Lejon kommer

Badger Meets Lion

(Lejon kommer)

Age 1+ | 24 pages | Förlaget M | 2022

In this lovely wintery sequel, Badger and the child celebrate Christmas at her grandfather’s cabin. Under the Christmas tree, there is an exciting package that rustles, and in it they find a wild lion lurking, a new stuffed animal for the child. Badger’s whole world changes as he comes to feel what resembles sibling rivalry. Despite the feeling of jealousy, however, Badger also experiences the joy of having a new friend and sibling.

Katri Kirkkopelto (b. 1966) is an award-winning artist, illustrator and art teacher who has a special talent for tailoring serious content to appeal to young children. She works closely with schools on material about emotional growth. Her books support the child’s emotional and self-regulating development, and they have been translated into Dutch, Estonian and Russian to date.

A subtle, warm-hearted picture book series embracing social and emotional learning.

Blue (Molli) is a furry character who grows from a suspicious solitary creature into a loyal friend, who learns to smile along the way and braves out of her house into the garden and the forest beyond. She worries and frets about the unknown, but learns to overcome her fears and shyness while her self-awareness grows. Blue's philosophy is about acceptance, everyday bravery, self-confidence, and learning to recognise and accept emotions and change.

Blue’s Christmas (Mollin joulu)

Age 3+ | 34 pages | Lasten keskus | 2022

Something strange is happening. Blue’s friends Pluck and Messy behave weirdly and speak endlessly about Christmas, who will come soon. Blue has no idea who or what this strange Christmas is.

Blue gets tips from her friends about how to prepare for Christmas and she wants to do everything well, but it is hard if you don’t understand what it is all about. Blue is worried what happens if she doesn’t behave well enough and gets no presents.

Blue’s Christmas is a story about anticipation, sharing, and being happy together.

Blue and Mysterious Messy (Molli ja salaperäinen Suttu)

Age 3+ | 40 pages | Lasten keskus | 2021

Blue and Mysterious Messy is a cheerful and touching story about the importance of privacy, different habits, the challenges of living together, and the line between selfishness and selflessness.

Blue loves her home but strange things keep occurring. Things are misplaced, objects are falling off the shelves, and messy little footprints appear everywhere. Together with her friend Little Pluck, Blue bravely attempts to solve these mysterious events and ends up on a little adventure.

Blue (Molli)

Age 4+ | 34 pages |

Lasten keskus | 2016

Blue is a sincere story about friendship and loneliness, longing and determination, told with compassion and humour.

Blue and the Strange One (Molli ja Kumma)

4+ | 36 pages

| Lasten Keskus | 2018

As Blue and her friend Little Sisu try to find the answer to The Strange One’s secret, they are forced to reflect on fear, bravery and prejudice.

The Blue series for little ones deals with daily matters that any family can relate to. With less text and underlined message, the series introduces the relatable character of Blue to the smallest readers in the family. By shaking, flipping, and gently patting the pages of the book, surprising things happen on the next page. The topics deal with bedtime tantrums, picky eating and getting a cold.

Blue and the Edge of the World (Molli ja maan ääri)

Age 4+ | 40 pages |

Lasten Keskus | 2019

Blue’s world consists of her house and garden. Blue feels safe there but recently she has been drawn to the mysterious forest behind the stone wall.

Blue and the Silly Sickness (Molli ja pöpi pipi)

Age 2+ | 24 pages

Lasten Keskus | 2022

Blue’s Bedtime Fit of Laughter (Mollin iltahepuli)

Age 2+ | 24 pages

Lasten keskus 2020

Blue and the Green Pea (Molli ja hirveä herne)

Age 2+ | 24 pages

Lasten keskus | 2020

Linda Bondestam (b. 1977)

is one of the most celebrated illustrators of her generation and she has collaborated with numerous authors in Finland and abroad, most notably with Ulf Stark. Linda has been sitting on chair number 11 in the Swedish Children’s Book Academy since 2019. She has been nominated for a number of prizes for her vivid and playful illustrations, including the ALMA award, the August Prize and Finlandia Junior. She has won the Swedish Picture Book of the Year in 2016, the Nordic Council Prize in 2017, and was awarded the Family Initiative Prize for working in an admirable way for social security and increased well-being in families on a sustainable basis. Most recently, her works have been translated into Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Italian, Korean, Latvian and Norwegian.

Good Morning Space

(God morgon rymden)

Age 3+ | 40 pages | Förlaget M | 2022

Good Morning Space is a sibling book to Linda Bondestam’s celebrated Good Night Earth. This time the perspective is reversed – it is now a child on Earth who is looking at other space beings. An unexpected point of view, funny surprises, cut pages, and small tasks, like waking up a sleepyhead, makes this book a peppy challenger to the classic feel-good story.

Good Night Earth

(God natt på jorden)

Age 3+ | 40 pages | Förlaget M | 2018

From the savanna to the city to outer space, this book offers a charming peek at the many ways we settle in for sleep, with gorgeous, dreamlike illustrations full of offbeat humor.

Linda Bondestam’s debut as a picture book author is a beautiful bedtime story that stands out with its visual storytelling, illustrations full of wit and tenderness, distinctive choice of colour, a dash of humour, varied landscape, and surprising species. Die-cut pages invite the little ones to discover how all kinds of creatures find peaceful and playful ways to end the day. English edition published in spring 2021.