LITTLE SHOP OF NIGHTMARES 3: Sticky the Horrible Snowman by Magdalena Hai and Teemu Juhani sold to Portugal!

We are thrilled to announce that the Portuguese publisher for THE LITTLE SHOP OF NIGHTMARES series by Magdalena Hai and Teemu Juhani, PRH Portugal, has acquired the third book in the series! The deal was closed by Elsa Lindström at Elina Ahlback Literary Agency.

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. Sold to 30 territories worldwide, the 4th book in the series will publish in Finland in 2024.

Bestselling author Magdalena Hai has won 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!

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, Arabic, Iceland, Israel…

Download the materials for LITTLE SHOP OF NIGHTMARES series here!

 

Remember that the FILI translation grants are open now!
The grants cover up to 70% of translation costs, and for children’s picture books there are also printing grants.
Read more about the grants here!

 

We are also currently scheduling for both London and Bologna Book Fairs – get in touch with us at  info@ahlbackagency.com.
We’d love to see you!

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

About author


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.

About author


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.