Pet Friends 3: Bean

Riina Kaarla, Sami Kaarla & Anders Vacklin

Original title: Lemmikkifrendit 3: Papu

Author: Riina Kaarla, Sami Kaarla & Anders Vacklin

Published: 2023

Publisher: FINLAND: Tammi (orig.)

Genre: Chapter Books (3-6 Years)

Part of a series: Pet Friends series

Reading material:

Finnish text. English series presentation.

A story of a young girl experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with pets and new friendships!

The long-awaited new series is a prequel to the Pet Agents book series, sold in 7 countries!

Pet Friends tells the origin story of Kati-e and her Pet Agents agency

Lighthearted, optimistic, and determined, Kati-e confronts new intriguing pet problems and shares these adventures with her newfound best friend, Lisa. She also starts to build a robot for herself. After many unsuccessful attempts, she finally creates the goofy, little Ti-bot that can speak with animals.

Every book tells the story of how Kati-e gets one of her pets. With the help of her friends, brilliant and resourceful Kati-e renovates an old roof-top water tank into a new home for her and all her pets. The story is set in a beautiful near-future big city, inspired by Helsinki, New York, and the capitals of Europe.

Pet Friends tells the origin story of Kati-e and her Pet Agents agency. This long-awaited new series is a prequel to the Pet Agents book series, already sold in seven countries. It’s no wonder these fantastic, fully illustrated children’s novels with easy-to-read, heart-warming stories are rapidly gaining popularity!

Book #3: Bean (May 2023)

Brilliant and resourceful, Kati-e struggles to build a robot that can speak with animals, to find good homes for her four puppies, and she is forced to renovate an old roof-top water tank into her new home as one of the puppies wants to stay with her.

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Rights sold:
FINLAND: Tammi (orig.)

About author

Riina Kaarla, Sami Kaarla & Anders Vacklin

Riina Kaarla is a passionate author-illustrator and a creative dynamo, whose internationally published books are especially beloved for their true-to-life and vivid characters.

Sami Kaarla has worked as a professional writer-illustrator for more than a decade. He has written and illustrated dozens of internationally renowned books. He writes and illustrates the YA Nordic Horror series, the Pet Friends and Pet Agents series, and Moomin  books based on Tove Jansson’s beloved characters, with his wife, Riina. Still, he finds time for his four sons, four cats, and two dogs who inspire him every day.

Anders Vacklin is a prize-winning drama writer, also publishing fiction and non-fiction. He is also a creative writing teacher and script consultant who has helped hundreds of writers tell their stories. Anders writes and illustrates the YA Nordic Horror series and Pet Friends series with Riina and Sami Kaarla.

Bibliography


2024, Chapter Books (6-9 Years)

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Pet Agents 10: The Hobby Horse Whisperer


2024, Chapter Books (3-6 Years)

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Pet Friends 5: Om


2023, Chapter Books (6-9 Years)

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Pet Agents 9: Masters of the Jungle


2023, Chapter Books (3-6 Years)

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Pet Friends 4: Mir


2023, Chapter Books (3-6 Years)

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Pet Friends 3: Bean


2023, Chapter Books (3-6 Years)

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PET AGENTS 8: Mission on the Moon


2022, Chapter Books (3-6 Years)

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2022, Chapter Books (6-9 Years)

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Pet Agents 7: Wild City


2022, Chapter Books (3-6 Years)

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2021, Chapter Books (6-9 Years)

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2021, Chapter Books (6-9 Years)

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Pet Agents 5: In Deep Water


2020, Chapter Books (6-9 Years)

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Pet Agents 4: Lost in the Game


2020, Chapter Books (6-9 Years)

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2019, Chapter Books (6-9 Years)

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Pet Agents 2: Tracking a thief


2019, Chapter Books (6-9 Years)

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Pet Agents 1: New Pets & New Friends!