Lena Anderson

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Lena Anderson
Born (1939-05-27) 27 May 1939 (age 85)
Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation(s)children's book illustrator and author

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

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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

Illustrator

Author and illustrator

Awards

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]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Barnboksillustratören Lena Anderson ställer ut på Millesgården" (in Swedish). Boktugg. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Nikolajeva, Maria (2006). "Anderson, Lena". The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-514656-1.
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  5. ↑ Graeber, Laurel (20 March 1998). "Family Fare: Linnea's Day With Monet". The New York Times. p. E43. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 Westin 1996, pg. 60
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  8. 1 2 Holton, Barbara (1993). From Loraxes to Thoraxes: Science Programs for Children in Libraries. ERIC (Education Resources Information Center). pp. 41–42.
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  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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