Marte Klerck-Nilssen

While visiting a Christmas market in her Norwegian town, eight year old Mariann spots a talking teddy bear at a carnival game booth. However, when someone else wins it, she embarks on a quest to find the adorable bear that captured her heart.

Theo (10) returns to school after the death of his sister. Though he longs for normality, his teacher and classmates behave strangely, or remain helplessly silent. Only Embla, new to the class, treats Theo naturally and makes him feel less alone in his grief. She also has an idea about how to get the others to treat him normally again.