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The annually published White Ravens list has now been published with THE SECRET ONES written by Tuutikki Tolonen and illustrated by Anne Vasko featured in the 2025 catalogue!
This year’s catalogue features over 200 children’s and youg adult books from approximately 50 countries and 40 different languages. The books have been selected by the International Youth Library’s children’s literature experts. The books are selected from the donations the library receives within a year, and the experts choose titles that are suitable for an international audience from the books’ quality and themes.
This is what the catalogue highlights from the book:
This book’s title »Salaiset« (Secrets) instantly arouses
one’s curiosity. What kind of secrets might be hid
den here? Could they have something to do with
the little creature peeking out from behind the letter
»I«? Yes, indeed! »On olentoja, jotka saattavat asua
ihan vieressäsi, mutta et tiedä niistä mitään.« (There
are creatures that may live right next to you, but you
know nothing about them.) Yes, of course! Some
how, we have always suspected that more is going on
around us than meets the eye. And »Salaiset« sheds
light on exactly that: it tells of tiny fleas that love
to nibble on socks or stash away remote controls.
These shy little creatures may be good at hiding –
but they don’t always manage to cover their tracks
completely. Tuutikki Tolonen and Anne Vasko have
created an imaginative picture book that encourages
readers to take a closer look at everyday mysteries –
and to invent their own explanations or stories. That
the book also quietly advocates for peaceful coexist
ence goes without saying.
The list was released a few days before the Frankfurt Book Fair, where it was presented to an international audience. At the Bologna Children’s Book Fair at the International Youth Library’s stand all the current White Ravens books will be on display.
DOWNLOAD READING MATERIALS FOR THE SECRET ONES HERE
Unleash your creativity and discover the creatures who live right next to you in secret! This delightful picture book invites young readers to look at ordinary homes with new eyes.
This charming picture book invites its readers to play a game: could there be secret creatures, living side by side with humans in ordinary homes? They leave signs for those who know where and how to look.
Why are there crumbs on the kitchen floor? Perhaps you have a crumbscraper living with you! The creature itself is so shy you’ll barely ever see it. And about the holes in your socks – probably a lintbug’s fault. Or when the remote control is lost again, maybe the amnesianos have stolen it.
THE SECRET ONES
Salaiset, WSOY 2024, 40 pp.
RIGHTS SOLD:
FINLAND: WSOY (orig.)
CZECHIA: Portal
POLAND: Widnokrag
READING MATERIALS:
English PDF, Finnish edition
