Lena Anderson (born 27 May 1939[1]) is a Swedish children's book illustrator and author.
Lena Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 May 1939 Stockholm |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation(s) | 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 edit
Illustrator edit
- 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 edit
Awards edit
In 1984, Anderson won the Elsa Beskow-plaketten. She received the Rabén & Sjögren's illustrator scholarship 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 edit
- ^ https://www.guidotommasi.it/lupo-guido/autori/lena-anderson
- ^ a b "Barnboksillustratören Lena Anderson ställer ut på Millesgården" (in Swedish). Boktugg. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Westin, Boel (1996). Children's Literature in Sweden. Swedish Institute. p. 58. ISBN 91-520-0384-1. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ Graeber, Laurel (20 March 1998). "Family Fare: Linnea's Day With Monet". The New York Times. p. E43. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ a b c Westin 1996, pg. 60
- ^ "Swedish children's Literature". sweden.se. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ a b Holton, Barbara (1993). From Loraxes to Thoraxes: Science Programs for Children in Libraries. ERIC (Education Resources Information Center). pp. 41–42.
- ^ Bereiter, Carl (1995). Collections for Young Scholars. Open Court Publishing Company. pp. 5, 7. ISBN 0-8126-3248-6. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Bunny Party". Publishers Weekly. 27 February 1989. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Tick-Tock". Publishers Weekly. 1 June 1998. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "ANNONS: Lena Anderson ställer ut på Millesgården – köp hennes älskade motiv här". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ "Priser i Astrids namn". astridlindgren.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Linnéa im Garten des Malers". jugendliteratur.org (in German). Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "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.