When everything goes wrong – that´s where the adventure begins!
Ninka Reittu messi and the mystery cat (Messi ja Mysteeri. Kaikki järjestyy!) The debut picture book from a promising young illustrator is a good-natured, fast-paced adventure for the youngest members of the family
An English excerpt will be available approx. 40 pages / 210 x 255 mm / OCTOBER 2013 / otava publishing company
The mid-most of the middle kittens of the Top Pot cat family, Messi often gets lost in thought. When the family goes to visit Grandma, Messi accidentally ends up the wrong train, and it looks like things are going to go badly awry. Luckily Messi meets Mystery, a cat who seems to know everything, can do everything, and assures Messi that everything is going to be just fine. Mystery promises to take Messi to Grandma’s, but only after they have a few adventures. The adventures begin right away, too: real hound-bandits board the train! Eavesdropping on them, Messi learns that the cat with the blue fur has been kidnapped and is being held on an island. The new friends decide to rescue the cat, calling on the help of a smug seagull and a friendly seal along the way.
Ninka Reittu (b. 1982) is an illustrator, art teacher, and artisan. Reittu
Kari Hautala
imbues both images and text with a uniquely heart-warming ambiance. She has also illustrated textbooks and authored comic books.
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