Little Book of Emotions

By Mauri Kunnas

Explore emotions together with Kunnas’ funny characters.

Martha is happy, Mr Clutterbuck is scared, Gus the guinea pig is worried and Erik is furious. With the help of Mauri Kunnas’ funny and emotional characters, young readers learn to recognise different emotions. What does joy feel like? What to do when you’re really annoyed? Should you be afraid of getting bored?

The book is perfectly suited to young readers, with information about emotions both big and small. The picture book utilizes Kunnas’ signature illustration style and fun characters to explore different emotions.

Publishing information

Year of publication

2024

Page count

32

Original title

Pieni tunteiden kirja

Original language

Finnish

Original publisher

Otava

Awards & nominations

Awards

2024

Adlibris Award Finland - Children's Book of the Year category

About the author

Author photo of Mauri Kunnas for Rights and Brands Literary Rights.

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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Mauri Kunnas