Whatl is an Axolotl?: Linda Bondestam

Linda Bondestam

Whatl is an Axolotl?: Linda Bondestam

Linda Bondestam

12:45pm

Sunday, September 25, 2022

All the way from Finland to Toronto comes author and illustrator Linda Bondestam with a beautiful and fascinating picture book about the axolotl. Join her for the story of My Life at the Bottom about one of the world’s rarest sea creatures and have the chance to do some drawings of your own. Through Linda’s vivid pictures and lovely characters, you’ll learn more about the fragile world we all live in and why there’s still hope for a brighter future. Recommended for ages 5 and up.

Ticket Info:
Date & Time: September 25 at 12:45pm ET
Where: Word Lab (Tent A)
Duration: 45 minutes
This event is free to attend with registration.

TIFA Kids is generously supported by Gail and Mark Appel.

This event appears as part of Nordic Bridges 2022. Presented with support from  FILI – Finnish Literature Exchange.

TIFA Kids LogoNordic Bridges 2022 logo    FILI - Finnish Literature Exchange

All the way from Finland to Toronto comes author and illustrator Linda Bondestam with a beautiful and fascinating picture book about the axolotl. Join her for the story of My Life at the Bottom about one of the world’s rarest sea creatures and have the chance to do some drawings of your own. Through Linda’s vivid pictures and lovely characters, you’ll learn more about the fragile world we all live in and why there’s still hope for a brighter future. Recommended for ages 5 and up.

Ticket Info:
Date & Time: September 25 at 12:45pm ET
Where: Word Lab (Tent A)
Duration: 45 minutes
This event is free to attend with registration.

TIFA Kids is generously supported by Gail and Mark Appel.

This event appears as part of Nordic Bridges 2022. Presented with support from  FILI – Finnish Literature Exchange.

TIFA Kids LogoNordic Bridges 2022 logo    FILI - Finnish Literature Exchange

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Linda Bondestam is one of the most celebrated illustrators in the Nordic countries. She is the illustrator and author of dozens of children’s books that have been translated into more than ten languages, including Good Night, Earth (2021). She was awarded the Snöbollen for Swedish Picture Book of the Year in 2016 and the Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize in 2017 for Djur som ingen sett utom vi (Animals that no one has seen except us). She lives in Helsinki, Finland. Linda Bondestam's Festival appearance is generously supported by FILI - Finnish Literature Exchange. Linda Bondestam appears as part of Nordic Bridges 2022.

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12:45pm

Sunday, September 25

What to read

My Life at the Bottom: The Story of a Lonesome Axolotl by ,
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