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Original title: Me siiliset
Author: Hannu Laakso
Published: 2025
Publisher: Into
Genre: Non-Fiction
Animal Family Series
From the pure Nordic nature! Hannu Laakso's gorgeously photographed Animal Family series is an easy-to-read book suitable for animal lovers of all ages.
✓ Hannu Laakso is a renowned photographer, having won over 130 international awards!
✓ Hannu Laakso’s Animal Family book series received an award from the Finnish state in 2023
✓ Meet the Fox Family and Meet the Bear Family sold to Italy!
✓ Great read for the whole family!
✓ Encouraging children to read books while inspiring them on nature
Through intimate and vibrant photographs, follow the adventures of animal families - and learn.
Little hedgehogs who have wandered off without a mother have been rescued by an animal protection society, soon to be released back into the wild. The tiny hedgehogs rejoice on the first day of their second life, but then strange things start to happen. The babies are threatened by a beast they have never seen before. Is curling up into a ball still enough to defend themselves?
The Animal Family series’ adventurous stories and stunning photographs inspire children to read and strengthen their connection with nature. The Animal Family series includes: Meet the Fox Family, Meet the Bear Family, Meet the Wolf Family, Meet the Bird Family, Meet the Reindeer Family and Meet the Hedgehog Family.
Laakso mixes vibrant and intimate photographs with playful yet educational text from a baby animal’s point of view. The series helps readers understand nature with an up-close view of the lovable animals.
“The narrative gives space for the pictures to tell their own story, and the reader gets to experience situations that could be difficult to believe without the evidence of their own eyes.”
- State Award for Public Information jury on the Animal Family Series
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