Loukko by 
Original title: Kurnivamahainen kissa
Author: Magdalena Hai
Illustrator: Teemu Juhani
Published: 2017
Publisher: Karisto
Genre: Middle Grade (8-12 Years)
Pages: 46
Reading material:
Finnish edition
English illustrated pdf
Modern classic fairytale – Rights sold in 9 countries!
Export Prize winner!
Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize nominee!
Arvid Lydecken Prize nominee!
Runeberg Junior Prize nominee!
In a barren land, when a little girl meets a gigantic cat that threatens to devour her, she makes it a smart offer. The girl leads the cat across the lands, looking for something to satiate its hunger before it eats her, but they encounter drought, destruction, and people who have nothing to eat except their dreams. When the cat gobbles up the girl, she finds something in its belly, something that has made it so hungry…
Grumblebelly Cat is a classic fairytale about a contemporary subject. The detailed, monochrome illustrations by Teemu Juhani add another layer to the story.
Grumblebelly Cat is a classic story, a contemporary message accompanied by magical illustrations that will speak to everyone.
Eleonora Armaroli, Editor, Terre di Mezzo, Italy
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Rights sold:
FINLAND: Karisto (orig.)
DENMARK: Vild Maskine
ESTONIA: Tiritamm
GERMANY: Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH
ITALY: Terre di Mezzo Editore
NORTH MACEDONIA: Antolog
POLAND: Widnokrąg
SWEDEN: Epix Bokförlag AB
TAIWAN: Morning Star
TURKEY: Dogan Egmont
