Linda Bondestam

Linda Bondestam (born 1977) is a Finnish illustrator and writer of children's books.

Early life and education Bondestam was born in 1977, and studied illustration at Kingston University, England.

Illustration and writing Bondestom's first published work was the illustration of Linnéa och Änglarna (Linnea and the Angels) by Mikaela Sundström in 2003. Since then she has illustrated over 40 books written in Swedish or Finnish, which have been translated into many languages including Arabic, English and Ukrainian.

Her book Chop Chop won the 2024 August Prize for writing for children and young adults; it was also nominated for the 2025 Nordic Council Children and Young Peoples Literature Prize. This was the fourth book she had both written and illustrated.

She has been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2010, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026.