Pernilla Stalfelt (born 1962) is a Swedish children's writer and illustrator. She has gained a reputation for successfully explaining difficult concepts to children in their own language, for example by presenting the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Hurrraa!!! All barns rätt (All Children's Rights).[1][2] The Death Book, presenting death in children's terms obtained positive reviews when published in English in 2003.[3]
Biography edit
Born in Helga Trefaldighets församling in Uppsala County on 22 February 1962, Stalfelt was the daughter of the journalist Sven Olov Stalfelt and Ann-Marie Stalfelt, a physician.[4] Barbro Lindgren's Loranga, Masarin och Dartanjang inspired her to become a children's writer. On completing high school, she studied at Uppsala University in the cultural section.[5]
In 1996, she published the first in a series of works for children with boken (book) in the title. These included Hårboken (The Hair Book, 1996), Bajsboken (The Poop Book, 1997), Dödenboken (The Death Book, 1999) and Kärlekboken (The Love Book, 2001). Stalfeld is also employed by Stockholm's Moderna Museet as a cultural advisor.[6]
Selected publications edit
- Stalfelt, Pernilla (2002). The Death Book. Groundwood Books. ISBN 978-0-88899-482-0.
- Stalfelt, Pernilla (2002). The Love Book. Groundwood Books. ISBN 978-0-88899-455-4.
References edit
- ^ "Bologna 2013: Illustration". KulturRådet. Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ Sörensen, Margareta (12 October 2009). "Pernilla Stalfelt / Hurrraa! Alla barns rätt - En bilderbok om Barnkonventionen 20 år". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "The Death Book". Publishers Weekly. 18 November 2002. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Sven Olov Stalfelt". Geni. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Stalfelt, Pernilla" (in Swedish). alex. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Vi jobbar på Moderna Museet i Stockholm" (in Swedish). Moderna Museet. Retrieved 17 April 2017.