Lin Hallberg
Lin Hallberg, born 1956, is one of Sweden’s foremost writers of horse books. She got her first horse when she was 12, and has been hooked since then. Currently she is running a stables where she is breeding shetland ponies.
Books by Lin Hallberg
Sigge and the Stable Friends: Autumn Adventures
Lin Hallberg
It’s Friday, the best day of the week — it means that Saga and her friends are going riding at Broby Stables. That’s where Sigge lives, the world’s cutest Shetland pony!Today, they are going to tidy up around the stable. And later, the older girls ar…
Bo’s Best Friends
Lin Hallberg
It’s crowded at Bo’s house. He has lots of brothers and sisters, and there is definitely no room for a pet. So, naturally, the lady in the magic pet shop knows exactly what kind of animal Bo needs. Perhaps it will help him learn to count?This is the…
Swedish title: Bos bästis
Series: The Magic Pet Shop
Category: Children
Pub date: 04-07-2022
Format: 148 x 210 mm, 64 pages, colour
Beloved SIgge
Lin Hallberg
The Sigge series features Elina and her friends at the cosy stable in Broby. And Sigge of course, the cutest little Shetland pony Elina has ever seen. As always, Margareta Nordqvist’s pictures are the perfect fit to the heart-warming story by Lin Hal…
Look at Indy
Lin Hallberg
Animals, magic and clever illustrations all feature in these wonderful extra-easy-to-read books that are just perfect for awakening a love of reading.Step into the Magic Pet Shop. There is an animal for every child and a shop assistant who knows prec…
Swedish title: Titta på Indy
Series: The Magic Pet Shop
Category: Children
Pub date: 29-06-2021
Format: 148 x 210 mm, 64 pages, colour
Sigge’s Friendship Book
Lin Hallberg
Sigge the little Shetland pony is more popular than ever! Sigge’s Friendship Book is reissued in an updated colourful version, where friends can fill in information about themselves. And of course, there are also pages where you can fill in details a…
Dance with Sigge
Lin Hallberg
It’s springtime and the horses at the Broby Stables are busy training to compete in the big dressage event in Denmark. Elina and Sigge are going to show the world what they can do. Spirits are high and when everything is going well, it almost feels l…
Indra Larsson’s Improbable Horse Diary
Lin Hallberg
Celebrated author Lin Hallberg is back with her third book about the daydreaming and totally animal-mad Indra Larsson.It’s spring and love is in the air! Mummy’s “friend” Arvid arrives with his stripy pyjamas and is going to stay over. Thea is convin…
Swedish title: Indra Larssons rätt osannolika hästdagbok
Series: The Horse Whisperer
Category: Children
Pub date: 24-08-2020
Format: 135 x 185 mm, 208 pages
Noa’s Journey
Lin Hallberg
Animals, magic and funny and clever illustrations all feature in these wonderful extra-easy-to-read books that are just perfect for awakening a love of reading. Step into the Magic Pet shop. There is an animal for every child and a shop assistant who…
Swedish title: Noas resa
Series: The Magic Pet Shop
Category: Children
Pub date: 01-07-2020
Format: 148 x 210 mm, 64 pages, colour
In the Stable with Sigge
Lin Hallberg
Sigge, everyone’s favourite pony, is back!It’s time to open the new stable and to organise training camps for the Christmas holidays. The main activity is going to be dressage and the group gets to practise with a real dressage judge. Their goal is t…
Indra Larsson’s Not Entirely Successful Riding Lessons
Lin Hallberg
Indra Larsson has a lot on her mind, with riding lessons not going too well and best friends drifting apart. And when Sander, who is a western rider and an animal communicator, says that he will lead a clinic for problem horses over the Christmas hol…
Swedish title: Indra Larssons inte särskilt lyckade ridlektioner
Series: The Horse Whisperer
Category: Children
Pub date: 02-09-2019
Format: 135x185 mm, 250 pages, b&w illustrations
Rising Trot
Lin Hallberg
Saga and Harry have started taking riding lessons at the Broby stable, and they have loads of questions. Why do the riding court’s sides have letters on them? How can you get the horse to go where you want? And what does rising trot mean? With some h…
Indra Larsson’s Not Entirely Perfect Horse Life
Lin Hallberg
The author of the popular Sigge series is back with a new series for all book lovers. This is the first book in the new series “The Horse Whisperer”.This is a book about dreams and about doing anything for them to come true. Even if that means that b…
Swedish title: Indra Larssons inte helt perfekta hästliv
Series: The Horse Whisperer
Category: Children
Pub date: 23-07-2019
Format: 135x185 mm, 250 pages, b&w illustrations
Save Ruth
Lin Hallberg
Animals, magic and cool illustrations – this easy-to-read book by Lin Hallberg and Jonna Björnstjerna is perfect for making reading fun and exciting.Step into The Magic Pet Shop, where there is an animal for every child and the shop assistant knows j…
Swedish title: Rädda Rut
Series: The Magic Pet Shop
Category: Children
Pub date: 02-07-2019
Format: 148x210 mm, 64 pages, color
Compete With Sigge
Lin Hallberg
The Sigge books form a popular series about horses. Everybody Loves Sigge, the first book in the series, was awarded a prize by the Book Jury, which is the children’s own list of the year’s best books. The books have also been praised by critics and…
Gallop on, Sigge
Lin Hallberg
A new book in this favourite series for all young horse enthusiasts. Sigge, the stable and her horse-loving friends are the most important things in Elina’s life but her mum and dad say that three days a week at the stables is enough. She has to conc…
The Circus Pony
Lin Hallberg
A circus has come to Vik. Tiger has gotten hold of some tickets so Levi and Lo can go too. Tiger doesn’t really like circuses becausehe doesn’t think that animals should have to do tricks and his fears are confirmed when an unhappy pony suddenly turn…
Swedish title: Cirkusponnyn
Series: Tiger Andersson
Category: Children
Pub date: 02-07-2018
Format: 148 x 210 mm, 80 pages, colour
The Mischievous Bruno
Lin Hallberg
Step into the magical pet shop where there is a perfect animal for every child and a shopkeeper that knows which pet that is. Bruno’s mum says that he has to go out. He can’t sit at home in front of the computer all day. His mum thinks he should go a…
Swedish title: Brunos bus
Series: The Magic Pet Shop
Category: Children
Pub date: 02-07-2018
Format: 148 x 210 mm, 64 pages, colour
Gallop On, Sigge
Lin Hallberg
Sigge, the stable and her horse-loving friends are the most important things in Elina’s life but her mum and dad say that three days a week at the stables is enough. She has to concentrate on her schoolwork too. And it doesn’t even help when Elina te…
The Bunny Club
Lin Hallberg
Lin Hallberg’s ”Animal Academy” is a series of books that are easy to read, fun and full of animals. These colourful books for early readers are about siblings Levi and Lo that take care of animals together with their neighbour Tiger. Today there’s a…
Swedish title: Kaninklubben
Series: Animal Academy
Category: Children
Pub date: 03-07-2017
Format: 148mm x 210mm, 64 pages, color
Ester’s Longing
Lin Hallberg
Every child needs a pet – and that’s something that the sales assistant in the magical pet shop knows. Ester sits and looks out of the window of the basement room her family now lives in. She can see the street outside and it’s new and unfamiliar. Ho…
Swedish title: Ester längtar
Series: The Magic Pet Shop
Category: Children
Pub date: 03-07-2017
Format: 148 x 210mm, 64 pages, color
As the Stars Fall
Lin Hallberg
Tess and Tom. Tom and Tess. And how love and loyalty to a horse can give so much power that one can make the seemingly impossible in order to save it. Tess’s parents plan to follow her grandmother’s last wish. They leave town on a cold January nigh…
Swedish title: Som stjärnor faller
Category: Children
Pub date: 01-06-2017
Format: 125 x 197 mm, 192 pages
Sigge’s Activity Book
Lin Hallberg
Here comes an activity book packed with funny crafts. A perfect gift for all horse lovers! Choose the right path to the stables through the maze, draw your dream horse, read Sigge’s 10 Commandments and much much more … The book includes 50 stickers…
Sally and Sigge
Lin Hallberg
A new term starts at the riding school and the riding instructor Ingela says that everyone must try and ride other horses than their usual one in order to be a really experienced rider. When Elina is to ride Nanou, tears are not far away. Why is Nan…
Sockan Starts Puppy School
Lin Hallberg
Sockan the little puppy is missing and Levi and Lo are helping in the search. Sockan’s young owner is very sad. She thinks her parents won’t let her keep Sockan as the puppy is so naughty. Luckily Tiger Andersson knows how to teach puppies how to beh…
Swedish title: Sockan börjar valpskola
Category: Children
Pub date: 01-07-2016
Format: 148 x21O mm, 64 pages
A Friend to Leo
Lin Hallberg
Swedish title: En kompis till Leo
Series: The Magic Pet Shop
Category: Children
Pub date: 30-06-2016
Ready to Go Sigge
Lin Hallberg
Summer with its long, lazy days is coming to an end. The horses have also had a summer rest but they need to be ridden right up until the autumn term starts at school. Elina and her friends have to help out. Ingela plans a long trek with an overnight…
Nova’s Secret
Lin Hallberg
Nova dreams of having a pet of her very own. Luckily there is a magic pet shop in town. This is a new series with magic, excitement and cute animals. Very easy-to-read with text in capital letters. Lin Hallberg, author of the immensely popular horse…
Swedish title: Novas hemlighet
Series: The Magic Pet Shop
Category: Children
Pub date: 01-07-2015
Format: 148x210 mm, 64 pages, color
Secret Hanson
Lin Hallberg
On their way home Levi and Lo hear someone call. When they look around they see a bird staring at them. Their neighbour Tiger thinks it is a cage bird that has escaped. They have to help it for how else will it survive? Easy-toread, amusing and with…
Swedish title: Hemliga Hanson
Series: Tiger Andersson
Category: Children
Pub date: 01-07-2015
Format: 148x210 mm, 64 pages, color
You and Me Sigge
Lin Hallberg
Old and new friends meet at Broby farm to participate in Ingela’s riding and training camp and the week will be rounded off with horse competitions. You can read more about Sam and Sigge in the Broby kids’ Shetland ponies that tell the stories of Eli…
Sam and Sigge – The first Chirstmas
Lin Hallberg
Swedish title: Sam och Sigge och den första julen
Category: Children
Pub date: 15-10-2014
Format: 148x210 mm, 96 pages, color
Summer with Sigge
Lin Hallberg
At last, Elina’s dream of having a horse of her own comes true, even if it’s only for a few weeks. A change of scenery for Sigge and Elina can look after him as if he were her own: a whole summer with Sigge at grandma and grandpa’s farm. Here is the…
Sam and Sigge and the Long Journey
Lin Hallberg
A Squeak in a Bag
Lin Hallberg
Summer holidays at last. Levi and Lo go to the market with their neighbour Tiger Andersson who is a potter. He is going to sell the mugs he has made. While helping Tiger they find a strange bag with a label attached! The bag moves! Squeaks come…
Swedish title: Det piper i påsen
Series: Animal Academy
Category: Children
Pub date: 15-07-2013
Format: 64 pages, 148 x 210 mm, colour
Sigge forever
Lin Hallberg
Elina can hardly believe it´s true! She is going to be allowed to look after Sigge all by herself. As she shuts the cupboard where all of Sigge´s gear and halter are kept, she feels as though Jossan has given her a prize! It´s hard to say goodb…
Sam & Sigge and the Knight brother’s
Lin Hallberg
The Sigge books form a series about horses written by Lin Hallberg and illustrated throughout by Margareta Nordquist. Everybody Loves Sigge was awarded a prize by the Book Jury, which is the list of the year’s best books chosen by Swedish children th…
The animals move in
Lin Hallberg
At last something fun is happening! A parrot, a dog and perhaps a tiger have just moved into the neighboring house. Easy to read and fun when Levi and his sister Lo get a whole lot of new neighbors. Perfect for all new readers who like animals! With…
Swedish title: Djuren flyttar in
Series: Animal Academy
Category: Children
Pub date: 30-07-2012
Format: 64 pages,148 x 210 mm , colour
Hedda’s book
Lin Hallberg
Hedda and Granny are sitting in the twilight room threading bead days on their necklaces. Bead days are the days and the small wonderful moments in life that Hedda wants to remember and keep for ever. When Hedda’s Mum and Dad have boring things…
Swedish title: Heddas bok
Category: Children
Pub date: 04-06-2012
Format: 176 pages, 148 x 210 mm, colour
Sigge at last
Lin Hallberg
At last Elina has become a stable girl and is allowed to be part of the stable gang. Of course it’s tired old Atle she has to look after and not the wonderful Sigge, but it’s still great to feel like one of the big girls and it is almost like having…
The Night Sigge was Born
Lin Hallberg
Simon and Eric are never tired of hearing their mother’s stories of their beloved Shelties, Sam and SiggeThis one is the exciting tale of the stormy night out on the moors when Sigge was born. An easy-to-read book in full colour for all the girls and…
Jump High Sigge!
Lin Hallberg
Finally Half Term is here and Elina can ride Sigge to the big riding school. In the manege Elina is allowed to gallop and jump with Sigge, but he is in his most awkward mood and it all goes wrong. And up on the benches Jossan and her friends are sitt…
It’s haunted, Sigge
Lin Hallberg
Now the third term at Broby Farm is starting. Elina, Hanna, Mattis and Agnes can help more and more in the stables. The first riding lesson turns into a surprise when two new pupils turn up. What if they want to ride and groom the girls’ favourite ho…
Swedish title: Det spökar, Sigge
Category: Children
Pub date: 23-08-2010
Format: 148 pages, 148x210 mm, color
Adventure with Sigge
Lin Hallberg
Ghostly horses, grilling sausages and a brilliant adventure!Elina has been given the best present in the world! Well, apart from being given Sigge, of course. She’s been invited on an adventure trek with Eric, Simon and Ingela, and she will be riding…
Swim safe Sigge
Lin Hallberg
At the Riding Camp with Sigge
Lin Hallberg
At the Riding Camp with Sigge is the fifth book about pony-mad Elina and her friend who meet up at the delightful Shetland pony stables at Broby, run by Ingela, the best riding instructor in the world! It’s the summer holidays, and time for riding ca…
Happy – a Horse in a Million
Lin Hallberg
One day it happens, just like it always does in the books about horses that Madde reads. Madde’s dad tells her she’s going to get her very own horse to look after, because she’s been so lonely while her mum has been ill. Madde finds Happy, the wonder…
Swedish title: Happy - en häst på miljonen
Category: Children
Pub date: 07-08-2007
Format: 96 pages, b/w illustrations
April Fool, Sigge
Lin Hallberg
The Sigge books form a series about horses written by Lin Hallberg and illustrated throughout by Margareta Nordquist. Everybody Loves Sigge was awarded a prize by the Book Jury, which is children’s own list of the year’s best books. The books have al…
Sigge’s Friendship Book
Lin Hallberg
Sigge the little Shetland pony is more popular than ever! Sigge’s Friendship Book is reissued in an updated colourful version, where friends can fill in information about themselves. And of course, there are also pages where you can fill in details a…
Come On, Sigge
Lin Hallberg
Come On, Sigge! is the third book in the series about the Shetland pony Sigge and pony-mad Elina and her friends who meet up at the delightful Shetland pony stables at Broby, run by Ingela, the best riding instructor in the world!Here Elina meets Sig…
Thursdays with Sigge
Lin Hallberg
Elina yearns and yearns. Her Shetland pony Sigge is in the stable in Broby, ill but getting better. And surely she will be the one who gets to look after and ride him as soon as he is well enough?The second book in the series about the Broby kids’ Sh…
Everybody loves Sigge
Lin Hallberg
This is the first book in a series about Elina, a little girl who is absolutely mad about horses. Here Elina meets Sigge, the sweetest little Shetland pony you ever did see. It’s love at first sight!But one day when Elina arrives at the stables, Sigg…