DAD MAN Series Celebrates 300,000 Copies Sold!

We are thrilled to celebrate that the wildly laugh-out-loud DAD MAN series, written by Arttu Unkari and illustrated by Kai Vaalio, has sold 300,000 copies in Finland. Book #7 in the series will be published this Spring – stay tuned!

Dad Man is a dad to a nine-year-old daughter Oona, and a policeman who think he knows everything, but the reality is different. Oona and her friends follow her dad and helps him secretly to solve all of the issues herself. The series offers a fast-paced adventures and humor for all ages, especially lower middle grade. Bold and fresh 4-colour comic-style artwork adds visual jokes to the narration. A perfect “gateway series to literature” for reluctant readers and for fans of David Walliams and Captain Underpants.

“It’s rare to come across a humorous book that also manages to maintain gripping suspense right until the very end, topped off with a surprisingly complex plot. The crime is given several plausible suspects, and alongside all the laughter the reader finds themselves biting their nails while trying to untangle the intricate mystery. [–] This book is pure genius!”
– Lastenkirjat.net on book #6 Dad Man and the Mysterious Puppet Master

“A funny and engaging series [–] The series has such delightful characters, carefree school anarchy, and flight of imagination, and one is looking forward to the continuation.”
–Ilkka Valpasvuo on Kulttuuritoimitus magazine

“The duo smartly combines the narrative styles of comics and prose. Vaalio’s illustrations offer many visual jokes and almost accidentally urges one to read Unkari’s story.”
– Savon Sanomat newspaper

The rights are still available in Norway, Slovakia, US/UK, Türkiye, Spain…

Request materials for the DAD MAN series here!

The Dad Man series:
Arttu Unkari, illustrated by Kai Vaalio

#1 Dad Man and the Exploding Poop
#2 Dad Man and the Evil Little Brother
#3 Dad Man and the Horrible Hypnosis
#4 Dad Man and the Impossible Time Warp
#5 Dad Man and the Doppelgänger Disaster
#6 Dad Man and the Mysterious Puppet Master
#7 Dad Man and the Secret Script

The quirkiest cop in town! The Dad Man Series offers fast-paced adventures and humour for all ages – especially lower middle grade.

✓  300,000 copies sold in Finland!
✓  Dutch, Polish, German and Danish rights sold!
✓  For fans of David Walliams and Captain Underpants
✓  A perfect “Gateway series to literature” for reluctant readers
✓  Books in the series have been nominated for the Storytel awards 2020, 2021, and 2022 (Best children’s audiobook), Best Newcomer of the Year 2020, and the Runeberg Prize 2023!
✓  Bold and fresh 4-colour comic-book style artwork that add visual jokes to the narration

Dad Man is a dad, and a policeman – but he also has a superpower! Too bad his superpower is one shared by almost all dads – an unwavering belief in himself and his own abilities. Dad Man truly believes he knows everything and can do anything, but as it goes with most dads, the reality is quite different. And it follows that Dad Man’s nine-year-old daughter Oona needs to solve all of the issues herself.