Children's Books 1
Hello!
For some time now I have been working on redesigning the website panen.se, and I don't know when it will be ready.
All my published books are available to borrow from libraries, streaming sites, and buy in the e-bookstore.
I now have 304 published books, 18 children's books and 12 books for young adults. And in different versions. Many of them I have translated into English.
I have published children's books in 4 different series: AMIR, SUMMER CAMP, GHOST, and ANGEL. All my children's books are translated by me into English, e-book.
Until I get my website panen.se more organized, you can find all my books on the Internet and where e-books are available. And there are also sample readings of the books there.
In the latest children's books, with new versions, I offer a little more of the sample reading, which follows more through the book.
Several of my children's books are available in different versions with shorter text, and some of them have been divided into short stories.
In the children's books, where the main characters in the previous version are nine years old, the new version has now been changed to be eleven years old. But otherwise, no major changes were needed.
In many of the children's books, I have included lots of AI images that have a connection to the text. And based on several of the AI images, I have had AI videos created. These can be watched/downloaded for free here at panen.se.
This works well to listen to the previously made audio books (in Swedish) and at the same time watch the accompanying AI images in the books. These images and videos can be viewed for free here at panen.se. So: The main characters in the images and videos are around eleven years old, although in the previous versions of the children's books, e-book and e-audio book, they are nine years old.
Children's Books 2
Now there are AI images, AI videos, book covers and sample readings of my children's books to download for free here at panen.se.
All my children's books and book publications are available to borrow from libraries or purchase online.
A mistake, but not a failure
I have come to the conclusion that the books about Amir are written at the wrong age for the age group (boys) 9-12 years. The main characters Amir and Sten need to be a couple of years older, so that it has a greater chance of arousing interest among this target group. (My analysis)
Yes, this has become a mistake on my part that I have now discovered, perhaps somewhat late. But I don't see it as a failure, but more as a development forward.
So now I'm making a new version of these books where Sten and Amir are ten, eleven years old. With this, I also need to change a little in the text, in the plot, so that it fits better for eleven-year-olds. It probably only needs minor adjustments, so that the main characters feel two years older than in the previous version. Other people in the books also need to be two years older.
I also change the age of the characters in the series GHOST and ANGEL. Alexander and his three ghost friends must be eleven years old, and the angel Björn thirteen years old. This will fit better with the action, which is a bit rough at times.
To support reading in the children's books, an AI (artificial intelligence) image will appear after each event heading.
These AI images will also be posted on the website, in a folder that can be downloaded, as a support in listening to the book.
All my children's books will also get a new book cover with the help of AI. This is to increase the chance of arousing the children's interest. And these book covers also get an AI video that is posted here on panen.se.
After everything new, with new book covers, older age, AI images in children's books, and AI videos, I feel that there will be a difference. I believe this will lead to development going forward and with better conditions for the books to reach readers.
I wish you a wonderful and successful 2025.
Best regards / Roy Panen