Liisa Kallio
Liisa Kallio (born 1968) is an illustrator and graphic artist who infuses the everyday with magic. In her images fantasy and the mundane intermesh to form an enchanting whole. Liisa Kallio, who has been nominated twice for the Finlandia Junior Prize for her illustrations, has illustrated many children’s books and also publishes her own picture books. Teany Beany and the Flower is a sequel to Teany Beany (2009) which won her the prestigious Kylli Koski Prize.
Prizes:
Kylli Koski Prize in 2010
Written by Sari Peltoniemi | Illustrated by Liisa Kallio
When I Was a Stone and Other Everyday Tales
Everyday life is full of magic. All you have to do to see it is look closely enough.
Heather is caring for a grave, the final resting place for little Anna from long ago. Heather ponders what Anna’s life was like. Meanwhile, Raoul and Rod are trying to figure out where they can get the money they need for this one really important thing. Thom comes across a strange bottlecollector. And Jack meets a mysterious water-cat, who talks big about building a spaceboat. Who on earth danced on the kitchen table last night with muddy shoes? And what does it feel like to be a stone?
Sari Peltoniemi’s everyday tales are composed of the joys and sorrows of the young, their finest moments and their gray days, too. They are about you, me, and Tuva from next door. Liisa Kallio’s sensitive illustrations are a fine complement to the tales’ wonderful ambiance.
Written by Liisa Kallio | Illustrated by Liisa Kallio
Teany Beany and the Flower
Beany the Tortoise becomes a keen gardener.
The worm is cross, for something is blocking his passage. ‘It’s a seed,’ says Beany, a resourceful little tortoise. Beany plants the seed and looks after it together with his friends the bird and the ladybird. The seed sprouts, a shoot rises from it and grows big. An enormous yellow flower opens out at the end of the stem, it is beautiful! Birds eat seeds from the flower and little Beany makes a salad from the green leaves of the stem. It is autumn and the petals fall off. Beany misses the flower. The bird consoles him. It has saved one seed and gives it to Beany. ‘When you plant this in spring, it’ll grow into a new flower.’ Beany is happy again. He builds a hut from the old withered flower. Beany and the bird play in the hut when it rains; that is where they also wait for the new spring.
The cycle of seasons continues. If you read the story, you will also find out what aphids talk about at their meetings, how a ladybird grins or what the sun is thinking about.
Written by Liisa Kallio | Illustrated by Liisa Kallio
Teany Beany
Teany Beany is a tiny turtle with a problem. His shell has shrunk and he can’t fit in it anymore. Fortunately Teeny Beany finds a red glove that makes a warm outfit. A little too warm, actually. Downright hot. So Teany Beany gives the red glove to a chicken for a tail, and is given a white eggshell in exchange. But Teany Beany stumbles over a procession of ladybirds and the eggshell breaks! In turn, a brown snail gives the turtle a snail shell. Teany Beany fits in it comfortably, but the snail shell starts to roll down a hill. It rolls and rolls and rolls…
The merry adventures of Teany Beany can be followed by even the youngest of readers. Along the journey children can learn different colours and marvel at the exchanges the tiny turtle makes. Get to know all the friends Teany Beany encounters, and marvel at how many things can do duty as a tiny turtle’s outfit.
Written by Leena Laujainen | Illustrated by Liisa Kallio
The Island of Wind and Ice
In the world of fairy tales, everything is possible. Storytellers help us travel to places that would otherwise be difficult to reach, and we find lands that are not marked on any map. Leena Laulajainen is one of these great storytellers. Her collection of stories The Island of Wind and Ice takes the reader on an enchanted journey from which one returns enriched with wisdom and joy.
The collection includes twelve tales, which emphasise the importance and power of the fellowship between man and nature. Many kinds of stories are included: animal fables, princess fairy tales, adventure stories, and myths. The stories also travel to different corners of the world, from the rain forests inhabited by native tribes to the island of the wind and ice elves far the north, and on south to the mysterious salamander island, immersing the reader in different cultures.
Leena Laulajainen is an author and a poet, whose imagination and richness of language enchant readers. Her works have been translated into many languages, and she has received numerous awards, including the Finlandia Junior Prize (1998), the Pro Finlandia Medal (2001) and the Union of Finnish Writer’s Tirlittan Prize (2005).
Written by Liisa Kallio | Illustrated by Liisa Kallio
Elsa Can Fly
Written by Sari Peltoniemi | Illustrated by Liisa Kallio
Dog and Her Girl
Rights sold: Germany, Poland, Japan
Written by Liisa Kallio | Illustrated by Liisa Kallio
Lentävä talo
Written by Liisa Kallio | Illustrated by Liisa Kallio
Pudonnut tähti
Written by Sari Peltoniemi | Illustrated by Liisa Kallio
Dog and Her Girl
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