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Pija Lindenbaum

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Pija Lindenbaum

Aliases: Pia Margareta Lindenbaum

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1955-04-27 (Sundsvall)
Nationality
Sweden
Languages
Swedish

Career

Occupations
illustrator, author, designer
Active Years
1980-2024
Affiliations
Swedish Academy for Children's Books

Awards

BMF Plaque
1990
Work: Else-Marie and her seven little daddies
Result: winner
BMF Plaque
2006
Work: Mini Mia and her darling uncle
Result: winner
Expressens Heffaklump
1990
Work: Else-Marie and her seven little daddies
Result: winner
Elsa Beskow Plaque
1993
Work: Louie
Result: winner
August Prize
2000
Work: Bridget and the gray wolves
Category: 児童・YA文学
Organization: Swedish Publishers' Association
Result: winner
Bokjuryn
2000
Result: winner
Rabén & Sjögrens tecknarstipendium
2000
Organization: Rabén & Sjögren
Result: winner
Wettergrens barnbokollon
2005
Result: winner
Bokhandelns val
2005
Result: winner
Stockholms stads hederspris
2005
Organization: Stockholm City
Result: winner
Astrid Lindgren Prize
2008
Result: winner
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
2012
Work: Siv sover vilse
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Bridget and the gray wolves

2000 Children's literature

Story of Bridget and the gray wolves.

couragefriendship

Siv sover vilse

2009 Children's literature

Siv gets lost in the woods while sleeping.

fearindependence

Bibliography

  • Krisen i den kommunistiska rörelsen
  • Boeing 747
  • Else-Marie and her seven little daddies
  • Boodil my dog
  • Louie
  • Min!
  • Ä dä?
  • Nam-Nam
  • Ha den
  • Britten och prins Benny
  • Starke Arvid
  • Glossas café
  • Bridget and the gray wolves
  • Bridget and the muttonheads
  • Mirabelle
  • Bridget and the moose brothers
  • Säger hunden?
  • When Owen's mom breathed fire
  • Mini Mia and her darling uncle
  • Kenta och barbisarna
  • Siv sover vilse

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Vibrant illustrationsHumorous children's style
Recurring Motifs
Children's adventuresAnimals

Legacy

Prominent Swedish illustrator, author, and designer of children's books, recipient of August Prize and others.

Trivia

  • Illustrated the Tsatsiki books by Moni Nilsson-Brännström.
  • Owned the 14th chair of the Swedish Academy for Children's Books from 1999–2007.