Who Seized the Sun?

By Mauri Kunnas

Greed swipes away the beaming sun from the sky. Mauri Kunnas returns to mythical sceneries of the groundbreaking Canine Kalevala with a new topical theme. Golden beams of sunlight shine down on Kalevala, surrounded by beautiful nature. But then the forever greedy Louhi, mistress of the North, comes up with a wicked plan: what if the sun was hammered into gold coins? Louhi captures the sun in a cave, and darkness and coldness take over Kalevala. Northland again is boiling hot.  But the sun possesses such power that even Louhi has to give in. Eventually, the greediest of all understands that there are far more important things in life than gold coins.   

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About the author

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