Today, on our Agency’s 16th anniversary, we are thrilled to announce that the Taiwanese rights for THE MARVELOUS SUITCASE by Sanna Sofia Vuori and Silja-Maria Wihersaari have been acquired by Gotop. This is the first foreign deal for the title. The deal was closed by Elina Ahlbäck at Elina Ahlback Literary Agency in collaboration with Clare Chi at Grayhawk Agency.

Gotop was founded in 1990 and has long specialized in exam prep books, as well as books on computer software and programming languages. In 2023, the company expanded into children’s publishing, initially focusing on Japanese and Korean titles for readers aged 7 to 15.

Here’s what the Taiwanese publisher’s editorial team had to say about the book:

“To travel is to live.” — Hans Christian Andersen.

Just as the great fairy tale master once said, every journey is a part of life. When a child opens The Magical Suitcase, they step into a story and discover the world—one page at a time, they embark on a beautiful journey of imagination and reading.”

The rights for the Marvelous Suitcase are still available in Germany, Estonia, Denmark, Czechia, Slovakia, Poland…

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THE MARVELOUS SUITCASE

BY SANNA SOFIA VUORI AND SILJA-MARIA WIHERSAARI

A suitcase full of wonders.

A charming and enchanting children’s tale.

“Daria Duck staggered down the hill, kicking up sand and wobbling her bowler hat. She was on her way to see her best friend, Froberta Frog.”

Daria spots a battered suitcase in Froberta’s gateway. What on earth could be in it?

One by one, the neighbours turn up at Froberta’s house to wonder about the strange suitcase. Each visitor invents a story about what might be inside that reflects their own personality. For example, Brynn Brimstone-Butterfly’s imagination is full of fairies and dew beads.  Shelley the Snail, on the other hand, thinks the contents will be a rockstar’s guitar. Finally, the suitcase is opened and the contents delight everyone!