TIL that the classic Finnish children’s book Hippu (1967) became so popular in Japan that its author, Oili Tanninen, wrote four sequels—exclusively in Japanese—for publisher Kodansha. Strangely, these books were never translated into Finnish until 2021.

TIL that the classic Finnish children’s book Hippu (1967) became so popular in Japan that its author, Oili Tanninen, wrote four sequels—exclusively in Japanese—for publisher Kodansha. Strangely, these books were never translated into Finnish until 2021.

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