ein so lustiges Buch darüber schreiben, wie es eben ist, Kind zu sein. Macht auch den Vorlesern Spass ;)