LITTLE SHOP OF NIGHTMARES by Magdalena Hai and Teemu Juhani sold to France! Now 30 territories!

We are thrilled to announce that THE LITTLE SHOP OF NIGHTMARES series by Magdalena Hai and Teemu Juhani is now sold into 30 languages! Éditions Milan have acquired the French rights in the series in a two-book deal closed by Elina Ahlbäck at Elina Ahlback Literary Agency.

Éditions Milan are the publisher of authors such as Leigh Bardugo, Amanda Foodie & C.L.Herman, Jason Reynolds, and Malorie Blackman. They are excited to start publishing the series in 2025:

“We are delighted to be welcoming Magdalena Hai and Teemu Juhani in our list! Everyone at Milan is really smitten with these charming adventures. It’s the perfect mix of scary, fun and witty. We hope children will curl up with their book under the cover and shiver with joy at the idea of entering the Little Shop of Nightmares… as we do!” – Noémie Coutant, Editor – Fiction, Èditions Milan, France

THE LITTLE SHOP OF NIGHTMARES series features spooky mystery paired with laugh-out-loud humour for young readers from 5 years and up and is also perfect for reluctant readers. The 4th book in the series will publish in Finland in 2024.

Bestselling author Magdalena Hai is currently nominated for the Finlandia Prize 2023 for her YA novel HORNED GOD. Her texts are perfectly accompanied by Teemu Juhani’s humorous illustrations full of funny details, which make the series a irresistible package!

Congratulations to Magdalena Hai and Teemu Juhani for reaching 30 languages sold!

Will yours be next? We have full English texts for books 1-3 for you to read! Rights to the bestselling series are still available in UK, US, China, Iceland, Israel…

Download the materials for LITTLE SHOP OF NIGHTMARES series here!

Painajaispuoti ja kamala kutituspulveri
WSOY, 2018, 60 pp.

Rights sold: LITTLE SHOP OF NIGHTMARES SERIES
FINLAND: WSOY(orig.)
ALBANIA: Muza
AZERBAIJAN: Alatoran
BULGARIA: Emas
CATALAN: La Galera
CZECH REPUBLIC: Euromedia
DENMARK: Vild Maskine
ESTONIA: Postimees Kirjastus
FRANCE: Éditions Milan
GERMANY: HarperCollins Schneiderbuch
GREECE: Dioptra
HUNGARY: Cerkabella Konyvkiado
ITALY: Cart’ Armata Edizioni
JAPAN: Holp Publishing
KOREA: Gilbutschool
LATVIA: Latvijas Mediji
LITHUANIA: Briedis
NETHERLANDS: De Vier Windstreken
NORWAY: Fontini
POLAND: Znak
PORTUGAL: PRH Portugal
ROMANIA: Univers Publishing House
RUSSIA: Kompass Guide
SERBIA: Odiseja
SLOVAKIA: Ikar
SWEDEN: Hegas
TAIWAN: Morning Star
TURKEY: Epsilon
UKRAINE: The Old Lion Publishing House
WORLD SPANISH: La Galera

Reading materials:
English PDFs for books #1-#3
English text for book #4

Magdalena Hai

Magdalena Hai is an award-winning author, lover of cross-genre fiction and all things strange. Her fiction often combines elements of sci-fi, fantasy and horror.

Her Little Shop of Nightmares series has been sold to 30 territories around the world. Among Hai's many accolades are winning the Finlandia Prize for children's and YA literature and the Finnish Literary Export Prize, and being nominated the Nordic Council Children & Young People's Literature Prize.

Besides being an author, Hai teaches writing and is an active member and editor in the publishing co-operative Osuuskumma.

Teemu Juhani

Teemu Juhani is a Finnish illustrator, comic artist and picture book author whose illustrations have been published in picture books and children's fiction in over 20 countries. In addition to children's books Teemu has illustrated magazines and educational material. Originally from the fields and woods of North Karelia, Teemu now lives, works and eats way too many cakes in Helsinki.

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Magdalena Hai

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Teemu Juhani