Sonja Anderson

Sonja Anderson has loved Swedish traditions from her earliest days when her grandfather, son of Swedish immigrants, prayed in Swedish at mealtimes and called her and her twin sister "tvillingar"the twins. Her mother and grandmother filled the house with wonderful smells at Christmastime, especially Sonja's favorites, pepparkakor cookies and Swedish meatballs. Her interest blossomed at her church in Seattle, Washington, where she met her Norwegian husband, Jeff. There they raised two daughters who participated in the beautiful Santa Lucia pageant every Advent. Dala horses, straw ornaments, pepparkakor cookies, and Swedish candelabras make their holidays festive and bright. She is an elementary school librarian and has an EdM from Harvard University. This is her first picture book. Visit her online at Sonjaandersonbooks.com.