Eva Lindström – laureate 2022 1
Fast facts Name: Eva Lindström Born: In 1952 in V
ästerås, Sweden Current home: The Swedish countryside, in Skåne south of Kristianstad Job: Picture book artist Dream job as a child: Archaeologist; alternatively, working with horses in Texas. “I also wanted to be a stone age person and live in a cave in a park that was close to our house,” says Eva. Books: Eva Lindström is the author of many titles in Swedish. Her books have also received translations into multiple languages, including English, French, Chinese and German. First words after receiving the award: “Really? Oh!” “I just went out with the dog. I came home, I fed him and I was going to begin working on a new book.”