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Tuula Pere (b. 1958) holds a Ph.D. in Law and is an award-winning children’s author from Helsinki, Finland. Her doctoral dissertation, published in 2015, examines the limits of freedom of speech in the Finnish mass media amidst the social and cultural shifts of the 1960s and 1970s. Prior to her doctoral research, Tuula Pere had a career spanning over two decades as a lawyer and held various expert and executive positions in large industrial companies.
Since 2010, Tuula Pere has published over seventy children's books, many of which have been translated into multiple languages. She has also authored poetry and aphorisms for children, as well as short stories and non-fiction for adults. Tuula Pere is an avid music and sports enthusiast and a keen baker. She is married and the mother of three.
Reviewed by Philip Van Heusen for Readers' Favorite
Mr. Oddyman was the city's museum caretaker. The students at a nearby school were joyful when their principal announced his retirement. Mr. Oddyman was grumpy and made their trips to the museum miserable. In A Museum Robbery by Tuula Pere, students, including Emma and Oliver, were on a field trip with the school when someone reported that the museum had been robbed. Someone had stolen precious items. As Emma and Oliver walked to and from school each day, they would pass by Mr. Oddyman’s house. One day, he was walking with a cane and asked the children to deliver jam to his sister. They were glad to help, but something did not seem right when they saw Mr. Oddyman climb the ladder to his roof. Does Mr. Oddyman know something about the robbery? How does jam connect with solving the theft? Read this exciting book and learn that things are not always as they seem.
Sometimes, criminal cases are solved in the strangest ways. In A Museum Robbery, Tuula Pere shares an interesting way in which a museum theft was solved. By placing Emma and Oliver in the middle of the case, Tuula builds the excitement of solving the mystery. Tuula keeps the suspense going as Emma and Oliver continue their daily routine. Because the children were observant, they started piecing together evidence that led to solving the museum robbery. Children will enjoy the flow of the story as it twists and turns from page to page. Your child may even cheer out loud when the mystery is solved. This book is written for elementary-aged children, and the intrigue will keep their interest. Dane D’Angeli does a great job of illustrating this picture book.
