Gattonautti and Other Everyday Tales

Sari Peltoniemi

Original title: Gattonautti ja muita arkisatuja

Author: Sari Peltoniemi

Published: 2012

Publisher: Tammi

Genre: Middle Grade (8-12 Years)

Pages: 64

Reading material:

Finnish edition
English synopsis

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.

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FINLAND: Tammi (orig.)

About author

Sari Peltoniemi

Sari Peltoniemi in memoriam (1963-2023). We are deeply saddened by the news of author Sari Peltoniemi passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with Sari Peltoniemi's family and friends. Our heartfelt condolences.

Sari Peltoniemi was a versatile and respected author who wrote for children, young adults, and adults. She  also wrote lyrics and played the bass in the Noitalinna huraa! band. Peltoniemi’s texts have the ability to transform even the most ordinary into extraordinary and everyday life into an adventure. Peltoniemi said she writes organic fantasy that combines everyday reality with the countless possibilities of the imagination.

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