Stories from Squirrel Valley: Sweet Nightmare

By Johanna Witick

Anything wild and utterly funny can happen in Squirrel Valley.

This time, Ossi and Titityy have to overcome their fears when a joyous costume contest takes an unexpected turn. 

A masquerade party is held in Squirrel Valley, where the best costumes are awarded prizes. The grand prize is the stuffed cake everyone craves. In the middle of the competition, the cake is stolen. An unprecedented feud breaks out in the Valley of the Squirrel.

Ossi and Titityy set out to track down the cake thieves. But the autumn forest is dark and scary, and the duo is not feeling brave at all.

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About the author

Johanna Witick (b. 1982) is an artist, author and graphic designer from Helsinki. Witick has worked as a graphic designer since 2002 and become a prolific artist with her own unique style. Her love of artistic creation comes from her childhood when drawing and illustrating became an important hobby, and now, her work also includes paintings and sculptures, all of which Witick gives an original touch. Witick’s illustration work has also been commissioned by commercial clients and for voluntary purposes.The author has created her own children’s graphic novel series starring the witty and resilient character, Ozzy the Squirrel. Witick self-published her first books before they were picked up by Otava Publishing to develop them into graphic novels. The inspiration for Ozzy comes from Johanna’s childhood when she was already active in drawing. Johanna spent her childhood on an island, where she would see plenty of squirrels living and moving around nearby. Stories from Squirrelvalley: Ozzy and Chirp is Witick’s newest title in which the readers will be introduced to the beginning of the quirky Ozzy the Squirrel’s story.