Lena Anderson
Swedish children's book illustrator and author / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lena Anderson (born 27 May 1939[1]) is a Swedish children's book illustrator and author.
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Born | (1939-05-27) 27 May 1939 (age 85) 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]