Lena Marie Landström (born 12 July 1943) is a Swedish children's writer and illustrator. She was a joint recipient of the

Astrid Lindgren Prize The Astrid Lindgren-priset, or Astrid Lindgren Prize in English, is a Swedish literary award for children's literature named after the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren. The prize was instituted by the publishing house Rabén & Sjögren in 1967 to ...

in 2009, with her husband and frequent collaborator

Olof Landström Olov (or Olof) is a Swedish form of Olav/Olaf, meaning "ancestor's descendant". A common short form of the name is ''Olle''. The name may refer to: *Per-Olov Ahrén (1926–2004), Swedish clergyman, bishop of Lund from 1980 to 1992 *Per-Olov Bra ...

. She studied fashion at Anders Beckman's School of Design, 1966–1969. In 1969, she met her future husband Olof Landström, with whom she also collaborated. In the early 1970s, at the film company POJ, Lena Landström participated in the script work for the animated TV series ''Kalles klätterträd'' together with Peter Cohen and Olof Landström. She also painted the backgrounds for most of the film company's animated films. Together with Olof, she has written the books about ''Nisse'', ''Bu och Bä'', ''Fyra hönor och en tupp'' and ''Pom och Pim''. In 1993, she published the picture book ''En flodhästsaga'', that has been translated into several languages. She has also collaborated with Veronica Wägner.

Awards

*BMF-Barnboksplaketten, 1992, with Olof Landström, for ''Nisse på stranden'' * Expressens Heffaklump, 2006, with Olof Landström, for ''Bu och Bä får besök'' *

, 2009, with Olof Landström

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Landström, Lena 1943 births Living people Swedish children's writers Swedish women children's writers Swedish illustrators Swedish women illustrators Recipients of the Astrid Lindgren Prize