Jonna Björnstjerna
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Madelene Hovstadius
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Madelene Hovstadius
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Madelene Hovstadius
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Madelene Hovstadius
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Madelene Hovstadius
Category: Children
Jonna Björnstjerna
Jonna Björnstjerna has been scaring children since 2007 with her books about ghosts, trolls, monsters and whatever else goes bump in the night.
Her best-known work is the picture book series The Dark Tales of Lillebror Rabbit, which has been translated into several languages and received recognition from both readers and critics. Her debut picture book, The Monster in the Woods, won Bokjuryn in 2007, and in 2010 the follow-up The Gobbler received the same award. Later titles, including The Ghost Train and The Spaceship, have also been awarded prizes by local chapters of Bokjuryn.
In 2019 she and Josefin Johansson received the Carl von Linné Prize for their book Drottningsylt, and in 2024 Jonna was honoured with the Ottilia Adelborg Prize for her complete artistic body of work. Her stories have been adapted for theatre, used in nurseries and schools as inspiration for creative play and storytelling, and twice brought to television in the program Lässugen (The Frightful Witch and The Kraken).
Most often it is Lillebror Rabbit who finds himself in the middle of her eerie adventures, but sometimes Jonna’s stories follow human characters too. In addition to creating her own tales, she also illustrates books for other authors.
Jonna studied illustration and graphic design at Central Saint Martins in London, and before that comic art and graphic novels at Serieskolan in Malmö.
An anglophile at heart, she has made the UK her home for more than a decade. After many years in London, she moved to Bristol in 2019, where she now lives with her husband Ben, her two children, and Elmo the dog.
Books by Jonna Björnstjerna
The Dark Tales of Lillebror Rabbit: With Monsters and Ghosts in Fairytale Forest
Jonna Björnstjerna
Extra special features about the wonderful Rabbit family in Fairytale Forest in a new collection!Praise has been pouring in for Jonna Björnstjerna’s award winning picture books since the first book about Lillebror Kanin was published in 2007. They ar…
Day of the Dead
Jonna Björnstjerna
It is finally time for All Hallows Eve, or The Day of the Dead, as it is called in the Fairy Tale Forest! It is the day when regular rabbits, gnomes and trolls can visit their graves in The Valley of the Dead without being chased by vampires or a hun…
Ella Dares
Lin Hallberg
Step into the magical pet store! Here there is an animal for every child and a shop keeper who knows exactly which animal each child needs. “The Magical Pet Shop” is a series of easy-to-read books that are perfect to kick start a desire to read. With…
The Enchanted Castle
Jonna Björnstjerna
Every self-respecting royal family has a castle dragon. But now, the dragon of the Enchanted Forest has started nibbling at the courtiers and smashing towers in the castle. That simply won’t do!This year’s edition of the castle’s popular public festi…
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…
The Return of the Mummy
Jonna Björnstjerna
It’s Friday in Wonderwoods and Lillebror Rabbit is going to spend a cosy Friday evening and have a sleepover at Grandma Rabbit’s house. But in the middle of the night, he is woken by a terrible scream. To his horror, Lillebror discovers that Granny h…
The Flora & Fauna of Wonderwoods
Jonna Björnstjerna
Welcome to the magical and fascinating world of Wonderwoods!A place for everyone who loves the Rabbit Family and enjoys following their adventures in both the beautiful and scary parts of the forest. This is the perfect introduction and key to unders…
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…
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…
The Spaceship
Jonna Björnstjerna
It’s the most beautiful starry night in Wonderwoods and the entire Rabbit family have gone to the Observatory to look at stars and planets. Lillebror Rabbit loves everything about space. The moon looks so nice and round through the telescope. But wai…
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…
The Ghost Train
Jonna Björnstjerna
There is a rumor about a ghost train in Wonderwoods – can that be true? Well, that’s 100% true!Lillebror Rabbit is told about it at the local train club. Still, he accidentally jumps in that very train as he hurries home that night.Once the little Ra…
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…
Uncle Grumpy
Jonna Björnstjerna
Believe it or not – the wonderful rabbit family are back. This time in a rather scary adventure with rabbit-eating trolls and a grumpy man in the woods. A fun, exciting and slightly scary world of pictures for youngsters.Mamma Rabbit is sitting at th…
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…
A Friend to Leo
Lin Hallberg
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…
The Silent Steps Behind
Jonna Björnstjerna
Why does Elsa have to move to the country just because mum and dad have decided to open a guesthouse? And the new house is of course a really old mansion with creaking walls, dismal rooms and winding hallways. It’s not even fun to explore the overgro…
The Kraken
Jonna Björnstjerna
Lillebror Rabbit does not like swimming, it´s so wet. And especially not in the Deep Sea which is so scary. When Lillebror finally dares to jump in, Storebror yells “A monster!” scaring Lillebror who jumps out pretty quickly. But there was nothing th…
The Gobbler
Jonna Björnstjerna
Why are kids not allowed to eat sweets every day? Why can they only eat sweets on Saturday?Because it’s the only day in the week when THE GOBBLER sleeps. On any other day the monster will come and take away children who eat sweets!But can this really…
The Frightful Witch
Jonna Björnstjerna
Being brave is easier said than done… Lillebror Rabbit is visiting his lovely grandmother. Everything should be fine, but somehow he gets lost in the forest again. Luckily he meets the kind Delightful Witch, who invites him back to her house to rest…
The Monster In The Forest
Jonna Björnstjerna
This is a cozy and scary story for 3 – 6 year-olds – but it’s wonderful too!Lillebror Rabbit lives with his wonderful family in the wonderful part of the forest. But … there’s a terrible part too! In that part all the colours have disappeared, everyb…
