Roof Riders
By
Siri Kolu
Johanna Lumme
The adventures of Wild House continue in this brilliant follow-up that introduces readers to Roof Riders.
In this action-packed contemporary adventure sequel, the children decide to take the reins of the secret filled house into their own hands. Just as the main character TomTom and his friends are settled in the unusual Scurry Manor a new surprise awaits them. Stranger Dunia hops onboard claiming to be a Roof Rider from another wild house called Sugar Manor. Tomtom relates to the new arrival and the role of a Roof Rider and everything starts to make sense, the story of his family is entwined with the ongoing adventure: “To understand what you’re capable of, you have to embrace who you are”.
Things take a turn to the worse and Tomtom must hop off Scurry Manor. Will he be able to return?
Siri Kolu’s lively exciting Wild House trilogy continues with new twists and turns. There’s nothing like an adventure to create new friendships. Combined with illustrator Johanna Lumme’s black and white illustration the story embraces freedom, childhood, diversity and creativity.
About the author
Siri Kolu (b. 1972) is a writer, dramatist, director and theatre instructor, which are among her many duties in the Finnish cultural field.She is a Finlandia Junior Prize winner and her works have been translated into 22 languages. Kolu has been awarded the Laivakello Prize by the Finnish Institute for Children’s Literature, and in the Netherlands, she won the Silver Slate Pencil. Me and the Robbersons received an honorary mention in British Book Trust’s ”In Other Words” competition in 2018. Kolu is a front-line author with a strong voice and she has published a broad range of works that range from humourous middle-grade stories to edgy YA cross-over fiction.
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Johanna Lumme (b. 1990) is one of the most renowned illustrators and children’s book authors in Finland. The artist and illustrator is recognised for her illustrations in Finnish primary school books in collaboration with author Siri Kolu.Lumme is also the illustrator of two middle-grade series written by Kolu. The first series, Wild House, has appeared between 2019 and 2021. This was followed by the duo’s trilogy The Woken Ones of which the two first titles came out in 2022 and 2023.The artist began her own series of picture books as well. In 2019, Lumme brought out The Jungle Crew – Into the City! which is her debut picture book where the story of the Jungle Crew begins. This beautifully illustrated series presents a group of animal friends who move out of their home jungle into the city, and try to navigate their way in their new urban surroundings. All pictures are drawn and painted by hand, giving young readers a visually stunning series that teaches about being in a new environment and also taking care of it.
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