Hi, I’m Lottie, author of Lumi & the Wolf.
- Children’s author
- Storyteller
- Nature journaller
I write animal adventures for children aged 8–12, set in the wild, snowy landscapes of Finland and Lapland. I’m Finnish, I live in London, and I’ve written thirteen books in Finnish. Lumi and the Wolf is my first book in English.
Welcome!
Lovely to have you here! On my website you’ll find everything about my book Lumi and the Wolf, my school visits and workshops, videos from my research trips to Lapland, and letters from my forest diary. Pull up a chair, grab a cup of tea and have a look around!
– Lottie
now!
Lumi & the Wolf
A lonely autistic girl befriends a white wolf – but to save his life, she must first learn to trust her own strengths.
Lumi and the Wolf is a heart-warming, epic animal adventure across the frozen wilderness of Lapland, with super-short chapters, cliffhangers, climate action and themes of home, heritage and belonging. Perfect for fans of Hannah Gold, Elle McNicoll and Michael Morpurgo.
Here is storytelling at its best, the story utterly mesmerising and deeply touching.Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse
News from Finland!
My newest Finnish children’s book, Wonderfully Different (Ihmeellisen erilainen), is nominated for the Adlibris Award for Children’s Book of the Year! It’s a diary-style non-fiction book about autism, written for girls. Voting takes less than a minute and you don’t need to register. The form is in Finnish, but you can skip the other categories and only vote for children’s books.
What would you like to know?
About the book
Who is Lumi, where does the story happen, and who will love it?
read more →School visits
Storytelling sessions, writing workshops and Forest Diary workshops.
read more →My research
How I travelled across Lapland to research Lumi’s journey.
read more →Videos for the classroom
Snowy Lapland, my research trips and Finnish nature, filmed for the classroom.
read more →A suitcase childhood
I was born in Finland, but my family moved abroad when I was two. I grew up saying goodbye to schools, homes and friends. The only friends who always came with me were the ones in my books.
…and now I write my stories in London!
I’d love to visit your school or bookshop!
My sessions are high-energy, interactive and full of Lapland: we take a quiz about the Arctic, pick Finnish names for our characters and write an adventure together. I visit schools, libraries, bookshops and festivals across the UK.
- Journey Across the Arctic: an interactive story workshop
- Writing workshops about characters, story structure and emotion
- Forest Diary workshops: nature journalling, just like Lumi
What readers are saying
A heartfelt adventure set in the snowy Finnish wonderlands. Sensitively written, this is bound to appeal to animal lovers everywhere.Hannah Gold, author of The Last Bear
A brilliant adventure full of love, animals and friendship. I was hooked immediately!Matilda, 10 years old
This is an incredible book. I know the second I pass it to a child in my class it will spread around so quickly! So beautifully written!Kristy, a teacher, on Goodreads
Loved Lumi? Leave a review!
Reviews are the best way to help other readers find Lumi and the Wolf, and they make a huge difference to a new author. Even one sentence is enough!
Five stars from me to you!
- For readers
What was your favourite part? Would you save a wolf too?
- For parents
Did your child love it? Tell other families who it’s perfect for.
- For teachers
Did you read it in class? Other teachers would love to know.
Letters from my forest diary
3 November 2026Lumi and the Wolf: What Changed Before Publication?Discover what changed in Lumi and the Wolf before publication, from discoveries in Finnish Lapland, structural edits, from new story details to last-minute fixes.
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25 August 2026Keeping a Nature JournalAs you know, Lumi keeps a Forest Diary. But did you know I keep one too? I love drawing and writing in my nature journal! It’s a wonderful…
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28 July 2026Foraging in FinlandHello from my family’s cottage by the lake! It’s located in Mäntyharju, Eastern Finland, and I’m here to write my next book! One of the…
read more →Leave me a message!
I love hearing from readers, teachers and parents! Tell me what you thought of Lumi and the Wolf, which animal you’d like to save, or ask me anything about Lapland.
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