“I love creating fun a quirky animal characters and stories that have heart.”
Mirka Hokkanen is an author-illustrator creating picture books, graphic novels and non-fiction books for kids ages 3-8 years. Each book has free resources to download found at the Free Resources page.
Mossy and Tweed: Crazy for Coconuts
Holiday House . 2023 . ISBN: 9780823456796 . 4-8 Years
Two clueless gnomes on a quest to crack a coconut make one blooper after another in this over-the-top funny early graphic novel series.
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Kitty and Cat: Opposites Attract
Candlewick . 2023 . ISBN: 9781536223675 . 2-5 Years
Meet Kitty! Kitty wants to play! Meet Cat. Cat just wants to nap. Bold, whimsical artwork and plenty of humor engage little ones in a sly and stylish introduction to opposites.
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2023 Northern Lights Book Awards winner in Concept Category
Mossy and Tweed: Double Trouble
Holiday House . 2023 . ISBN: 9780823452354 . 4-8 Years
Is there room for two unicorns in the Gnome Woods? Mossy and Tweed find out in another silly, slapstick adventure in this over-the-top funny early graphic novel series.
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Kitty & Cat: Bent Out of Shape
Candlewick . 2023 . ISBN: 9781536223682 . 2-5 Years
Bathtime has Cat quite literally bent out of shape in this fresh, funny concept book that’s purr-fect for the preschool set.
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Mathical Book Award winner, 2023
Little Seasons: Spring Seeds
Odd Dot . Coming Feb 2024 . ISBN 1250885604 .
2-6 years
A funny and informative nonfiction picture book introducing the life cycle of seeds and exploring the season of spring, includes interactive back matter.
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Little Seasons: Autumn Leaves
Odd Dot . Coming Sep 2025 . ISBN 1250885612 . 2-6 years
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Discover how leaves fall into place! As summer fades into autumn, the amazing life cycle continues―leaves change color and begin to fall. From spiky cactus spines to big ruffly kale leaves and everything in between, discover what leaves can do in this pitch-perfect picture book for younger readers.
With clear, informative text and bright, charming illustrations, as well as lots of hilarious interjections from the leaves themselves, this is an exciting second book in a nonfiction picture book series exploring life cycles and the seasons.
Four Otters Toboggan: An Animal Counting Book
Author: Vivian Kirkfield
Publisher: Pomegranate Kids, 2019
ISBN: 0764984357
Water wakes. Wildlife greets the day and finds shelter, safety, and fun on the river in this lyrical, ecologically oriented counting book.
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How the Forest Feels: Sensory Play Nature’s Way
Author: Wendi Silvano
Publisher: Holiday House, 2025
ISBN: 978-0823456406
Forest school meets sensory play in this cozy picture book about a grandparent and grandchild on an exploratory walk through the woods.
With soft, velvety illustrations, this sumptuous story is just right for kids who learn by doing, and makes an ideal read-aloud for preschools with sensory awareness on the curriculum. Back matter features an author’s note about the five senses, as well as an interactive sensory treasure hunt for curious young readers (with adult supervision)..
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Harmony Humbolt: The Perfect Pets Queen
Author: Jenna Grodzicki
Publisher: Clear Fork, 2021
ISBN: 1950169553
Harmony Humbolt had a colossal collection of Perfect Pets. To everyone else, they might just be stuffed animals, but to Harmony they are EVERYTHING. Harmony hates leaving them home when she goes to school, so she figures out how to share them with her friends . . . with the right rules in place to keep them safe. Can Harmony let go of her strict rules to enjoy both her perfect pets and her friends?
