Linda Bondestam

© Niklas Sandström

© Niklas Sandström

 

Linda Bondestam is an award-winning illustrator based in Helsinki. A graduate of Kingston University in London, she has illustrated dozens of children's books that have been translated into more than ten languages. One of the most celebrated illustrators in the Nordic countries, Linda was awarded the Snöbollen for Swedish Picture Book of the Year in 2016 and the Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize in 2017 for Djur som ingen sett utom vi (Animals that no one has seen except us). She was also nominated for the August Prize in 2020 for Mitt bottenliv (My life at the bottom) and is a six-time ALMA nominee, among various other awards. Good Night, Earth is her authorial debut.


 

Books

Featured
Good Morning, Space
Good Morning, Space
$19.95

by Linda Bondestam

Translated from the Swedish by A. A. Prime

Yonder: Restless Books for Young Readers | Ages 4–7

Wake up, Mommy and Daddy! The sun is rising, the stars are shining, and friends all over the universe are jumping out of bed to greet the day.

Hardcover ISBN: 9781632063830
Publication date: Apr 15, 2025

My Life at the Bottom: The Story of a Lonesome Axolotl
My Life at the Bottom: The Story of a Lonesome Axolotl
$19.95

by Linda Bondestam

Translated from the Swedish by A. A. Prime

Yonder: Restless Books for Young Readers | Ages 4–7

From award-winning Nordic author and illustrator Linda Bondestam comes a new kind of climate change story, narrated by an adorable axolotl who is—possibly—the last of its kind.

Hardcover ISBN: 9781632061386
Publication date: May 24, 2022

Good Night, Earth
Good Night, Earth
$20.00

by Linda Bondestam

Translated from the Swedish by Galit Hasan-Rokem

Yonder: Restless Books for Young Readers | Ages 3–6

From the savanna to the city to outer space, celebrated Nordic children’s book illustrator Linda Bondestam offers a charming peek at the many ways we settle in for sleep, with gorgeous, dreamlike illustrations full of offbeat humor.

Hardcover • ISBN: 9781632062864
Publication date: Apr 27, 2021

The Yonder Critters Bundle
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The Yonder Critters Bundle
$42.00 $56.90

My Life at the Bottom + It’s OK, Slow Lizard + Ellie’s Voice

A trio of picture books from women writers in translation, each told through the perspective of a unique little critter including an adorable Mexican axolotl, a mellow Korean lizard, and a questing Estonian bird.