Yoko’s Diary: The Night Book

By Annika Sandelin

Yoko is 10 years old, she’s got an embarrassing name, a clumsy dad and a mortifying mum. Luckily she’s got her best friend Anna, who lives just below. And of course there is cute Daniel whom she would love to kiss.

The Night Book is the first book in the series of stand alone middle-grade novels, illustrated in black and white, that follow Yoko on her journey of growing up. The reader gets to follow her find her way through life as we read her diary. 

The other books in the series about Yoko are Yoko’s Diary: Cringe and Catastrophe and Yoko’s Diary: Pitchblack and Perfect.

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About the author

Annika Sandelin (b.1972) is an established author and poet, who worked as a librarian before she became a full-time writer. Apart from writing, she also teaches a writing course in how to write children’s and youth literature. Her latest works include Silkmonkey’s Laughter (2019) and Moominvalley’s Alphabet (Mumindalens alfabet, 2021). Her newest book My Flying Grandma was released in spring 2022.In 2014 Sandelin was nominated for the Nordic Council Prize and has since received prestigious awards like the Anni Swan Medal for Silkmonkey’s Laughter in 2021, which is the oldest children’s literature award in Finland. She has also been recognized for her translations as her translation made the IBBY International Honorary List in 2022.