Monster Tournament

Pasi Pitkänen

Original title: Hirviöturnajaiset

Author: Pasi Pitkänen

Illustrator: Pasi Pitkänen

Published: 2019

Publisher: Tammi

Genre: Picture Books (0-3 Years)

Pages: 40

Reading material:

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Where the Wild Things Are meets Ugly Duckling and Pokémon!

Eren has decided to accept princess Rola’s challenge and take part in the Monster Tournament. He finds an egg and hopes that it will hatch into a mighty monster. But when Eren’s monster is finally revealed, it looks more like a baby penguin. Can Eren train it to be his tournament monster, and could it ever beat princess Rola’s Storm Snail? Pasi Pitkänen’s incredible adventure story is brought to life by his vivid illustations. In the spirit of Pokémon and Where the Wild Things Are it is also a story of an ugly duckling and bravery.

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Rights sold:
FINLAND: Tammi (orig.)
EGYPT: IHCI - International House for Cultural Investments
RUSSIA: D&A Ltd

About author

Pasi Pitkänen

Pasi Pitkänen has become known for his richly detailed illustrative work on several children’s books such as the extremely popular Monster Nanny trilogy by Tuutikki Tolonen. He has also worked at Rovio Entertainment as an illustrator, character designer, and graphic designer. Pitkänen is the illustrator of the popular Kepler62 series and the author of two Children's titles Monster Tournament and The Island of Lost Animals.

Among Pitkänen’s hobbies are quantum physics, people-watching, B-movies, insects and baking.

Bibliography


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Monster Tournament


2017, Picture Books (0-3 Years)

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The Island of Lost Animals

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