Lisen Adbåge (born 7 December 1982) is a Swedish illustrator, comic book writer and children's writer. She is the twin sister of

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, with whom she has often collaborated.

Biography

Lisen Adbåge was born in 1982 and grew up in Sya in Östergötland. After high school, she attended a two-year art school in Hofors. Her work includes comics for adults and children and picture books for younger children. She has said her role models are

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and

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. Among her own best-known children's books are ''Kurt och Kio'', ''Stor-Emma'' and ''Koko och Bosse''. She has been awarded the Elsa Beskow Plaque (2018) and

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(2021), with her sister Emma.

Works

* Ellen och Bebis, Eriksson & Lindgren, 2001 * Myrra 7 och en kvart (with Susanne MacFie), Eriksson & Lindgren, 2003 * Myrra 8 och ett halvt (with Susanne MacFie), Eriksson & Lindgren, 2004 * När Johan vaknar en morgon är han stark! (with

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), 2004 * Monster överallt! 2007 (with Mattias Danielsson) * Kan Man..?” (with Petter Lidbeck), Bonnier-Carlsen, 2004 * En dag i prinsessan Victorias liv (with Petter Lidbeck), Bonnier-Carlsen, 2004 * Bozze - den snälla polisen (with Petter Lidbeck), Bonnier-Carlsen, 2006 * Salmiak och Spocke (with Moni Nilsson), Raben & Sjögren, 2004 * Salmiak och Hedda (with Moni Nilsson), Raben & Sjögren, 2006 * SOMMARLOV! handbok för bästa sommarlovet, Daniel Ericsson & Adam Dahlin, Raben & Sjögren, 2007 * Rosas bondgård (with Åsa Böhme), UR-förlaget, 2007 * Händiga Hanna (with Titti Knutsson), Alfabeta, 2004-2007 * Matte & Myran (with Bengt Ingelstam), Bonnier-Carlsen/Ord&Visor, 2001-2007 * ”Häftigt!”, ”Läskigt!”, ”Konstigt!” (with Mattias Danielsson), Bonnier Utbildning, 2006-2008 * "Klantigt!" (with Mattias Danielsson), Bonnier Utbildning, 2009 * "Hemligt" (with Mattias Danielsson), Bonnier Utbildning, 2010 * "Känsligt!" (with Mattias Danielsson), Bonnier Utbildning, 2011 * Erena - rebellen från silltunnan (with Bengt Ingelstam), Ord & Visor, 2007 * Konsten att vara kompis, BonnierCarlsen/KP, 2008 * Kurt & Kio vill ha koja, BonnierCarlsen, 2009 * Flickan & Presidenten (with Petter Lidbeck), Natur & Kultur, 2009 * Malte och Moa spelar golf (with Juha Saarinen), Eriksson&Lindgren, 2006 * Åke & hans ö, 2010 (with Petter Lidbeck) Natur & Kultur * Kurt & Kio vill ha djur, Bonnier Carlsen, 2010 * Lea, 2011, Helena karlsson, Hegas förlag * Lea och kärleken, 2011, Helena Karlsson, Hegas förlag. * Stor-Emma, 2011

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* Koko & Bosse, 2011,

* Tio vilda hästar, 2011,

Rabén & Sjögren Rabén & Sjögren is a book publishing company in Sweden. It was established in 1942 by and . Since 1998 it has been part of Norstedts förlag. The publishing focus is on children's and youth literature. Rabén & Sjögren was very successful, p ...

(with Grethe Rottböll) * Stora bebisbytet, 2012, (with

) * HÄSTFESTEN - tio vilda hästar hittar hem, 2013 (with Grethe Rottböll) * Koko & Bosse - törs inte! Natur & Kultur, 2013 * Stinas skatter (PIXI-bok) 2014 * PAPPA & JAG, 2014 Bonnier Carlsen (with Ulf Nilsson) * Koko & Bosse - hinner inte!, Natur & Kultur 2015 * Stinas ljud (PIXI-bok) 2015 * TIO VILDA HÄSTAR TILL TOPPEN, Raben & Sjögren 2015 (with Grethe Rottböll) * "Stinas trix", Bonnier Carlsen 2016 * "Läskigt!", Sanoma 2016 (c Mattias Danielsson) * "Tre", Alfabeta 2017 (with Per Nilsson) * "Samtidigt som" 2017 * "Tio små förskolebarn" (PIXI-bok) 2017 (förf Ulf Nilsson) * "Tio vilda hästar firar jul, Rabén & Sjögren 2017 (with Grethe Rottböll) * "Halsen rapar, hjärtat slår - rim för 0-100 år!" Natur & Kultur 2017 (with Emma Adbåge) * "Frallan är bäst", Lilla Piratförlaget 2018 (with Sara Ohlsson) *"Frallan räddar världen", Lilla Piratförlaget, 2018 (with Sara Ohlsson) *"Frallan och kärleken", Lilla Piratförlaget, 2019 (with Sara Ohlsson) *"Frallan har en hemlighet", Lilla Piratförlaget, 2019 (with Sara Ohlsson) * "Dom som bestämmer", Bonnier Carlsen 2018 *''Folk: Främlingar och vänner - nån du kanske känner'' (2019) *"Furan", Rabén & Sjögren 2021

Awards

* Rolf Wirténs kulturpris, 2017, with

References

External links

Official website
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