Kaarina Brooks Livres

“Where did you get all those fish, my old friend?” Bear asked, eyeing the loot enviously. “I caught them at the lake, my old buddy,” Foxy answered. “You certainly were lucky!”, Bear marveled. “Do you think you could teach me to fish like that?” “With pleasure, my dear pal. All you have to do is . . .”These folk tales introduce us to Foxy, Bear and Peikko, characters from old Finnish folk tales, updated and translated by Kaarina Brooks. The charming illustrations, also by Kaarina Brooks bring these light-hearted characters to life. The stories of Foxy, Bear and Peikko appeal to the imagination and the emotions of children and adults alike and offer universally accessible, yet traditoinally Finnish lore.

If we look hard enough, we can always find ways to be useful and helpful. Grandma's birthday present provides her with a very creative outlet!

On the Darkest Night of the Year the people of Alpen always have a Big Bauble Party. They decorate the big maple in the centre of town with shiny yellow, red and blue baubles and they sing and dance merrily around it. But when new people arrive from far-off lands, little by little this tradition changes, until the big maple stands in the centre of town all bare. Find out what happens when the children take the matters into their own hands.

The King is very proud of his magnificent palace, perched high on Egg-shaped Hill. One day a huge crack appears on the hill, threatening the palace and all the riches in it. Does anyone have an answer to what has caused this mysterious crevasse? The King's Wizards certainly do not!

When the sisters, Marianna and Laura, find out they are going to Canada with their parents, Laura is worried about Äiti having to leave her precious mandolin behind. There just aren’t enough hands to carry the instrument and the suitcases. Marianna, being younger, is more concerned about getting Äiti to let her take her toy dog with her.In Canada the sisters start to save their nickels in order to buy a typewriter. They feel the stories they make up would sound better if they were typed. But when Äiti becomes ill and is a long time in the hospital, the sisters try to think what would make Äiti really happy.

A funny twist on the old cat and mouse tale. Mouse has decided to become a tailor, but right away things start to go wrong. Is the problem with the measuring tape that seems to shrink and lengthen at will? Or is it the pair of wily pinking shears that mess everything up? Read how Cat's lovely bolt of fine blue cloth shrinks bit by bit, no matter how carefully Mouse measures and cuts.

The true story of a little chick which is born on a poultry farm and fattened up until it is a Chubby Chicken. It is sent to a processing plant, but when the cage door is accidentally left open, it escapes out onto the city streets. A man catches it and takes it home as a pet for his children. The story takes many surprising turns before Chubby Chicken finally finds its rightful place in life.