The girl in this story loves going on forest adventures with her father. Together, they embark on overnight trips, build shelters, and grill sausages and marshmallows. But one day during their outdoor adventure, Dad receives a phone call. And this call changes him completely. He becomes sad, he shrinks, he becomes almost like a little child again. What news did Dad receive? Who was he talking to?

“What is on your mind” is a picture book about being young and realizing the world is bigger than you first imagined. It’s about understanding that parents too carry their own hidden stories, kept secret both from themselves and others.

Brynjulf Jung Tjønn (b.1980) is a poet and critically acclaimed, bestselling and multi award-winning author of fiction for adults and children. “What is on your mind” is his first collaboration with the talented and award-winning illustrator Skinkeape (Marianne Gretteberg Engedal).