Gunnar Helgason

GUNNAR HELGASON (b.1965) is a popular actor and well known for all kinds of entertaining material for children which has enjoyed great popularity for some years. Amongst other things he has directed a popular children’s program on Icelandic State TV. He received the IBBY Spring Winds award 2013 for his contribution to children’s culture in Iceland. All the books in Great Football Adventure series are written with advice from Reykjavik Child Services as well as the Icelandic Football Association. Stories about the footballer Jon Jonsson have been mainstays on Icelandic bestseller lists for the past years.

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