ITTY BITTY PRINCESS: ALL KINDS OF EMOTIONS nominated for Arvid Lydecken Award!

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Exciting news! ITTY BITTY PRINCESS: ALL KINDS OF EMOTIONS by Hannele Lampela, illustrated by Ninka Reittu, has been nominated for the Arvid Lydecken Award!

Arvid Lydecken Award is an annual award presented by the Finnish Association of Children’s and Youth Authors for an outstanding children’s book since the 1960s. The award will be given to a children’s book published in 2025. The winner will be announced at the award ceremony in January 2026, and the prize is funded by copyright royalties.

This is what the jury says about the award:

“Itty Bitty Princess experiences a wide range of emotions and expresses them in her own unique way. She learns to recognize different feelings and also understands that while it’s okay to feel everything, it doesn’t mean you can behave in any way you like.

A modern-day, good-natured Little My who doesn’t hold back. Nine emotions help the reader identify their own feelings. Emotional themes are common in picture books but rare in children’s novels.”

Congratulations Hannele Lampela and Ninka Reittu!

DOWNLOAD MATERIALS FOR ALL KINDS OF EMOTIONS HERE

Bad temper, joy, love, and fear – all the emotions in the world fit into the life of Itty Bitty Princess!

Itty Bitty Princess is slightly afraid to go to the child health clinic, as they could give her a little jab.

She is full of bubbling joy when she figures out how to persuade her mom to go on a fun adventure-filled trek. And her pride knows no bounds when, on a particularly beautiful day, she does all of her morning chores completely on her own.

In addition to love and all the other wonderful emotions, Itty Bitty Princess’s world also includes negative emotions such as envy and disgust which have their own time and place as well.

Nine captivating and fun stories where both Itty Bitty Princess and the readers learn how to recognize and process emotions.

ITTY BITTY PRINCESS: ALL KINDS OF EMOTIONS
Prinsessa Pikkiriikki ja kaiken maailman tunteet, Otava 2025, 64 pp.

Rights sold:
FINLAND: Otava (orig.)

Reading materials:
Finnish PDF, English sample

About author


Hannele Lampela

Hannele Lampela's lovable works have been praised above all for their rich humor and ability to truly show the world from a child's perspective. She has the ability to enchant her readers, and that is why both children and adults love her stories. Lampela's works have been dramatized for example by the Finnish National Theater, Kuopio City Theater and YLE's radio plays. She has been awarded the prestigious Kaarina Helakisa Prize for her work and she has been nominated for Runeberg Junior award in 2019 and for Storytel Award, and Arvid Lydecken Award five times, most recently in 2025.

In addition to her fictional works, Lampela has written and created  a world of stories for the next national ABC book of Finnish schools. First graders across the country will learn to read through Hannele’s texts. Lampela lives in a small wooden house in the middle of apple trees with her family, and spends her days not only writing, but also pampering herself and others on a regular basis.

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Ninka Reittu

Ninka Reittu is an illustrator and children's book writer.

Reittu lives in an old clergy house in Liperi, Finland, with her son and carpenter husband. Their family also includes two cats, several dogs, and a flock of sheep.

In addition to her own picture books Messi ja Mysteeri and Sinä olet superrakas, she has illustrated the titles of Hannele Lampela (The Itty-Bitty Princess) and Kreetta Onkelin.

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