Christina Björk (born July 27, 1938) is a

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writer and children's book author. She was born in

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and studied at the Graphic Institute there. She then worked as a graphics designer for a magazine; there she met

Lena Anderson Lena Anderson 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 tr ...

who would later work with Björk on several books. She next worked in children's television programming for

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. From 1975 to 1980, she was editor for the children's page of the '' Dagens Nyheter'' newspaper. In 1985, she published ''Linnea i målarens trädgård'' with illustrations by Anderson; an English translation '' Linnea in Monet's Garden'' was published two years later. The book is now available in more than 15 languages. A short film was later produced with Björk as director.

Awards

In 1988, she was awarded the

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. In the same year, she was awarded the

Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis The (German Youth Literature Award) is an annual award established in 1956 by the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth to recognise outstanding works of children's and young adult literature. It is Germany's only ...

for ''Linnea i målarens trädgård''. She is an honorary member of the

Swedish Academy for Children's Books The Swedish Academy for Children's Books ( sv, Svenska barnboksakademin) is a nonprofit society, established on 26 May 1989 at the Skärholmen Library in Stockholm, Sweden. Based on the Swedish Academy The Swedish Academy ( sv, Svenska Akad ...

Selected works

* ''Linneas årsbok'', children's almanac (1982), received the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis, translated as ''Linnea's Almanac'' (1989) * ''Sagan om Alice i verkligheten'' (1993), translated as ''The Other Alice: The Story of Alice Liddell and Alice in Wonderland'' (1993) * ''Vendela i Venedig'' (1999), translated as ''Vendela in Venice'', received the Mildred L. Batchelder Award

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* category:1938 births Living people Swedish women children's writers Swedish children's writers Swedish film directors {{Sweden-writer-stub