Tove Jansson’S Well-Known Place Untouched by the Modern World

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RIGHTS CATALOGUE FALL 2019 | CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND YOUNG FICTION © Moo min Chara cters™ September 2020 Adventures inMoominvalley 2. March 2020 ok Moominvalley, the Activity B March 2020 Welcome to Moominvalley, the Handbook October 2019 Adventures inMoominvalley 1 the animation tie-in book publishing. with Macmillan Children’s Books. Four titles kick o chandising program. backedbe will by worldwidea publishing and mer Moominvalley, the new animated Moomin tv-series Moominvalley Animation Publishing contact Rights &Brands. ries will be announced shortly. For more information, airing in Japan and Korea later this year. More territo premieredFinlandin andtheSpring in UK 2019, Fillyjonk, and many others. JenniferSaunders Mymble,as Kate Winslet Mrs as as Moomintroll, Rosamund Pike as Moominmamma, voicecastincludes Britishcelebrity Taron Egerton writingduo Mark Huckerby andNick Ostler. Box (Wallace & Gromit) and Emmy® award-winning talent,among them Oscar®-winning director Steve fenergy and drama. plenty adventure dialogueand with humour,visual witty timeaudience, the series is novels and comic strips. Directed to a family prime- are new stories based on Tove Jansson’s well-known place untouched by the modern world. around the Moominhouse in Moominvalley, an idyllic seriesmade by Gutsy Animations centredbewill Starring Moomintroll and his family and friends, the About Moominvalley Th Th i eiso 3 2 minutelong episodes 22 x series t of 13 fir e e productione teamincludes topquali Th e world publishing rights are fu ll ofll life, laughter and Th e episodes ty UK Th ff e - -

Moomin | Picture Books

This new series introduces the world of Moominvalley, its characters and values to new young

Efter en berättelse av Tove Jansson readers. The books are developed by Bonnier Carlsen in collaboration with Moomin Characters, CECILIA DAVIDSSON • CECILIA HEIKKILÄ

Mumintrollen och draken Mumintrollen and are retold and illustrated by established Swedish authors and illustrators. The series returns to Tove Jansson’s original storylines and art style using watercolour and ink.

Mumintrollen n sensommardag lyckas Mumintrollet fånga en drake – och draken Eden allra sista i världen! Han bär hem den i en burk och Efter en berättelse av Tove Jansson bestämmer att den alltid ska älska bara honom. Men draken är som drakar är mest, och snart sitter den på Snusmumrikens axel och spinner som en symaskin. En saga om längtan, vänskap och obesvarad kärlek.

Tove Janssons klassiska novell ”Den sista draken i världen” har tolkats i bilderboksformat av CECILIA DAVIDSSON och CECILIA HEIKKILÄ.

ISBN 978-91-7803-533-5

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Stories from Moominvalley Christmas comes to The Invisible Guest in Moomin and the Last Dragon (Sagor från Mumindalen) Moominvalley Moominvalley (Mumintrollen och draken) Age 3+ | 96 pag es | Bonnier (Julen kommer till (Mumintrollen och den Age 3+ | 40 pag es | Bonnier Carlsen Carlsen | 2018 Mumindalen) osynliga gästen) October 2019 Age 3+ | 40 pag es | Bonnier Age 3+ | 40 pag es | Bonnier A collection of three stories, Carlsen | 2018 Carlsen | 2019 On a late summer’s day, Moomintroll based on The Moomins and the managed to capture a dragon - the very Great Flood and the episodes Based on the short story The This is a new, fully illustrated last dragon in the world! He put it in a The Magicians Hat and Hatti at Fir Tree from Tove Jansson’s adaptation of The Invisible Child, jar and decided it would always love him teners Island from Finn Family novel Tales from Moominval one of Tove Jansson’s most

and him only. But the dragon was like Moomintroll. ley, this lovely picture book beloved stories. most dragons are and if it hadn’t been for tells the story of how the In a cold autumn evening, Efter en berättelse av Tove Jansson Snufkin, Moomintroll would have had his CECILIA DAVIDSSON • ALEX HARIDI • FILIPPA WIDLUND Moomins wake up from their Too-ticki stops by the Moom- MUMINTROLLEN OCH DEN OSYNLIGA GÄSTEN heart broken that day. winter sleep to fi d themselves inhouse together with an fascinated, but also a little bit invisible girl called Ninny. She Mumintrollen scared, by everyone’s hysterical has become invisible because och havsorkestern preparations for the arrival of someone has been very mean Moomin and the Ocean Orchestra Christmas, whoever or what- to her. The Moomin family

(Mumintrollen och havsorkestern) ever that might be! invites Ninny to stay with Efter en berättelse av Tove Jansson Age 3+ | 40 pag es | Bonnier Carlsen them to help her, and that autumn both she and the family learn about respect, Coming kindness, equality and the importance of sometimes Spring getting really angry. 2020 3 Moomin Comics | Tove Jansson M T ove Jansso n T ©

Moomin Collected Comics vol 1-10 The Moomin comics were originally cre- As the Moomins prepare to hibernate through what is going to be the worst winter yet, several unwelcomed guests ated by Tove Jansson and her brother Lars take advantage of the Moomins’ generosity and keep the family awake throughout the long winter. Their quirky but needy guests prevent the Moomins from hibernating Jansson for the Evening News in London, and the chaos only increases with the arrival of a little nibling determined to find out everyone’s secrets. One by one, the nibling sees what the Moomins and each of at the time the world’s biggest newspaper. their houseguests do when no one else is looking. But everyone is ashamed of what the nibling has seen and is determined to keep their secret activities, well, a secret! The comic was commissioned in the 5 0s

Praise for tove jansson

“With a sincere childlike nature and a stoic accep- and the creative siblings produced the tance of misadventure...Moomin and company — Moominmamma, Snufkin, Stinky and Snork Maid- en, to name a few—emerge from each story full of tolerance and quiet humor.”—new york times daily adventures for over 20 years. The “Far from some sideline, Jansson’s strips…stand as perennial classics of children’s literature across the Nordic lands.” —the independent Moomin Colour comics were syndicated to 120 newspa-

$9.95 usd + $12.50 cdn j u v e n i l e f i c t i o n comics and graphic novels Comics pers in over 40 countries, reaching more isbn 978-1-77046-285-4 The fantastic comic adven- than 20 million readers daily. tures of the Moomins are now available as single story, colour comic books. 14 t itles | 48-64 pag es

A lAViSh CeleBRATion oF The enChAnTinG All-AGeS MooMinVAlleY, CoMPleTe WiTh hunDReDS oF PAGeS oF CoMiCS AnD An inTiMATe, PhoTo-ADoRneD inTeRVieW WiTh SoPhiA JAnSSon, CReATiVe DiReCToR AnD ChAiRMAn oF MooMin ChARACTeRS

Since the first Moomin comic strip appeared in the London Evening News in the 1950s, Tove Jansson’s timeless creations have become an international sensation, inspiring TV shows, cafés, a museum, an opera, and even an amusement park. For over ten years, Drawn & Quarterly has been reissuing the acclaimed comic strip. Moomintroll, Moominmamma, Moominpappa, Snorkmaiden, Little My, Snukfkin, Sniff, and many more familiar faces continue to capture the imagination of readers around the world with their melancholic humour and charm.

Moomin: The Deluxe Lars Jansson Edition features the first third of Lars Jansson’s fifteen year rein as cartoonist of the daily strip. Beginning in 1960, Tove passed the daily comic strip torch over to her brother so she could focus on other art forms. At its peak, Moomin appeared in over 40 countries and about 120 papers, with over 20 million readers daily, making it the most successful Finnish comic strip ever published. Sophia Jansson, daughter of Lars and Creative Director and Chairman of Moomin Characters, shares her memories of growing up in a world of Moomin.

The Deluxe Lars Jansson eDiTion

Drawn & Quarterly

Lars Jansson Moomin Comics Deluxe Edition Tove Jansson Moomin Comics Deluxe Edition New! 448 pag es | Collected comics box 448 pag es | Collected comics box with sketch material Lars Jansson and poster. Moomin Comics Deluxe 4 Edition Moomin | Non-fiction

TOVE JANSSON (1914-2001), Finnish-Swedish writer and artist, achieved worldwide fame as the creator of the Moomins, written and illustrated between The Great Moomin Picture Hemulen’s Herbarium 1945 an d 1970. The books about the Dictionary (Hemulin kasvio) brave, adventurous, yet family-focused and (Muumien iso kuvasanakirja) 7+ | 128 pag es | WSOY | 2019 home-loving Moomins have been translated Age 2+ | 64 pag es | WSOY | June 2019 into more than 50 lan guages and are still in Explore plants and learn about the Nor- print all over the world today. A big picture dictionary for the smallest! dic nature together with Hemulen. The The Moomins were only a part of Helps children learn colours, opposites, precisely drawn plants and interesting Jansson’s prodigious output. Already body parts and letters as well as different anecdotes inspire people of all ages. admired in Nordic art circles as a painter, feelings, beautiful words and thoughtful You can even collect and cartoonist and illustrator, she would go on manners. The dictionary is completed by dry your own flowers and to write a series of classic novels and short Tove Jansson’s wonderful original Moomin leaves to add into the book. stories. She remains Scandinavia’s best- illustrations loved author.

5 Mr Clutterbuck | Mauri Kunnas

Good Night, Mr Clutterbuck Mr Clutterbuck’s Seven Mr Clutterbuck’s Funny (Hyvä yöta, herra Wonders Hobbies Hakkarainen) (Herra Hakkaraisen seitsemän (Herra Hakkarainen harrastaa) Age 4+ | 38 pag es | Otava | ihmett ) Age 4+ | 32 pag es | 2014 Sweet Dreams with Mr 1999 Age 4+ | 32 pag es | Otava | Clutterbuck 2008 The hobbies of Pawchester’s (Hurjan hauska unikirja) by Mauri Modest and well-mannered Mr noble sleepwalker are few in Kunnas Clutterbuck is blissfully una- See and experience the Seven the daytime, but at night his Age 4+ | 32 pages | Otava | 2019 ware of his reputation as the Wonders of the World with a activities are defin tely on the fittest and busiest sleepwalker chronic sleepwalker as your wild side. Mr Clutterbuck goes Mr Clutterbuck spends his nights in town. Not so his pet guinea guide! Mr Clutterbuck has won running in high-heeled track sleepwalking, and that makes him the pig Gus who for years has a trip around the world in a shoes, decorates the doghouse, perfect guide to teach everything about had to chase his snoring and department store raffle, and the collects mailboxes and plays sleep. Why do we need sleep? How do babbling master through the folks from Pawchester come tennis with a frying pan and we fall asleep? What kind of dreams do streets. Join them, and you will along for the trip. In Egypt, eggs. No wonder he’s exhausted we have? Everyone has their own bed- soon learn what a fearless hero the pyramids and mummies every morning! time routines: reading a book, watching the ordinary Mr Clutterbuck intrude on Mr Clutterbuck’s evening news, holding onto a cuddly toy. becomes after dark! dreams. He wraps himself up in toilet paper in the hotel With a sharp pen and detailed eye, Mauri bathroom and traipses toward Kunnas shares the secrets of sleep in a the pyramids in the moonlight. perfect bedtime book with each scene The rest is history. carrying a whole miniature novel in the details. For fans of Mr Clutterbuck, this book helps parents reassure children to sleep, and to enjoy the dreams.

6 Mauri Kunnas | Mr Clutterbuck

In these four Search and Find books Mr Clutterbuck stumbles into the middle of an adventure – fast asleep of course! The readers need to have their wits about them to fi d Mr Clutterbuck in the pictures, and also to spot the lost gold star, escaped chicken, Guineapig Gus or Steve the Spider. Our sleep-walking hero wanders from one well-known adventure to the next, including Treasure Island, a Viking village and Santa’s grotto, based on scenes from the popular books by Mauri Kunnas

MAURI KUNNAS is one of Finland’s most successful children’s book authors today. He has published over 50 b ooks, which have been translated into 34 lan guages and sold almost 10 milli on copies in 36 countries.

Phot o: Kat ja Lösönen

7 Gigglebug | Anttu Harlin and Joonas Utti RI Ä V Y S

O MM I : K ot o Ph ANTTU HARLIN & JOONAS Gigglebug and Poppy the Gigglebug and City- Gigglebug and Claude Le UTTI (b. 1980 an d 1982) ar e Hedgehog`s Space Rock Bunny’s Skateboard Moose’s Sandcastle experts in animation. Harlin (Kikatt va Kakkiainen ja Neiti (Kikatt va Kakkiainen ja (Kikatt va Kakkiainen ja Herra and Utti are top producers and Siilin avaruuskivi) City-Kanin skeittilauta) Hirven hiekkalinna) creators, and their company Age 3+ | 24 pag es | Otava | Age 3+ | 24 pag es | Otava | Age 3+ | 24 pag es | Otava | Gigglebug Entertainment 2018 2018 2019 designs and creates children’s mobile games and entertain- When Poppy the Hedgehog claims This is is the fir t title in a new Claude Le Moose takes part in a ment content. The Gigglebug is a to have found a speaking rock, the Gigglebug picture book series, sandcastle competition but then familiar face and features in the others in Greengown Forest are which helps little readers to rec- he notices that someone else has popular animation series and not convinced. How can a normal ognise different feelings. No hill built a fancier castle. Thi d picture games. looking rock have any life? is steep enough for City-Bunny’s book in the Gigglebug series with With his most infectious new skateboard, until she has to deals with the theme of envy. laughter Gigglebug helps his admit that she is not an experi- friends in Greengown Forest enced skateboarder. shake up every gummed up feel- ing related to growing up. Gigglebug broadcasters Finland (YLE) Sweden (SVT) SOUND BUTTON BOOKS Denmark (DR) UK (Milkshake Digital & 5s tar) Switzerland (SRF) Austria (ORF) Israel (Hop!) Argentina (Paka Paka) Estonia (ERR)

8 Aino Havukainen and Sami Toivonen | Picture Books

Tatu and Patu: Monster-Monster and Other Strange Stories (Tatu ja Patu, kauhea Hirviö-hirviö ja muita outoja juttuj ) Age 5+ | 32 pag es | Otava | 2019 Ä J H

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J their friend Veera gather to tell strange and scary A stories about odd characters and unusual events, : K such as The Unbelievable Tale of Drandruff and The hot o

P T Frozen Lightning. Even a few monsters will make an AINO HAVUKAINEN & appearance. A collection of exciting comical fables will SAMI TOIVONEN work keep five-year olds and older readers hooked. together as children’s authors, Book number 21 in the popular Tatu and Patu illustrators, and graphic -series. Most recently the rights have been sold in designers. For young Finnish Denmark, Hungary, Russia and Turkey. readers they are best known as the creators of the hilarious Oddville boys, Tatu and Patu. The riotous humour of these hugely popular illustrated books appeals to children and Tatu and Patu: The Story of adults alike. Among many other Our Life awards and nominations, Tatu (Tatun ja Patun elämä ja teot) and Patu: This is inland won the Age 5+ | 48 pag es | Otava | 2018 Finlandia Junior prize in 2007 and in 2017 t he authors were This magnificent book is the granted the Finland State Prize 20th book in the series. It tells for Children’s Culture. you almost everything you In Finland Tatu and Patu books ever wanted to know about the have sold over 1 milli on copies oddball heroes. This is a pastiche and the translation rights have of fan fiction told in the most been sold in 23 lan guages. hilarious way.

Tatu and Patu’s Mad Machines (Tatun ja Patun oudot kojeet) Age 4+ | 32 pag es | Otava | 2005

Tatu and Patu build fourteen bizarre but undeniably useful devices. Could someone manage without a wash-and-brush automat in the mornings, or a yucky-food detector at lunch?

9 Picture Books | Oili Tanninen

Hippu (Hippu) Age 1+ | 28 pag es | Otava | 1967 Finnish award-winning author Beautifully crafted in collage technique, this graphic and illustrator OILI TANNI- picture book tells the story of Hippu the mouse and NEN (b. 1933) has created over his friend Heppu the dog. They eat, they play, they 20 c hildren’s books. Her works go for a walk and then they fall asleep. This simple, have been published in various stylish picture book is a classic. languages. Her simple, yet bold illustrations in graphic colours make her artwork feel as fresh today as when the fir t books were published in the sixties.

Bean and Ball Bean and Ball play in the snow. (Papu ja Polla) They ski, they build castles and Age 1+ | 28 pag es | Otava | 1970 throw snowballs. But when the rain starts…

10 Nina Pirhonen | Picture Books

‘’It was so difficult to know, what one was really able to do’’ irh onen ina P N : ot o Ph NINA PIRHONEN is a multi-talented picture book author and fashion and graphic designer. She knows her target audience: bold designs and Leo the Lion Says No bright colours, whether it is (Leo Leijona sanoo ei) vehicles, animal characters or Age 2+ | 32 pag es | Otava | 2019 patterns.

Heartfelt and real picture book about little Leo coming to terms with new emotions, learning new skills and pushing his boundaries. Temper tantrums are not always the way to get what you want!

11 Picture Books | Johanna Lestelä

Stella and the Grumpy Day (Tuikun tärkeä tehtävä) 3+ | 28 pag es | Otava | 2019 NEN Ä S Ä R

ONNE : J hot o P JOHANNA LESTELÄ (b. Stella is a three-year-old who is usually 1984) is a d ebut author, who happy after her day at nursery, but today works as a teacher and under- she has something heavy on her mind. stands her young audience. The worry sits in her tummy and she Fresh illustration style and cannot even enjoy her favourite supper: funky olours make this new series stand out. macaroni. The only one who can help is mummy. Stella tells her that she has been mean to her best friend at nursery, and mummy knows what to do: Stella must apologise to her friend. Stella and the Grumpy Day starts a new picture book series on fir t experiences.

12 Ninka Reittu | Picture Books

I Feel Super! (Silloin kun on superolo) You Are Super-Loved 3+ | 32 pag es | Otava | 2019 (Sina olet superrakas) Age 3+ | 32 pag es | Otava | In the third book of Super-se- 2017 ries, the familiar father and son ni Ty characters in superhero capes talk A whimsical story about love and a es through emotions, what makes superheroes by an internationally V : them happy and how to make acknowledged picture book ot o

others happy, too. maker. Ph We all wake up on a bad mood My Super Bellybutton Father and son share amazing NINKA REITTU (b. 1982) is sometimes but little by little we (Oma rakas supernapa) adventures to find out what love an illustrator, art teacher and can turn the mood around and Age 3+ | 32 pag es | Otava | is. Will it last if you are silly, or if artisan. Reittu i bues both think positive thoughts. Learning 2018 you say no? Can super-love scare images and text with a uniquely to ride a bike is hard, especially away monsters? And even if you heart-warming air. Reittu is once you have fallen almost a This humorous yet tender tale travel to the end of the world, will also the illustrator of popular hundred times and think that about body awareness is as uplift- it stretch all the way? Illustrated Princess Pintsize series (see you will never learn. But then you ing and recognisable as Ninka in a humorous comic book style, page 19). manage to pedal for many meters. Reittu’s previous superhero title, this tender story about the super- So far her books have been Th t is when you feel super! Hap- the Finlandia nominated You Are powers of love is for fathers and translated into Czech, Danish, piness shines through as a smile, Super-Loved. sons and the superheroes of life French, German, Korean, and just like yawns – smiles are ‘I have nice feet I can run with. everywhere. Norwegian, Russian and infectious! Hands, to do many things with. Swedish. Ears, eyes, nose and mouth, all Nominated for the Finlandia Prize my very own. In the middle of in 2017. Translated into Danish, my tummy sits a tiny button, my German, Norwegian, Russian, super cool belly button! Every Swedish. part of me is just the perfect size.’

13 Picture Books | Johanna Lumme

The Jungle Crew – into the City!

NEN (Viidakon väki ja suuri muutto) Ä S

Ä 5+ | 32 pages | Otava | 2019 R

ONNE : J hot o P JOHANNA LUMME (b. 1990) is an art ist and illustrator, who is recognised for her illustrations in Finnish primary school books but The Jungle Crew is her debut picture book. Johanna is also an illustrator for a new middle-grade series by Siri Kolu. The current pressing themes of climate change and migration are depicted gently in this debut picture book. The Madagas- car style adventure leads into discussion about adapting into new surroundings and new beginnings. Zebra, Giraffe and Mama Hen have a good life in their home jungle but when several natural disasters force them to leave their home, a dangerous escape across the seas begins. They end up in a big city with high buildings instead of tall trees. Working together they build a new house that will feel like home for all of them.

14 Meri and Aleksi Korpela | Picture Books onen orh k o mp : s

Fearless Field-mouse ot o Ph a (Peloton peltohiiri) ALEKSI KORPELA (b. 1986) 5+ | 48 pages | Otava | 2019 and MERI KORPELA (b. 1990) are new to picture book publishing but they share a background A charming story about a field-mouse who in art and design: they are artists, reads stories about great adventures and sculptors and graphic designers. fearless knights but who in reality is a bit Meri writes the stories and scared of everything. Until one day he sets Aleksi illustrates but they share off for an adventure like the brave heroes the creative process and work on the details together. he so admires. Universal themes of courage and self-belief with an unexpected but relatable main character are brought to life in the seemingly classic but quirky illustrations. The art is inspired by Van Gogh and fil s by Wes Andersen. Thisis only the beginning of the stories about the fearless field-mouse, who will be starring in his own picture book series.

15 Picture Books | Veera Salmi and Matti Pikkujämsä j j i in k l e uts l mm a S i nu m : Do : nu ot o ot o Ph rit Ph

VEERA SALMI (b. 1976) MATTI PIKKUJÄMSÄ writes urban stories with (b. 1976) is an art ist and a deep understanding of illustrator living and working children’s world and imagi- in Helsinki, Finland. He is nation. She won the Kaarina known for his portrait project, Helakisa Prize in 2014 an d as well as making numerous was nominated for Finlandia children’s book illustrations Junior in 2015. H er books for various publishers in have been adapted for film, Finland and Japan. He also television, theatre and radio, works on pattern design for and translated into Danish, several fashion brands. He was Estonian, Korean, Swedish. awarded Rudolf Koivu prize in 2013 an d Finnish State Prize The Duck Who Was Afraid to Fly for Illustration in 2015. H e (Sorsa Aaltonen ja lentämisen oireet) won the fir t Illustrator of the Age 3+ | 32 pag es | Otava | 2019 Year award in 2019.

The Duck lives in a city where everyone else’s lives are so interesting and important, they seem to have a purpose even in their everyday life. The Duck, however, is having strange symptoms and anxiety, and it is only when the doctor diagnoses the condition as fear of flying. The Duck should try it but its muscles ache. It admires the swan’s dancing and graceful flying. It puts on a tulle skirt and imitates the swan’s elegant movements, in secret behind a tree. But the Duck cannot fly – it only falls on its beak! The Ducks journey of gaining confidence and forgetting about what others think, is told with a fresh voice and illustrated in bold colours by a genious pairing of established talents. Veera Salmi’s wise, urban tale is brought to life in the magnificent paintings of Matti Pikkujämsä

16 Linda Bondestam and Annika Sandelin | Picture Books m m ö ö str str d d an an S S s s a a kl kl i i N N hot o: hot o: p p ANNIKA SANDELIN LINDA BONDESTAM (b. 1972) is an (b. 1977) is o ne of the established author and most celebrated illustra- a poet, who also works tors of her generation Animals No One Has as a librarian. In 2014 and she has collaborated Seen Except Us she was nominated for with numerous authors (Djur som ingen sett the Nordic Council Prize in Finland and abroad. utom vi) and in 2018 s he was She has been nominated Text by Ulf Stark awarded the Vanessapri- for a number of prizes 5+ | 56 pag es | Förlaget set. In Yoko’s Diary series for her colourful, vivid M & Förlaget Berghs | she perfectly captures and playful illustrations, 2016 the anxieties, joys and including the Astrid dreams of a pre-teen girl. Lindgren Memorial This award-winning Award and Finlandia picture book of nonsense Junior. Most recently, poems tells the multi-lay- her works have been ered stories of imaginary Silkmonkey’s Laughter published in English, but relatable animals such (Silkeapans skratt) Text by Annika Sandelin, Swedish, Danish, as an “Other”, the “Boom- illustrated by Linda Bondestam Norwegian, Latvian and Boom” and the “Gneiss”. 4+ | 40 pages | Förlaget M & Förlaget Berghs | 2019 Finnish. Fun and sad, the book speaks to children and A much-needed book set in the jewel-coloured jungle adults alike. The book has opens up the difficult theme of death with gentle and won the Nordic Council caring words to children and adults alike. The text carries Prize in 2017, Snöbollen strong feelings but it is accessible and healing at the – the Swedish picture same time. book of the year in 2016 Tapir sees his best friend Silkmonkey getting sick and it was nominated for and fading away. Once she is gone, he is angry and sad the August Prize. and confu ed, and acts up with everyone, even though all other animals − Sloth, Parrot and Bear − make room for him in his sorrow. Little by little, Tapir must accept his loss and understand that he is not the only one who misses Silkmonkey.

17 Picture Books | Tove Appelgren and Salla Savolainen m ö str d an

Vesta-Linnéa and Friends S s (Vesta-Linnéa och vännerna) a kl i

Age 4+ | 32 pag es | Tammi & Förlaget M | 2019 N hot o:

Everything gets better with Mindy. Every time Mindy p calls and wants to play Vesta-Linnéa transforms, she TOVE APPELGREN is becomes more energetic and inventive. That is why an author, a director and a Vesta-Linnéa has to wait by the telephone. Why can’t playwright. Her fir t book, mum understand this? What if Mindy calls when Vesta-Linnéa and the Monster Vesta-Linnéa is out playing with Alex? Mum, was published in 2001. The story about the Tove Appelgren and Salla Savolainen are back! In Ves headstrong young girl with ta-Linnéa and Friends popularity and friendship stands a stressed-out mum gained in the centre. Vesta-Linnéa wonders why she doesn’t international interest and seem to be as exciting for throughout cool Mindy as since then the books about Mindy is to her. Why is it always neighbour Selim who Vesta-Linnéa have been wants to play and not Mindy? translated into 13 di fferent languages and nominated for several prizes, including the Finlandia prize. ainen l avo a s l l

Vesta-Linnéa Go to Sleep, Vesta-Linnéa’s Vesta-Linnéa’s Vesta-Linnea in o: s a hot

and the Monster Vesta-Linnéa Dog Darkest Thought the Moonlight p Mum (Sov nu, (Vesta-Linnéa och (Vesta-Linnéa (Vesta-Linnéa i SALLA SAVOLAINEN is (Vesta-Linnéa och Vesta-Linnéa) gosnosen) svartaste tanke) månskenet) a multifaceted illustrator monstermamman) 36 pag es 34 pag es 38 pag es 38 pag es with a Master’s degree in 34 pag es art and design. Savolainen’s drawings have been shortlisted and awarded several prices.

18 Ninka Reittu and Hannele Lampela | Story Books

“Princess Pintsize’s fresh take on classic fairy tales trans form them into her desires. The fairytales are sudden, fun y and absurd as the dynamics of the stories and the roles of the characters change with this remake.” A rvid Lydecken Prize jur y

Princess Pintsize’s Winter Princess Pintsize – Better (Prinsessa Pikkiriikkin Talvi) Than Best Bedtime Stories Age 5+ | 80 pag es | Otava | (Prinsessa Pikkiriikin astetta 2017 paremmat iltasadut) Age 5+ | 56 pag es | Otava | The Princess has had enough 2018 of her annoying little brother Princess Pintsize – It’s Not Princess Pintsize Doofu . She decides to sell him Princess Pintsize is a princess like Fair! (Prinsessa Pikkiriikki) at the flea market. no other, outspoken and unstop- (Prinsessa Pikkiriikki ja huutava Age 5+ | 80 pag es | Otava | Princesses Pintsize and Th m- pable and every naughty child’s vääryys) 2016 ble decide to build the fi est snow hero. This third book in the lov- Age 5+ | 60 pag es | Otava | car of all time and take it down able and enchantingly illustrated 2019 Three delightful stories for read- the steepest hill. series gives Cinderella, Little Red ing aloud in one book. In the fir t Together with Princess Thim- Ridinghood, as well as Hansel and Why can’t you wear a ruffle skirt story, the Princess, fed up with ble, Pintsize becomes an elf and Gretel amusing yet thought-pro- instead of rustling winter pants? being told what to do, sends all hands out Christmas presents to voking interpretations. The fourth book about the adults to Hecktown with the help everyone, naughty and nice alike. super charming Princess Pintsize. of her magical dog Sausage. In the Because nobody has time to second, she thumbs her nose at explain all the obvious things to Snot-Edward and makes friends HANNELE LAMPELA adults, they are all gathered in this with Princess Thi ble. The third (b. 1982) is a jo urnalist and book. This way, all the children story sees the annoying Doofu author of children’s books in the world can teach all the set up home in mum’s tummy, and non-fction, whose adults in the world how the rules and Pintsize and Thi ble decide Princess Pintsize books

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characters, Cluedo-like problem solving ot o - and a house that grows legs. Ph SIRI KOLU (b. 1972) is a Tomtom’s family feel like the luckiest writer, dramatist, director and bunch alive when they get to move into theatre instructor among many the caretaker’s fl t in the old ornate villa. other duties in the Finnish The villa is owned by mysterious mil- cultural field. She is a Finlandia lionaire van Böök and it has been split Junior Prize winner and her works have been translated into fl ts, occupied by carefully selected into 21 lan guages. She has diverse cast of tenants. Tomtom writes been awarded the Laivakello to his best friend Amir about the move, Prize by the Finnish Institute only to discover the next day that not for Children's Literature and in only he has moved, but the house has the Netherlands, Siri Kolu won moved away, too. the Silver Slate Pencil (Zilveren Griffel). Me and the Robbersons Why the house has legs? How to ride received an honour mention in the house? Who is chasing the house? British Book Trust's In Other And what adventures lie ahead? The Words competition in 2018. children of the house are on a quest to Siri Kolu is a front-line author fi d out. with a strong voice and a broad range from humourous middle grade to edgy YA, cross-over Anticipated new trilogy by Siri Kolu fiction and beyond. of The Robbersons fame is illustrated in black and white by Johanna Lumme (see page 14). The pair have previously worked together on school books.

21 Middle-grade Fiction | Lena Frölander-Ulf

“They are still asleep, the residents of Berlurenstad. But as in all cities, there are those who are awake when others are sleeping. Who are not quiet, even when others are. In every city, there are those you greet, and those you do not. This is he story about those you do not greet.’’ l l Nelson Tigerpaw (Nelson Tigertass) ohn g r önva Age 9+ | 282 pag es | Förlaget M | 2019 j Lena Frölander-Ulf hot o:

Nelson Mareng stands alone on the train station p in Berlurenstad, a city where most are in too LENA FRÖLANDER-ULF is much of a hurry to help a stranger. But not a Helsinki-based picture book everyone. Suddenly, Nelson is involved in a world author and illustrator. Her full of dangerous secrets, fake news and grand works have been presented in adventures. multiple exhibitions in Finland Embark on a trip beyond Berlurenstad tidy and internationally. ”Fruktansvärt! facades in Frölander-Ulf’s tender and humoristic För skymmare är ingenting book about friendship and daring to stand up for heligt.” what feels right. Inspired by The Murderer’s Ape by Jakob Wegelius and with a nod to Mio min Mio by Astrid Lindgren, this mysterious adventure will thrill readers of 9 years and up.

"Frölander-Ulf creates intensely suggestive environments by highlighting the important, and then leaving the rest in the dark. The result is fascinating!"

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22 Kai Erik and Ted Forsström | Fiction 12+ m ö str d an S s a kl i N hot o: p

KAI ERIK (real name Kaj Korkea-aho) is one of the most distinguished authors of his generation writing in Swedish in Finland. He is also a comedian and regularly performs on radio, TV and stage, as well as a popular columnist The Zoo #1: The Zoo #2: Heart-attack Zoo #3: Love, plz and playwright. His adult novel Viral Geniouses (Zoo! #2: Hjärt-att ck) (Kärlek, plz!) Onda boken has been translated (Zoo! #1: Virala Genier) Age 12+| 224 pag es | Förlaget 12+ | 256 pag es | Förlaget M | into six languages. Age 12+| 160 pag es | Förlaget M | 2018 2019 M | 2017 TED FORSSTRÖM is an Atlas takes his fir t steps as class Atlas is 14 years old, desperately author, comedian, and radio Atlas, 14, starts a new school president and to please his peers, in love and under pressure to personality ho co-hosts year just as his best friend Elliot he manages to start a war against come up with the best idea to popular podcast Kaj & Ted. He moves abroad and the boys con- the scary Kitchen Chief. improve the school atmosphere. writes for radio, TV and theatre. tinue their friendship via email. The representatives’ VIP-cellar The tension is high, the gossip Together the authors have The emails are also an outlet for – a 16 square-meter oasis with is ripe and hormones all over envisioned the hilarious high Atlas’s creativity, peppered with a fridge, dirty couch and com- the place; the headmaster has no school comedy inspired by their sketches, top 3 lists and memes. puter – gets to witness emotions option but to call an emergency own school boy days. The boys continue producing running high. There is shy Felicia meeting with the student council. their own web comic “The Zoo”, from Year 9, voluptuous Tessie Atlas will need to face Sarah-Li Zoo #1, ill ustrated by Pentti a humorous reaction on school and cool and smart Sarah-Li, who who ignores him. In his despair Otsamo, was nominated for life, where everyone is depicted all seem to want to hang out with for being turned down he dis- Finlandia Junior Prize in 2018 as animals. Atlas. How is he to know which covers a new object of desire: the and won the Torchbearer award Meanwhile Justin has achieved girl to choose? young and pretty substitute teach for best foreign potential. internet stardom thanks to the In his e-mails, Atlas tells his in arts. Author Kaj Korkea-aho also viral phenomenon ‘waffl g’ he best-friend Elliot what it feels like received Finlandspris in 2018. has created. Justin becomes a to be showered with expectations The outrageously funny Zoo controversial celebrity – until – and sometimes to be so happy series about high-school life has Atlas decides to challenge him. no emoji can describe. been turned into a TV and online film tisation, airing in 2020. The book has also been selected into a school reading programme. TV rights sold! 23 Fantasy and Young Adult | Helena Waris

“Helena Waris’s dense novel is like a lighthouse in the mist… Waris utilizes effectively the tension of an enclosed space.” Keskisuoma lainen on Bir dbinder

Bird Binder is an ingeniously woven Birdbinder, set in a post-eco- world ruled by Machines? The a k mystery set in a world ruled by catastrophe world ruled by book that ends the ingeniously nna-

the omniscient Machines where all-knowing machines. threaded mystery of Machine-tril- A freedom hangs on the delicate After a crisis on the remote ogy turns everything we have ot o: H

wings of the birds. lighthouse island where the learned so far on its head. P The helicopter takes Zemi resistance group was based, their After the resistance was HELENA WARIS (b. 1970) out to sea, to a lighthouse island leader, Saz, ends up on the other wiped out by the Machines, Thom writes atmospheric fantasy beyond the watchful eyes of side of the ocean. While searching has lived low key in Mahar, but novels for young adults, where the State, the Chasms and the for a friend, he travels through a when he catches an encrypted the stories are based in a world Machines. The island forms the devastated land where water radio message with unexpected that draws inspiration from base of the resistance movement, resources are evaporating. information, secrets are revealed. Finnish folklore. Her most where no one needs to declare In the midst of refugee floods Thom finds out that the conti- recent books present a new side why they are there or where they and cities buried in sand, Saz has nents are in turmoil. With chaos of the author: mystery adventure came from. A dovecote sits atop to choose which future he wants spreading, Thom and his friends writer, whose page-turners the lighthouse. The birds carry to fight for. head north, where no humans are can be compared to those of messages across the sea; the known to live. Veronica Roth. Helena Waris only method of communication has won the Kuvastaja price, not governed by the Machine. awarded by the Finnish Tolkien The birds are the only way the Society, for an unrivalled four Resistance can survive. times.

24 Nonna Wasiljeff | Young Adult Fiction j i k uts l o d ot o: H P rit s a NONNA WASILJEFF is a debut author with a mature voice. Her writing is inspired by computer games and classic A debut novelist's adventure stories with a hint of Grim Boy Dust Boy fantasy and horror. creative mix of timely (Loukkupoika) (Tomupoika) totalitarian world Age 13+ | 336 pag es | Otava | Age 13+ | 300 pag es | Otava | Grim Boy is the addictive of horror, classic 2018 2019 opening of a two-part series, followed by Dust Boy in 2019 t o fantasy adventure and 15- year-old Aaron has always In the second book, the impris- conclude Aaron’s story. gripping suspense with lived in the imprisonment onment camp Grim does not let camp – Grim, as they call it. It Aaron out of its grip. Russian rights have been sold. elements of cautionary is dominated by the ruthless, Aaron has fled from the Grim, tales and coming of mysterious Dusts. To survive, only to end up living among the the best strategy is to keep your fearsome Dusts, as one of them. age story. head down and obey the rules. His newly discovered powers rave Otherwise, the Dusts will drag fear and att act strange characters “A chillingly you to the Second Level – where to him. He is relentlessly followed brilliant read.” unimaginable horrors take place by a shadowy nocturna Lazar, who Blogg er Kirsin and from where a few return. But is watching Aaron’s every move. kir janur kka the Second Level is also the only Aaron struggles to get through the way out. novice Dust training but when a With the help of a message new friend of his is captured by hidden in a fairy tale book left the Dusts, he forced to face once to him by his mother, Aaron and again the terrors of Grim. his friends manage to escape, but the outside world offers traps and horrors of its own. Courage and innocence are Aaron’s only weapons until he discovers his dormant powers.

25 Non-fiction | Jenni Pääskysaari | Matti Pikkujämsä

Moments Before the World Changed (Hetki ennen kuin maailma muuttu ) Age 5+ | 80 pag es | Otava | 2019 JENNI PÄÄSKYSAARI (b. 1975) is a TV an d radio What happened when a boy with stage fright received a guitar journalist, a producer and an and overcame his fears? How did a disobedient girl on a bus author of five inspirational start a battle for human rights? Who were the fir t creatures books. on the dark side of the Moon? It turns out we didn’t know all about Elvis. Rosa Parks’ MATTI PIKKUJÄMSÄ story is familiar to us, but who has heard about Claudette (b. 1976) is a F innish Colvin? Laika the Dog has gone down in history but not the artist and illustrator ,who turtles who paved the way for the Moon landing. won the fir t Moments Before the World Changed makes us see how every- Illustrator of the Year award phot o: nu mi nummelin one can have an effect on the course of this world. It is a book in 2019. about crucial, important acts, realisations and stand-points, that have preceded historic turns of events and pushed change into motion, thanks to individual braveness or a joint effort. The familiar format of Rebel stories introduces us carefully researched, less-known moments in history that changed the course of events, in bedtime size bites for everyone.

26 Linda Liukas | Non-fiction

In Ruby’s world, anything is A journey inside the machine Join Ruby and her friends in their Are people and computers the possible if you set your mind that powers our world. The com- quest to build the most amazing same or different from each to it. As Ruby embarks on her puters around us work tirelessly, Snow Internet ever, while learn- other? Do robots have feelings? adventure, children will be but what if there was a way to ing real life facts along the way. Emotion-filled narrative and introduced through storytelling peek inside? Part storybook, part Future kid coders can put their mind-bending activities explain to the basic concepts of coding workbook, the book even includes knowledge and imagination to the difference between how and programming. With activities a DIY paper computer. the test with the fun and creative humans and machines act and embedded in every chapter, future exercises included in the activity learn. Dive into the world of coders will be thrilled to put their book section. artificial intelligence with Ruby! own imagination to work.

LINDA LIUKAS is a children’s book author and illustrator who likes software and sparkles. Linda travels the world as a keynote speaker and shares the message of embracing coding and computing at technology conferences, teacher training sessions and even at United Nations. In 2018 s he was selected on the Forbes list of top 50 women in tech. Linda is creator of Hello Ruby, a picture book series about the whimsical world of computers, as well as the founder of Rails Girls, a global movement to teach young women programming in over 260 ci ties. She launched Love Letters to a Computer teacher training programme on Youtube in 2019. The Hello Ruby series has been translated into 28 lan guages.

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