Gunnel Linde

Swedish author, born in Stockholm in 1924. She has written quite a number of children's books, some of which have been translated into English, including one humourous pony story. Strangely, for such a popular author there is little information about her on the internet.

As well as an author she has also been a journalist and a successful television and radio producer, producing and/or writing a number of children's series. Has won awards including the Astrid Lindgren Prize.

She co-founded the children's rights society BRIS.

If anyone has any other information about her I would love to hear from you.

Horse & Pony Books:

MED LIL-KLAS I KAPPSACKEN (Original Swedish title)
aka A PONY IN THE LUGGAGE (UK title)
aka PONY SURPRISE (USA title)
(1st edition unknown publisher [SWEDEN] 1965)
(1st US edition HARCOURT BRACE & WORLD 1967/68?)
(1st UK edition DENT 1968)
ILLUSTRATED BY RICHARD KENNEDY
Published in hardback both the USA and UK.
Reprinted in the UK in paperback by Puffin a number of times
EDIIONS PICTURED: 1st UK edition, Puffin paperback
SUMMARY: Quirky and humourous story. Whilst on holiday with their aunt in Copenhagen, Anna and Nicholas win a miniature pony in a lottery. But they don't want to tell their aunt in case she doesn't let them keep him. So they make plans to secretly smuggle the pony back to Sweden in the luggage!
OTHER INFO: The book featured in the children's story telling programme Jackanory in 1969 and was also made into a Swedish/Danish TV series in the 1980s.

Collector's Info:
The paperback is very easy to find in the UK and very cheap, and fairly easy too in the USA. Hardback editions are a bit harder to track down but not too pricey. The book can also be found in Australia although may be more expensive.