Mabel Merryweather and the King of Thieves

Noora Kunnas

Original title: Salmanterin Terttu ja huijareiden kuningas

Author: Noora Kunnas

Illustrator: Teemu Juhani

Published: 2020

Publisher: Otava

Genre: Middle Grade (8-12 Years)

Pages: 140

Part of a series: Mabel Merryweather

Reading material:

German PDF books 1-2, Danish PDF book 1 and text book 2, Italian PDF book 1, Finnish PDF books 1-5 English sample books 1-4 and English synopsis all books

Tags:
2000s, 21st century, adventure, art theft, child protagonist, child-hating uncle, children's detective story, children's literature, gentleman thief, grandmother, humor, illustrated book, magic, multiple protagonists, retired poet, small town, spring, supergranny, talking rooster

The wild gang is back! Nick, Lilly, Supergranny Mabel and her speaking rooster face a new enemy: an art hustler. Second book of a new middle grade mystery series!

✓ Winner of the Prix Chronos 2023 in Switzerland!

✓ The Gotham Group is attached to develop the series as an English language for television

The town of Dalton is celebrating a local children’s poet’s 140th anniversary, and everyone is dressed up as a character from a poem. But amongst the happy people there’s also a gentleman thief who has terrorized art museums all spring. Through many mistakes and misunderstandings Nick and Lilly help the police to catch a thief – and to teach a lesson to a grumpy literary critic.

Black-and-white illustrations by Teemu Juhani.

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Rights sold:
FINLAND: Otava (orig.)
FILM & TV: The Gotham Group
BULGARIA: Enthusiast
DENMARK: ABC Forlag
ESTONIA: Rahva Raamat
GERMANY: Mixtvision
POLAND: Znak
RUSSIA: Eksmo

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About author

Noora Kunnas

Noora Kunnas is a children’s author from Helsinki, Finland. She has the knack for making both children and grownups laugh while they’re immersed in her zany books. She loves animals and British humor – she grew up watching Jeeves and Wooster and eating ice cream straight from the container. Kunnas draws her inspiration from the world of Roald Dahl. The trademark of her books is a nutty humor, spiced with quirky characters, as well as the titillating mood of various settings, where anything – and we mean anything – is possible.

Noora Kunnas has published eight children’s books at Otava (2015 – 2022),  and her works have been nominated for the prestigious Tiiliskivi and Lukuvarkaus literary prizes in Finland. She graduated from the Turku Academy of Arts with a degree in film.

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Bibliography


2027, Middle Grade (8-12 Years)

Noora Kunnas

Mabel Merryweather and Two Santa Clauses


2026, Chapter Books (3-6 Years)

Noora Kunnas

Lulu Gets a Haircut


2025, Middle Grade (8-12 Years)

Noora Kunnas

Mabel Merryweather and the Gentle Genie


2022, Middle Grade (8-12 Years)

Noora Kunnas

Mabel Merryweather and the Crowbar Gala


2021, Middle Grade (8-12 Years)

Noora Kunnas

Mabel Merryweather and the Cheesy Mystery


2020, Middle Grade (8-12 Years)

Noora Kunnas

Mabel Merryweather and the King of Thieves


2019, Middle Grade (8-12 Years)

Noora Kunnas

Mabel Merryweather and the Miniature Pirates


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