Little Shop of Nightmares 5: The Terrible Trickster

Magdalena Hai

Original title: Painajaispuoti: Karmea keppostelija

Author: Magdalena Hai

Illustrator: Teemu Juhani

Published: 2026

Publisher: WSOY

Genre: Chapter Books (6-9 Years)

Pages: 40

Part of a series: Little Shop of Nightmares

Reading material:

Finnish PDF

Do you dare enter the School of Witches?

The adventures of the hugely popular Little Shop of Nightmares continue with a magical twist. This large-format book is packed with ever more outrageous spells and ever more terrible tricks!

When Ninni arrives at The Little Shop of Nightmares, everything is upside down: Pertsa has become an ordinary boy, and the swamp octopus Lölli is now running the shop. It seems like pure witchcraft! Ninni and Pertsa set out to investigate at Kammola’s new witch school, but that’s where the real chaos begins. Worst of all, Ninni herself slowly begins to change… POOF!

The Little Shop of Nightmares series has already been translated into over 30 territories. Magdalena Hai’s delightfully funny text and Teemu Juhani’s humorous, detail-rich illustrations are an unbeatable combination!

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Rights sold:
FINLAND: WSOY (orig.)

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.

Bibliography


2026, Chapter Books (6-9 Years)

Magdalena Hai

Little Shop of Nightmares 5: The Terrible Trickster


2026, Middle Grade (8-12 Years), Young Adult (13 or 14+)

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A Year of Tea and Magic


2026, Young Adult (13 or 14+)

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The Moon Circle


2025, Chapter Books (6-9 Years)

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Little Shop of Nightmares 4: The Crystal Skull


2023, Young Adult (13 or 14+)

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The Horned God


2021, Young Adult (13 or 14+)

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The Spell of Iset


2021, Chapter Books (6-9 Years)

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Little Shop of Nightmares 3: Sticky the Horrible Snowman


2020, Middle Grade (8-12 Years)

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2019, Chapter Books (6-9 Years)

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Little Shop of Nightmares 2: The Mystery of the Missing Teeth


2018, Young Adult (13 or 14+)

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The Third Sister


2018, Chapter Books (6-9 Years)

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Little Shop of Nightmares 1: The Terrible Tickling Powder


2017, Middle Grade (8-12 Years)

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Grumblebelly Cat


2012, Middle Grade (8-12 Years)

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The Beggar Princess