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Contents

Bicycling to the moon 7

A good loser 14
Terrible weather 20
Fishing 25
A nice day 32
This edition first published in 2016 by Gecko Press
PO Box 9335, Marion Square, Wellington 6141, New Zealand
info@geckopress.com The Great Tomato War 38
English language edition © Gecko Press Ltd 2016 The great mushroony hunt 43
First American edition published in 2016 by Gecko Press USA, an imprint of Gecko Press Ltd A day off 48
Text © Timo Parvela Migrating for the winter 54
Illustrations © Virpi Talvitie
Original title: Maukka ja Väykkä Borrowers and lenders 61
First published in Finnish by Tammi in 2009
Published by arrangement with Werner Söderström Ltd (WSOY), Finland Supercat 68
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted Christmas 73
or utilized in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or
otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher.
Winter sports 79
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Distributed in the United Kingdom by Bounce Sales and Marketing, www.bouncemarketing.co.uk A singing contest 87
Distributed in Australia by Scholastic Australia, www.scholastic.com.au
Distributed in New Zealand by Upstart Distribution, www.upstartpress.co.nz Perfect 95
The publisher gratefully acknowledges the Finnish Literature Exchange Treasure 100
for assistance with translation and publication costs.
Having fun 106
Like cat and dog 111
Translated by Ruth Urbom Do you dare? 119
Edited by Penelope Todd
Design and typesetting by Katrina Duncan An end and a beginning 125
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Hardback (USA) ISBN: 978-1-776570-31-7
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-776570-32-4
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