Barnens lexikon was a series of Swedish encyclopedias for children of various ages published in a number of editions.
 Barnens lexikon | |
| Author | Lars Gunnar Larsson (text) Hardy Hedman (text) |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Tord Nygren |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
| Genre | children/non-fiction |
| Published | 1981 |
| No. of books | 6 |
It was originally published in 1981 following an idea from Sven Lidman.[1] A later edition[2] was published in 2003 under the title Barnens A till Ö.[3]
The first edition was published in four volumes. A six-volume edition with identical contents was released for the members of Barnens bokklubb.[1] The first edition contained 2 500 entries accompanied by 1 200 coloured images drawn by Tord Nygren. As publishing loomed closer Nygren needed to produce 50 drawings per week. At an average rate of 2 hours per drawing he had to work 15-hour shifts seven days a week to finish on time.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b Mählqvist, Stefan (1981-12-08). "Lexikon som bilderbok årets nyhet". Dagens Nyheter. p. 2.
- ^ "Barnens A till Ö : första uppslagsboken | WorldCat.org". www.worldcat.org. OCLC 186070962. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ^ "Barnens A till Ö (Inbunden 2003) Sven Lidman (book review)". Bokrecensioner. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ Carlstedt, Birgitta (1981-11-28). "Mångsidige Nygren har inte tid för hjärtebarnet". Dagens Nyheter. p. 20.
- Barnens lexikon (entire book), Bonniers juniorförlag och Lidman Production, 1981, 1985