Pernilla Stalfelt (born 1962) is a Swedish

children's writer Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader. Children's ...

and

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. She has gained a reputation for successfully explaining difficult concepts to children in their own language, for example by presenting the

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in ''Hurrraa!!! All barns rätt'' (All Children's Rights). ''The Death Book'', presenting death in children's terms obtained positive reviews when published in English in 2003.

Biography

Born in Helga Trefaldighets församling in

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on 22 February 1962, Stalfelt was the daughter of the journalist Sven Olov Stalfelt and Ann-Marie Stalfelt, a physician.

Barbro Lindgren Barbro Lindgren (born 18 March 1937) is a Swedish writer of children's books and books for adult readers. For her lasting contribution as a children's writer, Lindgren was a finalist for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in ...

's ''

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'' inspired her to become a children's writer. On completing high school, she studied at

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in the cultural section. In 1996, she published the first in a series of works for children with ''boken'' (book) in the title. These included ''Hårboken'' (The Hair Book, 1996), ''Bajsboken'' (The Poop Book, 1997), ''Dödenboken'' (The Death Book, 1999) and ''Kärlekboken'' (The Love Book, 2001). Stalfeld is also employed by Stockholm's Moderna Museet as a cultural advisor.

Selected publications

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References

External links

Pernilla Stalfelt's website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stalfelt, Pernilla 1962 births Living people People from Uppsala County Swedish writers Swedish women illustrators Swedish illustrators Swedish children's writers Swedish children's book illustrators Swedish women children's writers Uppsala University alumni