Finnish children’s books on the Polish editorial market

Abstract

Finnish children’s books translated into Polish are mostly works of authors who are very poorly known in our country, but considered to be outstanding in their homeland. This can be proved by the career of Mauri Kunnas – an unknown Finnish master of illustrated books in Poland. This article is devoted to the presence of Finnish children’s literature on the Polish publishing market. It discusses its significance against the background of literature from other Scandinavian countries, presents the history of Finnish children’s publications translated into Polish and briefly characterizes the work of local writers and illustrators, as well as points out the distinguishing components of the described literature, which may prove particularly interesting for Polish book publishing houses.