Colin the crab has a lot of friends and he’s always busy helping out with various construction projects in his community. In Tuula Pere’s Colin the Crab’s Friends, Colin enjoys his garden, his friends, and helping out where needed. He’s often working on Ms Catfish’s...

The Dream House by Tuula Pere is part of her Stories of India series. Father, Mother, and Samira have gone on their yearly holiday to Father's old home village. When Samira plants an idea in Father's mind, he gets excited and decides to build his...

The Old Rose Villa by Tuula Pere is another book in the Stories of India series. Mihir had to walk a long way to school every day and he mostly walked it alone. His parents encouraged him to go in the hopes that he would...

Our Song, Our Voice by Tuula Pere is a heartwarming story that follows Sisu, a little golden crow who belongs to a special flock of birds facing extinction. Their valley is under threat as machines knock down trees, destroying the birds' homes and food sources....

Luke's Sailing Adventure (Active Kids) by Tuula Pere is a beautifully illustrated children's book. Luke receives a sailing boat for Christmas and cannot wait to sail it. At first, he is eager but becomes frustrated when there are too many small parts to build it....

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,...

The Ghost of the Deserted House is part of the Active Kids series by Tuula Pere. Oliver always enjoys his holidays at the family's summer cottage. He can go fishing, look for small wild animals, and read his comics in the abandoned house next door...

Stormy Sailing by Tuula Pere is a Lyrics of Life adventure story. Liban has been on the move since not long after he was born. His homeland is not safe and his family must find them a new home. But for all the years they...

Carried by Wings is a heartwarming picture book written by Tuula Pere with illustrations by Catty Flores. It tells the story of two condor chicks, Arthur and Walter, who have very different personalities. They live in a nest perched on the edge of a mountaintop,...

The Birthmark Murders by Janus Lucky is a murder mystery that follows Mikael Allardice, a half-Finnish New Zealander who returns to Ryväskylä, Finland, to uncover the truth behind his father Mikael “Spiral” Långberg's death, which occurred under mysterious circumstances during a troubled Cabaret production. Officially...

The delightful tale Moe and the Tree Climbers by Betty Cetas takes place in one of Finland’s magical forests and centers on Moe, an awkward, nervous moose who gets into some trouble. When two kind children come to his aid, an unexpected friendship begins. However,...

Mr. Darcy: Through the Looking Glass by D.B. Thomas is a stunningly imagined sequel to Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice. The novel reimagines the life of Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy during the events of Austen’s original story, delivering a tale of love, duty, deception, and...

In Thomas and the Magic Violin by Tuula Pere, a young boy is determined to get a difficult composition for his school’s concert just right. While his friends are outside, Thomas is practicing inside with the windows open, worried that his neighbors are tired of...

As Shakespeare once wrote, “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players,” and that’s exactly what the young children in The Leading Role by Tuula Pere are eager to do. It begins one day when a young girl, Emma, discovers...

In A Stargazer by Tuula Pere, Aylin is a young girl who falls ill with a high fever. While resting, she finds comfort and a bit of magic from the starry sky just outside her window. A glowing visitor named Vesper appears, and Aylin’s sure...

The Hermit’s Hut follows Francis, a children’s author who leaves his city apartment after his books lose readers and moves into the mountains near his friend Erasmus, an old, half-deaf shepherd. Francis builds a small cottage and spends his days walking, foraging, and passing long...

The Fox and the Garbage War by Tuula Pere will teach children about critical thinking and the dangers of ambition. In this story, Francis the Fox is disappointed after his campaign to become mayor fails. However, he decides not to give up and creates a...

It's Snowing in Sapporo Again Today is a Christmas romance by I.W. Berns. It's been ten long years since Jun Takahashi lost his mother in an unfortunate car accident. Growing up in the snow-covered city of Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido in Japan, Jun...