The Tails of King Arthur and The Knights of the Round Table
By Mauri Kunnas
Mauri Kunnas has conjured up a hair-raising feline mythology out of the medieval legends. Ride with Arthur, the High Cat-King of Logres, on this journey into the ancient world of daring exploits and damsels in distress, and let the fun-filled adventures carry you along.
Publishing information
Year of publication
1997
Page count
74
Original title
Kuningas Artturin ritarit
Original publisher
Otava Publishing Company
About the author
Mauri Kunnas (b. 1950) is Finland’s most successful children’s book author today. He has published over 50 books, which have been translated into over 40 languages and sold nearly 10 million copies.His books for children have aroused enormous interest around the world. The best-known book internationally is Santa Claus. The book has been translated into 29 languages and sold nearly two million copies. The sales of all Kunnas translations already exceed 2,5 million copies. Santa Claus is the bestselling Finnish title of all time, and the same Top 20 list included five more Mauri Kunnas titles.Kunnas is also widely aprreciated by adults, particularly for his comics about The Beatles.Mauri Kunnas offers the reader an unparalleled joy of discovery: his brilliantly coloured illustrations are filled with rich and humorous detail. He has an unrivalled gift for taking history and casting it in a new and hilarious way, as well as for giving old stories and legends his own delightful twist. His books always exude an atmosphere which is contagiously warm and happy.“My most important hobby is my drawings and making up stories to go with them – and that’s also my work. I must be a lucky dog to be able to mix the two.”– Mauri Kunnas
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