Go to Sleep, Vesta-Linnéa!

By Tove Appelgren Salla Savolainen

It’s time for Vesta-Linnéa to go to sleep. She has heard two fairy tales, said goodnight to her big brother Paul-Axel, kissed Wendla, hugged Viktor, and mum has also sung to her. But then she struggels to fall asleep…

Vesta-Linnéa doesn’t want to sleep in her own bed because there is a scary witch of the well she can’t stop thinking about. The witch returns night after night and makes it impossible to sleep peacefully. She would much rather sleep in mum’s bed. But then mum can’t sleep and mothers also need to sleep…

“I can’t force you to sleep, but you have to go to bed…”
Vesta-Linnéa wants to say that she immediately starts thinking about the well but…
“Go to bed, go to bed, go to bed!”

Tove Appelgren and Salla Savolainen’s second book about Vesta-Linnéa, this lovely story about sleeping, dreaming and family life makes a wonderful read for anyone who has ever been afraid of the dark, needed comfort or just somewhere to sleep in peace.

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About the author

Tove Appelgren is an author, a director and a playwright.Her first book, Vesta-Linnéa and the Monster Mum, was published in 2001. The story about the headstrong young girl with a stressed-out mum gained international interest and since then, the books about Vesta-Linnéa have been translated into 13 different languages and nominated for several prizes, including the Finlandia Prize.

Salla Savolainen (b. 1962) is a celebrated and productive illustrator, who excels in children’s books and is known for her varied styles and successful collaborations with many authors. She has also written four picture books herself.Savolainen’s drawings have been shortlisted and awarded several prizes including the Kukko award in 2013 for non-fiction. She has also been nominated for the Finlandia Junior Prize three times.In 2021, Savolainen began her Construction book series which the illustrator has also written herself. The detailed and fact-filled series consists of titles, Asphalt!, Concrete!, and Junk!, of which the third will come out in 2023. Masterfully created, Savolainen has made a series that is both incredibly informative and fun to read. The series has already been pre-empted in its entirety in Sweden, Estonia, and Germany.