Gunnel Linde (born October 14, 1924 in Stockholm) is a Swedish writer[1] who has written over forty children's books.
In 1971, she was one of the founders of BRIS ("Barnens rätt i samhället", in English Children's Rights in Society).
She has received the Swedish Nils-Holgersson plaque in 1965 and again in 1975; and Astrid Lindgren award in 1978.