Linda Bondestam
Linda Bondestam is one of the most prominent children’s book illustrators in the Nordic countries. Linda Bondestam (b.1977) studied to become an illustrator at Kingston University in the UK. Bondestam has illustrated dozens of children’s books for Finnish and Swedish publishers, and her books have been translated into Arabic, Belorussian, Croatian, Danish, English, Finnish, German, Latvian, Norwegian, Russian, Serbian, Turkish and Ukrainian. Bondestam has been nominated for the Finlandia Junior Prize three times, Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award five times, as well as the Nordic Council’s Children and Young People’s Literature Prize in 2013 and the August Prize in 2016. Animals That No One Has Seen Except Us was awarded the Snöbollen Prize for Swedish Picture Book of the Year in 2016 and the Nordic Council’s Children and Young People’s Literature Prize in 2017. Bondestam was also the first recipient of the Vanessa Prize (Vanessapriset) in 2016.
Text and illustrations by Linda Bondestam 40 pages / 2018
“An artist who goes from strength to strength with each book” — Nordic Council
Good Night, World God natt på jorden
A simple, beautiful and humorous bedtime story with alternative endings. Good Night, World is the first book written and illustrated by Linda Bondestam, and stands out with its visual storytelling, in her distinctive choice of colour, varied landscapes and surprising species. Animation of Good Night, World coming up in 2020.