Do you sometimes feel like nothing fits you? That everything is either too big, too far away, or way too high up? Then maybe you live in GIANTLAND! I Live in Giantland is a wonderful story about being small in the world of grown-ups—about all the challenges little people face, but also the marvelous things that appear when you look at the world from a child’s perspective.
Winner of Sólfaxi, the Icelandic Children’s Book Award 2025
“Pictures and text work hand in hand to tell the story, capturing the child’s perspective, i nner world, and imagination in an original and inventive way. The illustrations are created using a wide variety of techniques […] They are full of endless little details to discover, whether it’s a forgotten licorice candy tucked under the sofa or children’s drawings that pop up in surprising (and sometimes slightly inappropriate) places. I Live in Giantland is a delightful book that both young and old will surely enjoy reading again and again.” FROM THE JURY OF THE ICELANDIC CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARD
“The text… is light and entertaining, there is playful humor in every line, and both children and adults enjoy it. Furthermore, the illustrations are incredibly unique and beautiful; they manage to capture that childlike cheerfulness and joy of play, while also being genuinely successful works of art.” SA / LESTRARKLEFINN
(b. 1981) is a trained marine biologist and has, among other things, worked on whale counts and as a specialist in microbiology. In 2020 she fulfilled a long-held dream, studied drawing, and has since worked as an illustrator. Winner of More about the author