Ida Larmo
About Ida Larmo
Ida Larmo grew up in Bjørkelangen in Aurskog-Høland. She has a bachelor’s degree in visual communication from the Oslo National Academy of the Arts and has lived in Kabelvåg in Lofoten since 2016. In recent years Larmo has worked with children’s books and graphic assignments, but mostly with historical non-fiction where she draws herself into the story to take the reader along with her into her discoveries. Larmo works artistically. Mainly with watercolor, ink and pencil with great freedom and variation in expression.
Awards and Nominations
2024 Nominated for ARK Children’s Book Prize for O’boy: Min klin kokos
2024 SPROING-Prize for O’boy: Min klin kokos
2024 The Most Beautiful Illustrated Books of the Year (awarded by Grafill) for O’boy: Min klin kokos
2022 The Brage Prize – ‘Open class: non-fiction for children and young people’ for Rigel – Urettens ekko
2022 The Ministry of Culture’s non-fiction Book Award for Children and Young People for Rigel – Urettens ekko
2022 Pondus-Prize for Rigel – Urettens ekko