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Lena Anderson

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Not to be confused with Lena Andersson (author).
Lena Anderson
Born (1939-05-27) 27 May 1939 (age 85)
Stockholm
NationalitySwedish
Occupation(s)children's book illustrator and author

Lena Anderson (born 27 May 1939[1]) is a Swedish children's book illustrator and author.

Anderson was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1939.[2] She first gained international success for her illustrations in the 1985 picture book Linnea in Monet's Garden, which was translated into English in 1987.[3][4] The book, which she made with Christina Björk, took five years to finish.[2] She has worked on multiple other books with writer Christina Björk,[3] including a series of children's stories with the character Linnea.[5]

Anderson mainly draws nature-based illustrations. Her work draws from traditional Swedish picture book styles, similar to that of Elsa Beskow's work.[6][7]

Selected works

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Illustrator

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  • Linnea Planterar ("Linnea's Windowsill Garden") (1978; English trans., 1988), by Christina Björk[4][8]
  • Linnea in Monet's Garden (1985; English trans., 1987)[3]
  • Linnea's Almanac (1985; English trans., 1989), by Christina Björk[9][8]

Author and illustrator

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  • Majas alfabet ("Maja's Alphabet") (1984)[6]
  • Stina (1988; English trans., 1989)[3]
  • Bunny Party (1989)[10]
  • Stina's Visit (1989; English trans., 1991)[3]
  • ABC, sa lilla t ("ABC, Said Little T") (1994)[6]
  • Tea for Ten (1998; English trans., 2000)[3]
  • Tick-Tock (1998)[11]

Awards

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In 1984, Anderson won the Elsa Beskow-plaketten [sv]. She received the Rabén & Sjögren's illustrator scholarship [sv] in 1984.[12] In 1988, Anderson won the Astrid Lindgren Prize along with Christina Björk.[13] Also in 1988, Linnea in Monet's Garden received the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (German Children's Literature Award) in the children's book category.[14]

Anderson was awarded the Illis quorum medal by the Government of Sweden on 13 July 2023.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Lena Anderson - Lupo Guido".
  2. ^ a b "Barnboksillustratören Lena Anderson ställer ut på Millesgården" (in Swedish). Boktugg. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Nikolajeva, Maria (2006). "Anderson, Lena". The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-514656-1.
  4. ^ a b Westin, Boel (1996). Children's Literature in Sweden. Swedish Institute. p. 58. ISBN 91-520-0384-1. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  5. ^ Graeber, Laurel (20 March 1998). "Family Fare: Linnea's Day With Monet". The New York Times. p. E43. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b c Westin 1996, pg. 60
  7. ^ "Swedish children's Literature". sweden.se. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  8. ^ a b Holton, Barbara (1993). From Loraxes to Thoraxes: Science Programs for Children in Libraries. ERIC (Education Resources Information Center). pp. 41–42.
  9. ^ Bereiter, Carl (1995). Collections for Young Scholars. Open Court Publishing Company. pp. 5, 7. ISBN 0-8126-3248-6. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Bunny Party". Publishers Weekly. 27 February 1989. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Tick-Tock". Publishers Weekly. 1 June 1998. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  12. ^ "ANNONS: Lena Anderson ställer ut på Millesgården – köp hennes älskade motiv här". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  13. ^ "Priser i Astrids namn". astridlindgren.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Linnéa im Garten des Malers". jugendliteratur.org (in German). Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Regeringen tilldelar Lena Anderson, Christofer Murray och Carola Häggkvist medaljen Illis quorum meruere labores". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). Regeringen och Regeringskansliet. 2023-07-13. Archived from the original on 2023-07-15. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
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