Lena Anderson Explained

Lena Anderson should not be confused with Lena Andersson (author).

Lena Anderson
Birth Date:	27 May 1939
Birth Place:	Stockholm
Nationality:	Swedish
Occupation:	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. 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. The book, which she made with Christina Björk, took five years to finish. She has worked on multiple other books with writer Christina Björk, including a series of children's stories with the character Linnea.

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

Selected works

Illustrator

• Linnea Planterar ("Linnea's Windowsill Garden") (1978; English trans., 1988), by Christina Björk
• Linnea in Monet's Garden (1985; English trans., 1987)
• Linnea's Almanac (1985; English trans., 1989), by Christina Björk^[2]

Author and illustrator

• Majas alfabet ("Maja's Alphabet") (1984)^[3]
• Stina (1988; English trans., 1989)
• Bunny Party (1989)^[4]
• Stina's Visit (1989; English trans., 1991)
• ABC, sa lilla t ("ABC, Said Little T") (1994)^[3]
• Tea for Ten (1998; English trans., 2000)
• Tick-Tock (1998)^[5]

Awards

In 1984, Anderson won the . She received the in 1984.^[6] In 1988, Anderson won the Astrid Lindgren Prize along with Christina Björk.^[7] Also in 1988, Linnea in Monet's Garden received the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (German Children's Literature Award) in the children's book category.^[8]

Anderson was awarded the Illis quorum medal by the Government of Sweden on 13 July 2023.^[9]

External links

• Examples of Lena Anderson's illustrations from Cultivating Home

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lena Anderson - Lupo Guido .
2. Book: Bereiter . Carl . Collections for Young Scholars . 1995 . Open Court Publishing Company . 0-8126-3248-6 . 5, 7 . 30 April 2020.
3. Westin 1996, pg. 60
4. Web site: Bunny Party . Publishers Weekly . 1 May 2020 . 27 February 1989.
5. Web site: Tick-Tock . Publishers Weekly . 1 May 2020 . 1 June 1998.
6. Web site: ANNONS: Lena Anderson ställer ut på Millesgården – köp hennes älskade motiv här. www.expressen.se. sv. 2020-05-10.
7. Web site: Priser i Astrids namn . astridlindgren.com . 6 May 2020 . sv.
8. Web site: Linnéa im Garten des Malers . jugendliteratur.org . 6 May 2020 . de.
9. Web site: Regeringen tilldelar Lena Anderson, Christofer Murray och Carola Häggkvist medaljen Illis quorum meruere labores . Regeringskansliet . Regeringen och Regeringskansliet . 2023-07-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230715103429/https://www.regeringen.se/pressmeddelanden/2023/07/regeringen-tilldelar-lena-anderson-christofer-murray-och-carola-haggkvist-medaljen-illis-quorum-meruere-labores/ . 2023-07-15 . live . sv . 2023-07-15.