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Saatte mahdollisuuden osallistua salaiseen erikoistestiin. Kotiinne saapuva hoitaja on tehtäväänsä täydellisesti koulutettu puoli-ihminen, vanhanaikaiselta nimitykseltään mörkö tai metsäpeikko...
Hillan (11 v), Kaapon (9 v) ja Maikin (6v 4 kk) kesäloma alkaa jännittävissä merkeissä. Äiti on voittanut kahden viikon rentoutusloman Lapissa ja siksi ajaksi lapsille tulee kodinhoitaja: mutta ei tavallinen hoitaja - vaan mörkö! Pian paljastuu, että useat lasten kavereistakin ovat saaneet kotiinsa hoitomörön. Tosin monet möröistä eivät ole tippaakaan kiinnostuneita hommastaan. Lapset alkavat ottaa selvää, mistä möröt oikeasti ovat tulleet - ja miksi? Ikivanhasta mörkötietokirjasta lapset saavat tärkeitä vihjeitä, samoin Maikin kylpytakilta, jonka kanssa Maikki käy pitkiä ja mielenkiintoisia keskusteluja. Tuutikki Tolosen vauhdikas ja hauska Mörkövahti sopii hyvin myös pojille. Pasi Pitkäsen ilmeikäs piirroskuvitus vie kielen mennessään.
Hillan (11 v), Kaapon (9 v) ja Maikin (6v 4 kk) kesäloma alkaa jännittävissä merkeissä. Äiti on voittanut kahden viikon rentoutusloman Lapissa ja siksi ajaksi lapsille tulee kodinhoitaja: mutta ei tavallinen hoitaja - vaan mörkö! Pian paljastuu, että useat lasten kavereistakin ovat saaneet kotiinsa hoitomörön. Tosin monet möröistä eivät ole tippaakaan kiinnostuneita hommastaan. Lapset alkavat ottaa selvää, mistä möröt oikeasti ovat tulleet - ja miksi? Ikivanhasta mörkötietokirjasta lapset saavat tärkeitä vihjeitä, samoin Maikin kylpytakilta, jonka kanssa Maikki käy pitkiä ja mielenkiintoisia keskusteluja. Tuutikki Tolosen vauhdikas ja hauska Mörkövahti sopii hyvin myös pojille. Pasi Pitkäsen ilmeikäs piirroskuvitus vie kielen mennessään.
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First published January 1, 2015
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March 30, 2023
Nadam se da će Laguna da bude toliko dobra da prevede i ostale djelove Čudovišne dadilje, jer ima ovdje nekih koji vole karakondžule i koji ih se ne plaše, iako su odrasli! Nije baš za 5⭐️, ali ih dajem, jer svi smo mi karika jednog lanca koji samo ako je potpun može da nas odvede gdje pripadamo 😊!
September 22, 2016
Satukirjassa voi tapahtua sellaista, että äiti lähtee Lapin lomamatkalle ja kotiin tulee hoitajaksi mörkö. Mörkövahti on tuotteliaan lastenkirjailijan Tuutikki Tolosen toinen oma teos, sillä hän on kirjoittanut aiemmin yhteistyössä Eppu Nuotion mm. Pensionaatti Onnela-sarjaa.
Mörkövahti on aika paksu lastenkirja, mutta näin hauska satukirja on varmasti lasten mieleen. En ehkä lähtisi lukemaan kirjaa alle esikoululaisille, mutta vanhemmat tuntevat omat lapsensa ja heidän kirjamakunsa. Uskoisin, että nämä mörkökirjat ovat varsinkin poikien mieleen. Tunnen kyllä tytön, joka olisi rakastanut tällaista kirjaa ehkä eskarilaisena.
Perheessä on lapset Kaapo, Hilla ja Maikki. Maikilla on vielä lapsenomaista taitoa kommunikoida satuolentojen kanssa. Hän ei osaa vielä lukea eikä kirjoittaa, mutta ehkä juuri sen vuoksi hänen taitonsa ei ole vielä ruostunut. Satuolentojen ymmärtämiseen tarvitaan muita hoksottomia.
Mörkövahti valloittaa maailmaa, sillä käännösoikeudet on jo myyty Kiinaan, Usaan, Viroon, Sloveniaan, Unkariin, Saksaan, Romaniaan ja Espanjaan. Tälle mörkösarjalle on ollut selvä tarve. Hieman uutta ja hieman vanhaa, sekoitus tunnettuja satuolentoja ja uusia satuolentoja. Taikuutta, mystiikkaa ja sitä arkielämän pyöritystä lapsiperheessä.
Seuraava sarjan mörkökirja ilmestyy lokakuussa.
Mörkövahti on aika paksu lastenkirja, mutta näin hauska satukirja on varmasti lasten mieleen. En ehkä lähtisi lukemaan kirjaa alle esikoululaisille, mutta vanhemmat tuntevat omat lapsensa ja heidän kirjamakunsa. Uskoisin, että nämä mörkökirjat ovat varsinkin poikien mieleen. Tunnen kyllä tytön, joka olisi rakastanut tällaista kirjaa ehkä eskarilaisena.
Perheessä on lapset Kaapo, Hilla ja Maikki. Maikilla on vielä lapsenomaista taitoa kommunikoida satuolentojen kanssa. Hän ei osaa vielä lukea eikä kirjoittaa, mutta ehkä juuri sen vuoksi hänen taitonsa ei ole vielä ruostunut. Satuolentojen ymmärtämiseen tarvitaan muita hoksottomia.
Mörkövahti valloittaa maailmaa, sillä käännösoikeudet on jo myyty Kiinaan, Usaan, Viroon, Sloveniaan, Unkariin, Saksaan, Romaniaan ja Espanjaan. Tälle mörkösarjalle on ollut selvä tarve. Hieman uutta ja hieman vanhaa, sekoitus tunnettuja satuolentoja ja uusia satuolentoja. Taikuutta, mystiikkaa ja sitä arkielämän pyöritystä lapsiperheessä.
Seuraava sarjan mörkökirja ilmestyy lokakuussa.
May 29, 2021
2,5 ⭐ minulta, mutta lasten mielestä tämä oli ihan hyvä ja jännittävä. Hirveästi oli eksynyt kirjoitusvirheitä mukaan, olisi kaivannut ehkä parempaa oikolukemista.
September 21, 2017
This was an odd story that I didn't really connect with. Halley, Koby and Mimi are three young siblings. Their mother won a vacation to Lapland and part of the prize was to provide a nanny, a monster nanny. The nanny was delivered with one page of instructions. It was a strange, hairy, dusty beast which reminded me a bit of Cousin It from the Adam's Family. It spend a lot of time in the closet, didn't speak, but did not seem dangerous. Mimi, the youngest child is a bit strange. She talks to a blue bathrobe, so it is no surprise that she developed some sort of communication with the Monster. When it was discovered that other children in the neighbourhood also had a Monster Nanny and that their parents had won a trip, they banded together to try and figure out where they came from, what they eat, what the needed to get home.
The monsters had their own language, habits and families. The children worked together to take care of each other and offer some solutions. It was nice that the children figured out that the Monsters needed something and helped them determine what it was. There were black and white illustrations scattered throughout the book that were cute and gave you an idea of what the kids and the monsters looked like. They were not scary looking at all. A cute book, that middle grade students that like monsters might enjoy. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley.
The monsters had their own language, habits and families. The children worked together to take care of each other and offer some solutions. It was nice that the children figured out that the Monsters needed something and helped them determine what it was. There were black and white illustrations scattered throughout the book that were cute and gave you an idea of what the kids and the monsters looked like. They were not scary looking at all. A cute book, that middle grade students that like monsters might enjoy. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley.
October 28, 2017
What a wonderful, wonderful book – written ostensibly for children, but I suspect many an adult will fall in love with it too. The mother of Halley (11), Koby (9) and Mimi (6) has won an all-expenses paid trip to a spa in Lapland. To make it easy for her to get away, the prize organisers have supplied a nanny to look after the kids. Their father – perpetually away on business, and referred to as “The Invisible Voice” – is expected home at any time. The only problem with this, is that the nanny is a very dusty monster – oh, and every mother in the street has won a similar prize (and monster!), fathers are few and far between. So, most of the children in the neighbourhood are to be left (human) adultless for two weeks in the charge of never-seen-before, big, hairy monsters, who come with an introductory piece of paper stating that they are harmless, trained for childcare and domestic duties, don’t speak, like TV and will sleep in a closet.
In these days of safe-guarding children, alarm bells would start ringing – don’t the parents ever talk to each other? Where have the monsters come from, and who decided they were harmless and well trained? To say they are part of an “experiment” does not really cut the mustard. However, that would be unnecessary nit-picking, and spoil an excellent story. All the mothers go off to Lapland, the monsters move in, and the “Invisible Voice” gets caught in a blizzard.
Thankfully, the children come from a long line of imminently capable fictional kids – think Famous Five, Pippi Long Stocking etc. – who don’t really need adults around. They realise that they need to find out more about monsters. Koby is a reader (as all great kids are), so he sends Halley to the library (no googling on a computer, a Library!), and miraculously she happens on the one and only book written about monsters such as their nanny, Grah. Armed with Runar’s treatise on monsters, and the advice of Mimi’s talking bathrobe, the children organise the neighbourhood, take good care of the monsters, trap the blood-sucking fairy-frog, and learn about the evils of indentured servitude and freedom.
The children are beautifully captured by the author: the sibling interactions, the relationships with their parents, their resilience and the ready acceptance of the unknown and unusual.
It is the youngest, Mimi, and her talking bathrobe (only she can hear it) who make the most headway with understanding the monsters: “Mimi: Do they want to go back to . . . er. Wherever they came from? Bathrobe: Naturally. Everybody wants to go back home. They don’t really fit in here … And people usually start to tease and bully anybody who is different … A monster is a monster, not a nanny. Understand?”. Soon, Mimi has everyone working to help the monsters. However, “Can the bathrobe be trusted? Does a sensible human being rely on the advice of a bathrobe? If the bathrobe said that the solution was to be found in the book, could one be sure? And what if it wasn’t?” The book supports the bathrobe: “The monster would not choose to be slave labor for humans. Regular human work would be alien to its free, wild nature”.
When the Invisible Voice unexpectedly makes an appearance, neither he, nor the children quite know what to make of each other: “It was already clear that visible Dad was unpredictable. He might speak at any time and interrupt whenever he wanted. Who knew, he might even start giving the children good advice or tell them off”. Thankfully, he is happy to go along with what the children already have in hand: ““So, what we actually have here is a monsters’ liberation camp”, Dad said. Halley and Koby nodded. “Exactly””.
So, an amazingly inventive and original story, with a solid moral underpinning. What more could you want in a children’s book?
I received this copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
In these days of safe-guarding children, alarm bells would start ringing – don’t the parents ever talk to each other? Where have the monsters come from, and who decided they were harmless and well trained? To say they are part of an “experiment” does not really cut the mustard. However, that would be unnecessary nit-picking, and spoil an excellent story. All the mothers go off to Lapland, the monsters move in, and the “Invisible Voice” gets caught in a blizzard.
Thankfully, the children come from a long line of imminently capable fictional kids – think Famous Five, Pippi Long Stocking etc. – who don’t really need adults around. They realise that they need to find out more about monsters. Koby is a reader (as all great kids are), so he sends Halley to the library (no googling on a computer, a Library!), and miraculously she happens on the one and only book written about monsters such as their nanny, Grah. Armed with Runar’s treatise on monsters, and the advice of Mimi’s talking bathrobe, the children organise the neighbourhood, take good care of the monsters, trap the blood-sucking fairy-frog, and learn about the evils of indentured servitude and freedom.
The children are beautifully captured by the author: the sibling interactions, the relationships with their parents, their resilience and the ready acceptance of the unknown and unusual.
It is the youngest, Mimi, and her talking bathrobe (only she can hear it) who make the most headway with understanding the monsters: “Mimi: Do they want to go back to . . . er. Wherever they came from? Bathrobe: Naturally. Everybody wants to go back home. They don’t really fit in here … And people usually start to tease and bully anybody who is different … A monster is a monster, not a nanny. Understand?”. Soon, Mimi has everyone working to help the monsters. However, “Can the bathrobe be trusted? Does a sensible human being rely on the advice of a bathrobe? If the bathrobe said that the solution was to be found in the book, could one be sure? And what if it wasn’t?” The book supports the bathrobe: “The monster would not choose to be slave labor for humans. Regular human work would be alien to its free, wild nature”.
When the Invisible Voice unexpectedly makes an appearance, neither he, nor the children quite know what to make of each other: “It was already clear that visible Dad was unpredictable. He might speak at any time and interrupt whenever he wanted. Who knew, he might even start giving the children good advice or tell them off”. Thankfully, he is happy to go along with what the children already have in hand: ““So, what we actually have here is a monsters’ liberation camp”, Dad said. Halley and Koby nodded. “Exactly””.
So, an amazingly inventive and original story, with a solid moral underpinning. What more could you want in a children’s book?
I received this copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
April 3, 2019
Kaasahaarav, tolmune ja ootamatu lugu, mille puhul ei ole kahtlust ka, et see kõik just nii saabki olla. Isegi konnanäoga haldjad, kes kõrrega kolle ründavad.
Kujutan ette, et see võiks olla väga mõnus (piisava õuduse ja põnevusega) pikitud õhtujuturaamat. Kui muidugi ikka pärast suudad ilma kolle ja ringilendavaid haldjaid nägemata magada.
Kujutan ette, et see võiks olla väga mõnus (piisava õuduse ja põnevusega) pikitud õhtujuturaamat. Kui muidugi ikka pärast suudad ilma kolle ja ringilendavaid haldjaid nägemata magada.
July 29, 2023
Hila, Gabi și Mimi sunt lăsați în grija unei dăcace monstru, da, ați citit bine, o dădacă monstru, întrucât mama lor a câștigat un bilet pentru o vacanță de două săptămâni, iar tatăl lor călătorește foarte mult în interes de serviciu, iar până ajunge acesta acasă, cei trei frați rămân în grija monstrului. Însă nu orice monstru și deși pare înfricoșător, lucrurile stau cu totul diferit. Dar ce este și mai surprinzător, este faptul că nu sunt singurii copiii lăsați în grija unei dădace monstru, deci ceva se întâmplă, iar Hila, Gabi și Mimi sunt hotărâți să afle ce anume se petrece…
O poveste monstruoasă, încărcată de emoție și duioșie, unde aparențele se dovedesc a fi extrem de înșelătoare și doar copii pot vedea dincolo de ele și recunoaște adevărul adevărat! ❤️
De la primele rânduri am fost captivată de poveste, poate și pentru că aveam chef de citit un middle grade, iar Hila, Gabi și Mimi mi-au oferit o aventură pe care să n-o uit prea curând. Mimi m-a cucerit cu imaginația și sinceritatea sa, Gabi cu a sa pasiune pentru citit, iar Hila prin împleticelile sale 🙈, regăsindu-mă câte puțin în fiecare. A fost distractiv să-i urmăresc alături de Grah, dădaca monstru, și să descopăr misterul ce învăluia aceste dădace dubioase, plus că m-am simțit asemeni unui copil și încercam să-mi pun și eu imaginația la lucru, să dau cu presupusul și să elucidez misterul, evident nu am reușit nimic, cum era de așteptat 🤣.
Toată povestea a fost minunată, copiii au demonstrat că imaginația lor este fără limite, că lucruri neobișnuite se pot întâmpla când nu te aștepți, iar adulții au de câștigat dacă se dau la mintea celor mici, poate chiar se pot surprinde într-un mod pozitiv.
“Dădaca monstru” este captivantă, cucerește prin text și ilustrații, iar povestea înmoaie inimioarele cititorilor, imposibil să nu ajungi a îndrăgi monștrii, mai ales după ce le descoperi secretele. Pe deasupra, finalul te lasă cu multe semne de întrebare, îmbiindu-te să-ți dorești a citi continuarea cât mai repede! ❤️
O poveste monstruoasă, încărcată de emoție și duioșie, unde aparențele se dovedesc a fi extrem de înșelătoare și doar copii pot vedea dincolo de ele și recunoaște adevărul adevărat! ❤️
De la primele rânduri am fost captivată de poveste, poate și pentru că aveam chef de citit un middle grade, iar Hila, Gabi și Mimi mi-au oferit o aventură pe care să n-o uit prea curând. Mimi m-a cucerit cu imaginația și sinceritatea sa, Gabi cu a sa pasiune pentru citit, iar Hila prin împleticelile sale 🙈, regăsindu-mă câte puțin în fiecare. A fost distractiv să-i urmăresc alături de Grah, dădaca monstru, și să descopăr misterul ce învăluia aceste dădace dubioase, plus că m-am simțit asemeni unui copil și încercam să-mi pun și eu imaginația la lucru, să dau cu presupusul și să elucidez misterul, evident nu am reușit nimic, cum era de așteptat 🤣.
Toată povestea a fost minunată, copiii au demonstrat că imaginația lor este fără limite, că lucruri neobișnuite se pot întâmpla când nu te aștepți, iar adulții au de câștigat dacă se dau la mintea celor mici, poate chiar se pot surprinde într-un mod pozitiv.
“Dădaca monstru” este captivantă, cucerește prin text și ilustrații, iar povestea înmoaie inimioarele cititorilor, imposibil să nu ajungi a îndrăgi monștrii, mai ales după ce le descoperi secretele. Pe deasupra, finalul te lasă cu multe semne de întrebare, îmbiindu-te să-ți dorești a citi continuarea cât mai repede! ❤️
October 27, 2020
En väldigt intressant inledning på en rätt trevlig bokserie. Detta är del 1 av 2 I serien Monsternannyn. Vi får lära känna syskonen Hilda, Kalle och Majken. De är lite egna och har sina egna syskonkemi, men de håller sams men nu ska mamma på spa och den osynliga rösten, pappa som aldrig är hemma, kommer inte hem förrän senare då det är snöstorm i Juli (där han är).
De får då tilldelad ett monster, ett monsternanny som tydligen gillar att titta på tv och sova i garderoben. Nu visar det sig att de kanske inte alls gillar det, utan det är något de blivit tillsagda att utföra. Men detta får de enbart lära sig när de söker efter monster böcker och oj vad lärorik den är! Efter det lär de känna monstret och vad hen är för något. Relativt rolig, intressanta små scenarier av händelser men den där magiska badrocken som talar med Majken, den är skum.
Detta var en bok som enligt mig kan hamna i viss grad av Roald Dahl. Det är knäppt, det är konstigt, men charmigt. Dock inte lika charmigt i min åsikt, men rätt charmig ändå.
De får då tilldelad ett monster, ett monsternanny som tydligen gillar att titta på tv och sova i garderoben. Nu visar det sig att de kanske inte alls gillar det, utan det är något de blivit tillsagda att utföra. Men detta får de enbart lära sig när de söker efter monster böcker och oj vad lärorik den är! Efter det lär de känna monstret och vad hen är för något. Relativt rolig, intressanta små scenarier av händelser men den där magiska badrocken som talar med Majken, den är skum.
Detta var en bok som enligt mig kan hamna i viss grad av Roald Dahl. Det är knäppt, det är konstigt, men charmigt. Dock inte lika charmigt i min åsikt, men rätt charmig ändå.
January 22, 2019
Monsternannies, Kinder, sprechender Bademantel, eine unsichtbare Stimme,...
Wundervolle Geschichte.
Wundervolle Geschichte.
July 12, 2020
Huh, miten hyvä kirja! En malta oottaa, että pääsen lukemaan seuraavaa osaa.
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July 8, 2024
ủa là cái kết v rồi gì nữa?? ra phần 2-3 đi má!
September 21, 2023
Lumoava, suorastaan nerokas. Toinen osa suoraan varaukseen.
July 16, 2017
Very odd story. This might be just the right read for someone, but it was not for me.
July 6, 2017
Cute middle-grade fantasy with endearing protagonists and hilarious children group problem-solving. Abrupt and incomplete resolution and some minor characters and plotlines could have been expanded into a more complete story and conclusion.
March 1, 2016
Luimme tätä kirjaa yhdessä lasteni (tyttö 7,5 vuotta = 'T' ja poika 6 vuotta = 'P') kanssa viime lokakuusta saakka. He saavat tietenkin äänensä kuuluviin tässä kirja-arviossa. Käytin apukysymyksiä, jotta sain heidän vastuksistaan jotain muutakin irti kuin "ihan kiva". Muutama spoilaus voi lasten vastauksissa olla, mutta en halunnut ruveta sensuroimaan heidän vastauksiaan.
Mörkövahti on suositeltu 7-vuotiaille ja siitä ylöspäin, ja aika hyvin ikäsuositus osuu mielestäni kohdilleen. Pojalla meinasi välillä keskittyminen herpaantua, mutta kun annoin hänen lukiessamme puuhailla jotain muuta, hän jaksoi kuunnella paremmin.
P: Kirja kertoo Möröstä, Maikista, Hillasta...
T: ja Grahista ja Runarin möröstä ja pitkätukkaisesta olennosta
P: niin ja riesakeijuista ja noidista
T: Parasta kirjassa oli se, kun Grah (mörkö) tuli lapsille mörkövahdiksi.
P: Minä tykkäsin siitä, kun Maikki meni mörköjen perässä luolaan.
Minusta tämän kirjan vahvuuksia ovat juurikin mielenkiintoiset lapsihahmot, monipuolinen määrä mielikuvitusolentoja, ja etenkin möröt herättävät meissä kaikissa yhtä aikaa hilpeyttä, ihastusta ja hämmästystä. Mielenkiintoisena lisänä tarinaan tulee mukaan mörköjä kiusaavia riesakeijuja ja lopussa omituisia noitanaisia, jotka meinaavat hiukan jännittävät meidän poikaa. Perheen lapset Hilla, Kaapo ja Maikki ovat erilaisia ja persoonallisia: Kaapo on järkevä ja tykkää kirjoista, Hilla yrittää olla vastuullisin vanhimpana lapsena ja nuorimmainen Maikki on temperamenttinen ja hupsu tyttö, jonka kylpytakki juttelee hänelle.
Pojan piirustus Grahista ja Kaaposta
Tarinassa on mukavasti jännitystä, seikkailua ja tasaisiakin hetkiä. Kirjaa oli erityisen mukava lukea ääneen, sillä siinä on paljon lasten vuoropuheluita. Välillä Kaapo lukee lukuja Runarin kirjasta, jossa kerrotaan möröistä, ja ne kohdat eivät ehkä kiinnostaneet lapsia niin kovasti. Minä itse taas nautin juuri niistä kohdista, kun Kaapo teki uusia huomioita Grahin käytöksestä kirjan avulla.
T: Kirjan kuvia oli tarpeeksi, ne oli kivoja ja möröt söpöjä.
P: Tykkäsin kaikista kuvista ja niitä oli tarpeeksi.
Kirjan kuvitus on mustavalkoinen ja selkeä, mutta ihanan lapsekas. Möröt on kuvattu söpöiksi karvapallukoiksi, joita ei voi millään muotoa pelätä. Kovasti me odottelimme aina seuraavaa kuvaa saapuvaksi kirjan sivuilta.
T: En tykännyt siitä, kun möröt joutuivat lehti-ilmoitukseen...
P: Enkä minä siitä, kun möröt karkasivat.
Mörkövahti on melko paksu kirja (304 sivua), joten meillä meni tähän aikaa monta kuukautta. Nopeampaakin olisimme toki tämän lukeneet, mutta välillä pidimme taukoja lukemisessa. Hyvin lapset silti muistivat vielä, mitä alussa tapahtui. Molemmat lapset itse olivat sitä mieltä, että kirja on sopivan pituinen.
T: Kirja sopii paremmin tytöille, sillä siinä on söpöjä mörköjä ja vain yksi poika (päähenkilönä) ja kaksi tyttöä.
P: Minusta molemmille, koska siinä on poikia ja tyttöjä.
Kirja sopii mielestäni todella mainiosti niin tytöille kuin pojillekin, sillä tässä on vähän kaikille kaikkea. On jännitystä, seikkailua, hupsuja ja söpöjä olentoja mutta myös hiukan pelottaviakin juttuja. Molempien lasten mielestä kirjan paras hahmo on ehdottomasti Grah-mörkö.
Kirja loppui melko arvoitukselliseen kohtaan, ja tuumimmekin, että olisiko tähän tulossa jatkoa?
Mörkövahti on suositeltu 7-vuotiaille ja siitä ylöspäin, ja aika hyvin ikäsuositus osuu mielestäni kohdilleen. Pojalla meinasi välillä keskittyminen herpaantua, mutta kun annoin hänen lukiessamme puuhailla jotain muuta, hän jaksoi kuunnella paremmin.
P: Kirja kertoo Möröstä, Maikista, Hillasta...
T: ja Grahista ja Runarin möröstä ja pitkätukkaisesta olennosta
P: niin ja riesakeijuista ja noidista
T: Parasta kirjassa oli se, kun Grah (mörkö) tuli lapsille mörkövahdiksi.
P: Minä tykkäsin siitä, kun Maikki meni mörköjen perässä luolaan.
Minusta tämän kirjan vahvuuksia ovat juurikin mielenkiintoiset lapsihahmot, monipuolinen määrä mielikuvitusolentoja, ja etenkin möröt herättävät meissä kaikissa yhtä aikaa hilpeyttä, ihastusta ja hämmästystä. Mielenkiintoisena lisänä tarinaan tulee mukaan mörköjä kiusaavia riesakeijuja ja lopussa omituisia noitanaisia, jotka meinaavat hiukan jännittävät meidän poikaa. Perheen lapset Hilla, Kaapo ja Maikki ovat erilaisia ja persoonallisia: Kaapo on järkevä ja tykkää kirjoista, Hilla yrittää olla vastuullisin vanhimpana lapsena ja nuorimmainen Maikki on temperamenttinen ja hupsu tyttö, jonka kylpytakki juttelee hänelle.
Pojan piirustus Grahista ja Kaaposta
Tarinassa on mukavasti jännitystä, seikkailua ja tasaisiakin hetkiä. Kirjaa oli erityisen mukava lukea ääneen, sillä siinä on paljon lasten vuoropuheluita. Välillä Kaapo lukee lukuja Runarin kirjasta, jossa kerrotaan möröistä, ja ne kohdat eivät ehkä kiinnostaneet lapsia niin kovasti. Minä itse taas nautin juuri niistä kohdista, kun Kaapo teki uusia huomioita Grahin käytöksestä kirjan avulla.
T: Kirjan kuvia oli tarpeeksi, ne oli kivoja ja möröt söpöjä.
P: Tykkäsin kaikista kuvista ja niitä oli tarpeeksi.
Kirjan kuvitus on mustavalkoinen ja selkeä, mutta ihanan lapsekas. Möröt on kuvattu söpöiksi karvapallukoiksi, joita ei voi millään muotoa pelätä. Kovasti me odottelimme aina seuraavaa kuvaa saapuvaksi kirjan sivuilta.
T: En tykännyt siitä, kun möröt joutuivat lehti-ilmoitukseen...
P: Enkä minä siitä, kun möröt karkasivat.
Mörkövahti on melko paksu kirja (304 sivua), joten meillä meni tähän aikaa monta kuukautta. Nopeampaakin olisimme toki tämän lukeneet, mutta välillä pidimme taukoja lukemisessa. Hyvin lapset silti muistivat vielä, mitä alussa tapahtui. Molemmat lapset itse olivat sitä mieltä, että kirja on sopivan pituinen.
T: Kirja sopii paremmin tytöille, sillä siinä on söpöjä mörköjä ja vain yksi poika (päähenkilönä) ja kaksi tyttöä.
P: Minusta molemmille, koska siinä on poikia ja tyttöjä.
Kirja sopii mielestäni todella mainiosti niin tytöille kuin pojillekin, sillä tässä on vähän kaikille kaikkea. On jännitystä, seikkailua, hupsuja ja söpöjä olentoja mutta myös hiukan pelottaviakin juttuja. Molempien lasten mielestä kirjan paras hahmo on ehdottomasti Grah-mörkö.
Kirja loppui melko arvoitukselliseen kohtaan, ja tuumimmekin, että olisiko tähän tulossa jatkoa?
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November 3, 2017
It was the title that caught my attention. I requested the title and was granted the privilege to read this ARC. Thank you Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children's Group for granting this request.
This book was totally fun to read. It's like when The Boxcar Children were in charge of their lived. The children in the story get to make the decisions without parent's input or might I say interference. . So where are the parents? The Hellmen's children's dad aka the invisible voice is stranded by a blizzard while away on a business trip. The mother has won SN all expense trip to Lapland where she will be pampered with the spa treatment. The prize comes with a monster nanny to watch over the children. Grah is the name of the Hellman's children's monster nanny. He's calm, kind and very dusty. He even cooks for the children, but not very well. The Hellmen children, Haley, Koby and Mimi, all are eleven and younger, begin to learn more about Grah from an ancient book they check out from the library. Yay, they went to the library for information, not Google. The mystery and adventure increases as they discover other children in the neighbourhood are also being cared for by a hairy, dusty monster. They each have their own personality quirks. Oh and the monsters don't talk, making communication difficult.
The illustrations create a love for the children and. for the little hairy guy although he is quite dusty. I felt sorry for Grah as he stood in the closet patiently waiting for what comes next.
I can't end my review without mentioning the talking bathrobe. The little blue bathrobe takes shape and talks, only to MiMi. The others know about her talking bathrobe and indulge her. When the talking bathrobe begins yo offer words of Euston, the classic line of the book us, "Can the bathrobe be trusted?"
Monster nanny
What a fun book
Illustrations show action p225
This book was totally fun to read. It's like when The Boxcar Children were in charge of their lived. The children in the story get to make the decisions without parent's input or might I say interference. . So where are the parents? The Hellmen's children's dad aka the invisible voice is stranded by a blizzard while away on a business trip. The mother has won SN all expense trip to Lapland where she will be pampered with the spa treatment. The prize comes with a monster nanny to watch over the children. Grah is the name of the Hellman's children's monster nanny. He's calm, kind and very dusty. He even cooks for the children, but not very well. The Hellmen children, Haley, Koby and Mimi, all are eleven and younger, begin to learn more about Grah from an ancient book they check out from the library. Yay, they went to the library for information, not Google. The mystery and adventure increases as they discover other children in the neighbourhood are also being cared for by a hairy, dusty monster. They each have their own personality quirks. Oh and the monsters don't talk, making communication difficult.
The illustrations create a love for the children and. for the little hairy guy although he is quite dusty. I felt sorry for Grah as he stood in the closet patiently waiting for what comes next.
I can't end my review without mentioning the talking bathrobe. The little blue bathrobe takes shape and talks, only to MiMi. The others know about her talking bathrobe and indulge her. When the talking bathrobe begins yo offer words of Euston, the classic line of the book us, "Can the bathrobe be trusted?"
Monster nanny
What a fun book
Illustrations show action p225
June 5, 2017
I received this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.
With the author's name being Tuutikki, this Moomin Troll-fan reviewer was instantly drawn to Monster Nanny. This charming book is a nice chapter reader/light fantasy mystery that would appeal to elementary school aged children as a chapter-a-night bedtime read. The mysteries of the gentle, though rather troll-like monsters are not completely resolved (this is, after all, only the first in a series). The three main children characters, Halley, Koby and Mimi, are all well developed. Mimi is especially endearing, as is her Blue Bathrobe. Grah is a lovable and amusing character. There is nothing really scary in these books, other than some very pesky mosquito fairies and three rather creepy ladies who seem likely to reappear in a future book.
Finnish author Tuutikki Tolonen and illustrator Pasi Pitkänen have created a gentle and imaginative story, much in the style of Tove Jansson's Moomin Trolls and Hayao Miyazki's Totoro. Not a lot action takes place but the charming world, laconic "monster" and pragmatic children make for a nostalgic picture of childhood in quieter times.
With the author's name being Tuutikki, this Moomin Troll-fan reviewer was instantly drawn to Monster Nanny. This charming book is a nice chapter reader/light fantasy mystery that would appeal to elementary school aged children as a chapter-a-night bedtime read. The mysteries of the gentle, though rather troll-like monsters are not completely resolved (this is, after all, only the first in a series). The three main children characters, Halley, Koby and Mimi, are all well developed. Mimi is especially endearing, as is her Blue Bathrobe. Grah is a lovable and amusing character. There is nothing really scary in these books, other than some very pesky mosquito fairies and three rather creepy ladies who seem likely to reappear in a future book.
Finnish author Tuutikki Tolonen and illustrator Pasi Pitkänen have created a gentle and imaginative story, much in the style of Tove Jansson's Moomin Trolls and Hayao Miyazki's Totoro. Not a lot action takes place but the charming world, laconic "monster" and pragmatic children make for a nostalgic picture of childhood in quieter times.
January 19, 2018
Reseña completa: https://goo.gl/PSB4rG
¿Sería posible para nosotros, los seres humanos, vivir de forma pacífica y apreciativa en coexistencia con los monstruos? ¿O intentaríamos utilizar a estas tiernas y fuertes criaturas como animales de trabajo y les obligaríamos a realizar nuestras tareas más pesadas? Lamentablemente, la naturaleza humana a menudo está lejos de ser humanitaria[...]
Esta frase me encantó y aunque no le di una nota más alta (porque el ritmo decae un poco a partir de la mitad del libro y a veces es repetitivo) creo que es un libro que vale mucho la pena por el mensaje. La autora aborda el tema del maltrato animal y a través de sus monstruos intenta crear empatía en los pequeños lectores y sobre todo a enseñarles a respetar a los animales.
Me gustó mucho encontrar un libro con esta temática y lo ideal sería reforzar el aprendizaje con un buen ejemplo por parte de los padres. El amor y respeto se enseñan en casa.
Citando a Arthur Schopenhauer "El hombre ha hecho de la tierra un infierno para los animales" una frase tan certera que describe el abuso y crueldad a la que hemos sometido a esos seres, menos mal no existen criaturas legendarias como dragones, que si no ya estarían domesticados cual caballo e incluso serían atracciones de circo. Tratemos de cambiar eso, los animalitos son los seres más nobles que existen en este mundo, y si no podemos ayudarlos al menos no los lastimemos.
¿Sería posible para nosotros, los seres humanos, vivir de forma pacífica y apreciativa en coexistencia con los monstruos? ¿O intentaríamos utilizar a estas tiernas y fuertes criaturas como animales de trabajo y les obligaríamos a realizar nuestras tareas más pesadas? Lamentablemente, la naturaleza humana a menudo está lejos de ser humanitaria[...]
Esta frase me encantó y aunque no le di una nota más alta (porque el ritmo decae un poco a partir de la mitad del libro y a veces es repetitivo) creo que es un libro que vale mucho la pena por el mensaje. La autora aborda el tema del maltrato animal y a través de sus monstruos intenta crear empatía en los pequeños lectores y sobre todo a enseñarles a respetar a los animales.
Me gustó mucho encontrar un libro con esta temática y lo ideal sería reforzar el aprendizaje con un buen ejemplo por parte de los padres. El amor y respeto se enseñan en casa.
Citando a Arthur Schopenhauer "El hombre ha hecho de la tierra un infierno para los animales" una frase tan certera que describe el abuso y crueldad a la que hemos sometido a esos seres, menos mal no existen criaturas legendarias como dragones, que si no ya estarían domesticados cual caballo e incluso serían atracciones de circo. Tratemos de cambiar eso, los animalitos son los seres más nobles que existen en este mundo, y si no podemos ayudarlos al menos no los lastimemos.
November 24, 2016
4,5/5 Très original, impossible à lâcher car je voulais découvrir les mystères derrière cette histoire de monstres nounou, de feestiques, de sorcière et même de robe de chambre étonnante. Une histoire qui se lit avec grand plaisir, peu importe l'âge, l'idéal est pour les enfants, mais en tant qu'adulte j'ai vraiment apprécié le voyage, le style, les personnages -de drôles d'enfants- Les nombreuses illustrations sont réussies et proposent une version imagée du récit. Tout est fait pour qu'on y soit bien, petit ou grand.
January 22, 2016
Melkoisen jännä lastenkirja. Minut saa puolelleen melkein aina, kun tarinaan sekoitetaan kansanperinnettä - tässä tapauksessa mörköjä. Ja ihan huippua, että kullanarvoisimmaksi tietolähteeksi kirjassa osoittautui tietokirja eikä mikään tylsä wiki.
Kirja on melko paksu (mutta kuitenkin helppolukuinen), joten se sopinee parhaiten paljon lukevista kolmasluokkalaisista ylöspäin.
Kirja on melko paksu (mutta kuitenkin helppolukuinen), joten se sopinee parhaiten paljon lukevista kolmasluokkalaisista ylöspäin.
March 6, 2016
Mainio ja mukavan vekkuli! Päässäni näin tarinan Studio Ghibli -elokuvana.
November 19, 2023
2016: 5/5
2020: 4/5
2020: 4/5
April 1, 2020
A delightfully quirky story recently translated from Finnish. Wonderfully rich novel, perfect for middle primary readers.
July 29, 2020
Детям понравилось, мне нет. Личность Буки (Монстра) не раскрыта!
December 21, 2017
How odd. Mother has received a surprise free vacation to Lapland. Father, who is on a business trip, is delayed by a blizzard...in June. Who will take care of the children? Well, a nanny has been assigned--a monster nanny. Halley, Koby, and Mimi aren't sure what to do. Mom is sure Dad will be home soon, so heads off on vacation. Something weird is definitely going on. Mimi's bathrobe has sage advice, but what does it all mean? Koby finds a book in the library that may offer clues. Halley tries to be the responsible one. Mimi bonds with the monster. But wait...are they the ONLY ones with monster nannies? Turns out their situation is not unique. What is going on? This is a delightfully silly, well-written book, originally published in Finland and now translated to English. Occasional black and white illustrations accompany the text. I found the book both amusing and interesting, but in the end the plot slowed down considerably when Dad came home. That made the ending, while satisfying, a bit of a relief.
January 12, 2023
L’autrice finlandese Tuutikki Tolonen ha vinto il premio Arvid Lydecken Prize con questo originale romanzo per bambini, dal quale ha preso spunto grazie a una stramba affermazione fatta dal figlio di sei anni mentre ascoltava delle notizie alla radio.
La mamma di Hilla, Kaapo e Maikki vince alla lotteria una vacanza in Lapponia e gli organizzatori dell’evento le mandano a casa un mostro addestrato che si prenderà cura dei sul figli per l’intero soggiorno. La tata mostro prepara da mangiare, mette in ordine, controlla i ragazzini e quando finisce i suoi compiti si ritira nell’armadio posizionato all’ingresso dell’abitazione. I bambini, però, sono curiosi e vogliono comprendere se anche i loro amici hanno ricevuto una tata mostro e perché fanno parte di questo strano esperimento.
Il racconto è davvero molto divertente ed originale, io e i miei bambini abbiamo adorato Maikki e il suo amico Accappatoio, che ci hanno strappato più di una risata. Lo stile scorrevole, semplice e ironico rende la lettura estremamente godibile, anche se non tutto viene svelato in questo primo capitolo, l’unico per ora pubblicato in Italia.
Un romanzo sull’amicizia, sull’accettazione del diverso e la comprensione della diversità, arricchito da piacevoli illustrazioni che mostrano alcuni avvenimenti della storia.
Un libro per bambini dagli otto anni che vogliono leggere una storia fantastica e tenera.
Assolutamente consigliato.
July 4, 2017
This is a really fun, and rather fantastical tale, of some children who are sent a nanny in the form of a monster! The text is well spaced for young readers, with chapters of a good length and broken up well with black and white illustrations. This is quite a long book, so would be great for readers that are past following their educational reading format and are on to choosing their own books and are developing confidence in that area. With a nice triumphant ending, this is sure to be an enjoyable read for children. It would also be lovely for parents to read with children, a chapter or two at night-time and enjoy the experience together.
September 20, 2017
"En résumé, voici un premier tome qui m'a totalement convaincue et m'a fait connaître un univers vraiment très chouette. Des personnages atypiques, surtout la petite Mimi qui est très attachante et un monstre nounou qui ne parle pas, mais qui en devient très attachant ! Les dessins qui accompagnent le récit apportent également une certaine intensité, qui permet de s'immerger encore plus dans cette aventure. Une série que je ne peux que conseiller... Aux plus petits, comme aux plus grands !
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February 26, 2018
The Hellman children must make dowith a nanny while their mother is away at a spa. The only problem? Their nanny is a monster.
Grah is hairy, dusty, and doesn't talk. When the siblings discover that other neighborhood kids have been left with similar creatures, they start to wonder where the monsters came from. With the parents away, the kids work together (between bickering) to figure out the mystery of the monsters.
Tolonen seamlessly intertwines contemporary life with a world full of strange creatures. Monster Nanny is at once a refreshing change of pace and a return to timeless adventure (from publisher). Great read for Roald Dahl fans.
Grah is hairy, dusty, and doesn't talk. When the siblings discover that other neighborhood kids have been left with similar creatures, they start to wonder where the monsters came from. With the parents away, the kids work together (between bickering) to figure out the mystery of the monsters.
Tolonen seamlessly intertwines contemporary life with a world full of strange creatures. Monster Nanny is at once a refreshing change of pace and a return to timeless adventure (from publisher). Great read for Roald Dahl fans.
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