HISTORY

Ever since Camilla was young she has always had a pen in her hand, constantly creating characters, places and spaces, and images from her imagination. ”The wonderful thing about drawing is that it´s limitless”, she says, ”and you can create whatever you want”.

Scandinavia has a lovely tradition of illustration and storytelling. Growing up with parents who read books and comics to her, surrounded by Mumintrollet, Stig Lindeberg, Elsa Beskow, Poul Ströyer, Ilon Wikland and many more, she was inspired to draw from her own imagination.

In 2008 Camilla came in contact with the Swedish publishing house Rabén & Sjögren (publishers of Astrid Lindgren's books among others). They loved her images and wanted to produce books using her illustrations. In 2009 she started the brand Littlephant ”to make all the characters I love come to life”, she says.

The first book to be published was an anthology of Swedish rhymes, selected by Editor Birgitta Westin, with Camilla responsible for the design and illustrations. It was an instant hit, and soon sold out, and this was the starting point for many books to come.