Mauri Kunnas

Carl-Otto Johansson (b. 1976)

is the children’s music performer behind the stage name Daddy Donut (Pappa Kapsyl in Sweden). He released his first record in 2012 and has been touring with his unique dinosaur rock ever since.

©Mattias Johansson

Ola Lindblom (b. 1979)

The illustrator Ola Lindblom (b. 1979) brings to life the chase and trill in Daddy Donut's text. He is an illustrator and librarian.

Running from a T-Rex

(Jagad av en T-rex) Age 3+ | 24 pages | Rabén & Sjögren | 2022

Daddy Donut is buying a hot dog when an ill-mannered T-Rex suddenly shows up and wants a bite. The best thing to do is to take the hotdog and run, but the T-Rex follows, and a thrilling chase begins. The rhyming text gallops through the pages and the quirky illustrations encourage to play hide and seek with the dinosaur. You can almost taste the hotdog!

Running from a T-Rex is the debut picture book by Daddy Donut, one of Sweden’s most popular children’s artists. Daddy Donut is also well-known internationally and his English language Youtube channel has over 40 million views. Universal Music Group is planning to launch Daddy Donut in Germany as Papa Brezel.

© Hugo Thambert and Kajsa Göransson

Susanne Trydal (b. 1981)

comes from Åsa, a small town near Kungsbacka on the west coast of Sweden. She has worked in the publishing industry throughout her adult life. Trydal’s debut book, the first part of the fantasy trilogy about Hallahem that she co-wrote with Daniel Åhlin, was published in 2015.

Ellen Ekman (b. 1986)

is an illustrator and cartoonist, who has created several picture books with other authors and is known for the series Little Berlin. Her first own picture book, Idde och hajen (Idde and the Shark) was published in 2019.

Celebrated Ekman has received numerous awards and prizes including te Albert Engström's Youth Prize, the Stora Pondus Prize, the Swedish Series Academy's Adamson Statuette and the Rosenström Culture Prize.

Do You Dare, Stella?

(Är du rädd, Stella?) Age 3+ | 32 pages | Rabén & Sjögren | 2022

Stella's big sister Agnes is going to babysit for a couple of hours while their mom and dad are away on a parent-teacher meeting. Agnes is not so interested in playing, but Stella wants to build a pillow fort and after a bit of nagging, her big sister helps. When the magnificent fort is done, Stella and Agnes turn down the lights and collect all their stuffed animals inside. But suddenly, Agnes looks cunning and wants to tell ghost stories, if Stella dares! Stella does dare, at least a little bit. But who is most scared, really?

Do You Dare, Stella? is the stand alone follow up to Watch out, Stella! The series portraits sibling relationships at both best and worst in a funny and loving way.

Watch out, Stella

(Se upp, Stella) Age 3+ | 32 pages | Rabén & Sjögren | 2021

A warm and humorous portrayal of sibling rivalry and affection, but also a poignant depiction of how children deal with their inner fears.

Stella is five years old and has the world's best big sister. Agnes is cool, older and stronger, and she already goes to school. But when their mother says that Stella must visit the eye doctor, jealous Agnes tricks her little sister into thinking that she's going blind. The following night worried Stella cannot sleep, and the next morning she decides to practice being blind. Moving around in her daily life at home and daycare with her eyes closed turns out to be a challenge.