Moments Before the World Changed
By
Matti Pikkujämsä
Jenni Pääskysaari
What happened, when a boy with stage fright received a guitar as a gift and overcame his fears? How did a disobedient girl in a bus start a battle for human rights? Who were the first creatures on the dark side of the Moon?
Moments Before the World Changed makes us see how everyone can have an effect on the course of this world. It is a book about crucial, important acts, realisations and standpoints, that have preceded historic turns of events and pushed change into motion. It tells the unknown stories behind the familiar stories. Bedtime story length recollections of carefully researched events and characters from history, written by experienced journalist Jenni Pääskysaari and illustrated by popular artist Matti Pikkujämsä.
About the author
Matti Pikkujämsä (b. 1976) is an internationally recognized artist and illustrator living and working in Helsinki, Finland.He is known for his portrait projects, as well as making numerous children’s book illustrations for various publishers in Finland and Japan. He creates illustrations for Finland’s largest daily newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, and has also worked on pattern design for several fashion brands including Marimekko. In February 2019 a Valentine’s Day themed postage stamp set illustrated by Pikkujämsä was released in Finland. As one of the creators and illustrator of the The CupOfTherapy project he has made mental health problems and wellbeing visible.As an awarded artist Matti Pikkujämsä has won the Rudolf Koivu prize in 2013 and Finnish State Prize for Illustration in 2015. He won the first Illustrator of the Year award in 2019 and had an award exhibition on display at the Hanaholmen Gallery, organized by The Finnish Illustration Association together with the Hanaholmen Cultural Centre.“A phenomenal talent and an outstanding illustrator who breathes through his pen. His illustrations are not just decorations, but stories. His characters are always alive. He has served as a role model for many illustrators, but has a humble approach to his talent, understanding that it only forms the underlying framework for actual work…His illustrations portray the Finnish spirit with their spruces and domestic animals. His style features echoes of Nordic design from the previous decades, depicted from a new, fresh perspective.”– Illustrator of the Year Award jury
Author page
Jenni Pääskysaari (b. 1975) is a TV and radio journalist, a producer, and an author of five inspirational books.
Author page
