Sleep, My Little Darling Pig

Lotta Olsson

A soothing collection of bedtime poetry in the softest of rhymes, paired with tender illustrations that lull the reader to sleep and carry us into the safe and adventurous world of dreams.

Lotta Olsson is an award-winning poet and author who writes for both children and adults. Her elegant and engaging texts have earned her numerous awards, most recently in 2025 the Expressen Heffa klump Award and the Swedish Academy’s prize for distinguished authors of children’s and young adult literature. The opening stanza of Sleep, My Little Darling Pig was partially written together with Ulf Nilsson.

Matilda Ruta is an illustrator, comic artist, and picture book creator. She has been nominated for both the August Prize and the Elsa Beskow Plaque, and in 2023 she received the Lennart Hellsing Scholarship. In her artwork, colour is used masterfully to heighten the sense of drama.