MUR series
by Kaisa Happonen & Anne Vasko
Mur’s kind, philosophical musings on life have been translated into 20 languages to date!
A BEAR CALLED MUR
Mur, eli karhu, Tammi 2016, 40pp, age 3+
A Bear Called Mur introduces Mur, the lovely little cub who worries about not being a proper bear… until she realises that she doesn’t need to follow the status quo.
Kaisa Happonen conveys her wise, philosophical musings to the reader emphatically and playfully, using repetition and the simple, poetic lan-guage that she has become known for.
Anne Vasko’s gorgeous illustrations complete Happonen’s sweet stories.
MUR AND THE BLUEBERRY
Mur ja mustikka, Tammi 2018, 40pp, 3+
Mur struggles to understand how BIG can walk through the woods without paying any attention to all the wonderful things around him. Thankfully, at the end of a long walk, BIG turns around and notices the most important thing of all.
MUR AND THE STAR
Mur ja tähti, Tammi 2019, 40pp, 3+
Mur, our little friend, is sitting with BIG and the other animals, quietly admiring the starlit sky. Looking at something so vast fills Mur’s mind with important questions. The others keep telling her to “hush” but how will Mur ever find the answers she’s looking for? Under the starlit sky, Mur learns about the circle of life.
MUR AND THE RAINDROP
Pisara kuonolla, Mur, Tammi 2020, 40pp, 3+
Mur knows one thing for sure: it’s definitely possible to be far away. When a single raindrop falls onto Mur’s snout, the lovely cub is inspired to imagine the most wonderful things. She wonders how the raindrop that falls onto her snout can possibly be made of water when the sea is so far away.
How can both the raindrop and the sea be made of the same material? Can we be close together, yet simultaneously far apart?
MUR AND THE WIND
Mur ja mitä tuuli toi, Tammi 2022, 40pp, 3+
In the latest story in the beloved Mur picture book series, Mur meets another bear who is almost like Mur herself – the same size and just as curious.
A bear stands up on its hind legs as it grabs hold of a scent in the air, a trail.
A trail is, however, just a foreshadow of something you cannot yet see with your own eyes.
But should you dare to follow the new trail wind has brought you, you might find a friend.
The forest has changed, and new winds are blowing there.
RIGHTS SOLD FOR THE SERIES: Finland Tammi (orig.), Armenian (Paradigma Foundation), Simplified Chinese (TB Publishing Limited), Croatian (Ibis Grafika), Dutch (Gottmer), Estonian (Post Factum), French (Nathan), German (Midas), Greek (Diptycho), Italian (DeA Planeta Libri), Japanese (Seibundo Shinkosha), Korean (Borim Press), Polish (Widnokrąg), Slovakian (Enigma Publishing), Slovenian (Sodobnost), Spanish, Catalan, Basque, Galician (Planeta), Thai (Book Dance), Turkish (Epsilon)
Materials available: English translations set in layout, Finnish editions, Foreign editions
PRAISE FOR THE SERIES:
“A Bear Called Mur will charm readers of all ages.”
Kaisa Happonen is a Finnish children’s and YA author whose lively and wise spirit shines through in everything she does.
Anne Vasko is an awardwinning author and illustrator whose work reflects her creativity, compassion, and open-mindedness. Together they have created the celebrated MUR series.
Author portrait © Milka Alanen
