Nikolai Tiitinen
Nikolai Tiitinen (b. 1988) is a versatile and talented artist and graphic designer. He designed his first book jacket for Esko-Pekka Tiitinen’s novel for teenagers, The Woolheads (Villapäät, Tammi 2008), which won the Finlandia Junior Prize. Nikolai’s colourful illustrations have also appeared on theater posters and record sleeves. The Drops of Life (Kyyhkyn kysymys, Tammi 2010) is his first picture book illustration and won the shared third prize at the 9th Mikkeli Illustration Triennial. Forty-one illustrators took part in the competition with a total of 111 works.
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Written by Esko-Pekka Tiitinen | Illustrated by Nikolai Tiitinen
The Jumpers and the Giant
A wise and funny story about unwavering goodwill that gives both children and adults food for thought.
The Jumper family is in the middle of harvesting the crops from the field when the earth starts to thunder and the sky grows dark. A giant taller than the tallest trees appears over the hill. The giant thinks he has found a deserted spot, but then realizes he has arrived at Paw Hill, where rabbits have lived for a thousand years.
The Jumpers have never seen such a huge creature, but they gather up their courage and cautiously hop closer. They soon learn that when you come across something new and strange, it pays not to give up right away.
Written by Esko-Pekka Tiitinen | Illustrated by Nikolai Tiitinen
The Drops of Life
Rights sold: English (World), Spanish, Catalan
The story was originally a school play by Esko-Pekka Tiitinen that has been performed already in 70 different countries after its premiere in 2007. The play was created for the ENO Programme that organises a tree planting day on the international day for peace in September. So far the school children have planted four million trees in over 150 countries!
A little dove asks an owl to fly with her to Africa. At the destination they are shocked: sand has taken over the land, and even the dove’s hometree is gone.
A teamwork of animals, people, the sun and the wind is needed before a new tree seed is succesfully planted. A very strong green plant emerges out of the little seed, and when the plant grows into a tree, its seeds will help forests grow all over the world.
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