A charmingly heartfelt story about friendship
Author: Ilja Karsikas
Finnish original: Sateenkaarikiitäjä
Publisher: S&S, 2024
Genre: children’s illustrated fiction
Number of pages: 38 pp.
Reading material: Finnish original, English translation
Rina and Marla get into a fight in the middle of a game. Rina gets annoyed and sad. But then she hears a strange whirring that sounds inviting. It is impossible to tell where the sound is coming from. Rina feels that it is leading her somewhere…
The chirping gets louder and louder, and Rina follows it to the edge of the city. There she finds the mysterious rainbow swallowtail butterfly – but there is also Marla, who has been waiting for her! Rainbow Swallowtail is a colorful feel-good story about the meaning of friendship and how important it is to know how to ask for help and forgive.
Also available:
Under the Moon (Under månen | Kuun valossa, 2020)
The Unicorn (Yksisarvinen, 2022)
Storm and Light (Myrsky ja Valo, 2023)
About the author:
Ilja Karsikas