The Doghill Kids Go to Town

By Mauri Kunnas

When the Doghill kids come in from the country to stay with their Patterpaw cousins in town, everyone’s in for a lot of fun! Here’s another splendid picture book, filled with hilarious detail.

Publishing information

Year of publication

1982

Page count

38

Original title

Koiramäen lapset kaupungissa

Original publisher

Otava

About the author

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Mauri Kunnas (b. 1950) is Finland’s most successful children’s book author today. He has published over 50 books, which have been translated into over 40 languages and sold nearly 10 million copies.His books for children have aroused enormous interest around the world. The best-known book internationally is Santa Claus. The book has been translated into 29 languages and sold nearly two million copies. The sales of all Kunnas translations already exceed 2,5 million copies. Santa Claus is the bestselling Finnish title of all time, and the same Top 20 list included five more Mauri Kunnas titles.Kunnas is also widely aprreciated by adults, particularly for his comics about The Beatles.Mauri Kunnas offers the reader an unparalleled joy of discovery: his brilliantly coloured illustrations are filled with rich and humorous detail. He has an unrivalled gift for taking history and casting it in a new and hilarious way, as well as for giving old stories and legends his own delightful twist. His books always exude an atmosphere which is contagiously warm and happy.“My most important hobby is my drawings and making up stories to go with them – and that’s also my work. I must be a lucky dog to be able to mix the two.”– Mauri Kunnas

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