Christina Björk
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Christina Björk(born 27 July 1938) is aSwedishwriter and children's book author.
She was born inStockholmand studied at the Graphic Institute there. She then worked as a graphics designer for a magazine; there she metLena Andersonwho would later work with Björk on several books. She next worked in children's television programming forSveriges Television.From 1975 to 1980, she was editor for the children's page of theDagens Nyheternewspaper. In 1985, she publishedLinnea i målarens trädgårdwith illustrations by Anderson; an English translationLinnea in Monet's Gardenwas published two years later. The book is now available in more than 15 languages. A short film was later produced with Björk as director.[1][2]
Awards
[edit]In 1988, she was awarded theAstrid Lindgren Prize.[3]In the same year, she was awarded theDeutscher JugendliteraturpreisforLinnea i målarens trädgård.[4]She is an honorary member of theSwedish Academy for Children's Books.[2]
Selected works
[edit]- Linnea Planterar(1978); translated asLinnea's Windowsill Garden(1988)[5][6]
- Linneas årsbok,children's almanac (1982), received the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis,[4]translated asLinnea's Almanac(1989)
- Linnea in Monet's Garden(1985; English translation 1987)[7]
- Sagan om Alice i verkligheten(1993), translated asThe Other Alice: The Story of Alice Liddell and Alice in Wonderland(1993)
- Vendela i Venedig(1999), translated asVendela in Venice,received theMildred L. Batchelder Award[8][1]
References
[edit]- ^abWyatt, Flora; Coggins, Margaret; Imber, Jane Hunter (1998).Popular Nonfiction Authors for Children: A Biographical and Thematic Guide.pp. 26–28.ISBN1563084082.
- ^ab"Christina Björk".Nordic Women in Film(in Swedish).
- ^"The Astrid Lindgren Prize".astridlindgren.se.
- ^ab"Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis"(in Swedish). The Swedish Institute for Children’s Books. Archived fromthe originalon 2015-09-24.Retrieved2017-10-10.
- ^Westin, Boel (1996).Children's Literature in Sweden.Swedish Institute. p. 58.ISBN91-520-0384-1.Retrieved30 April2020.
- ^Holton, Barbara (1993).From Loraxes to Thoraxes: Science Programs for Children in Libraries.ERIC (Education Resources Information Center). pp. 41–42.
- ^Nikolajeva, Maria (2006). "Anderson, Lena".The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature.Oxford University Press.ISBN978-0-19-514656-1.
- ^"R&S Books".American Library Association.
