The island of lost animals

Pasi Pitkänen 2017: Kadonneiden eläinten saari

Matias and his sister Jenni are in circus. All of a sudden a lion cub and Jenni are snatched.

Matias and Dad lion start looking for them and find an island full of odd creatures.

Spoiler alert!
They are all extinct animals: Megatherium, Glyptodon, Dodo, Megaladapis and the almost extinct Barbary lion.

The illustrations are comic style and very cute. And the lesson to be learned is to save the animals from extinction. For some it is too late. But how? And all these hairy animals are very cute (well most of them), what about the insects and fish that are not so cute? Some how some animals are more worth saving then others.

Spikeball outside

Tuula Nyström 2017: Piikkipallo ihan pihalla
Illustrations by Laila Nevakivi

Very educational book about hedgehogs. The book shows how to build a winterhouse for hedgehogs, what to feed them.

Hedgehogs are rare to bee seen, mostly because they move after sunset. The only time I have seen a hedgehog, is when they have been hit by a car. I wonder, if I make a a winter house, will the hedgehogs come? And even if I follow instructions, will the houses be safe for them? Will my eagerness to help hedgehogs some way harm hedgehogs, because I cannot think of all scenarios, what could happen?

Different types of spiked animals and
also hedgehogs without spikes

Hedgehogs can swim, eat snakes and lots of other things.