Eva Lindström (born 1952) is a Swedish illustrator and author. Her work is known for its humorous and dark style.[1]
Life edit
Lindström was born in Västerås in 1952. She attended the art school Konstfack in Stockholm from 1969 to 1974, where she studied painting and was part of a radical political activist group.[1] The origin of her more radical and dark art style is attributed to this time period.[1][2] She began her career in the 1980s as a cartoonist.[3] Her first book was Katmössan (The Cat Hat), which she wrote and illustrated.[2] In 1996, she published her second book Lurix.[2] She is known for her children's books, such as Berättesler om Mats Och Roj (Somebody Moves In—Stories About Mats and Roj) (2002) and Olli Och Mo (Olli and Mo) (2012).[2]
Style edit
Lindström's illustrations are often created using watercolor with gouache or pencil.[3] The Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize nomination text described her work as "often funny and clever as well as having an existential depth."[4]
Selected works edit
- The Cat Hat (1989)[5]
- Olli och Mo (Olli and Mo)[4]
- Snöret, fågeln och jag (Little String, the Bird, and Me) (2013)[6]
- My Dog Mouse (2017), Gecko Press ISBN 9781776571499[7][8]
- Everyone Walks Away (2019), Gecko Press ISBN 9781776571871[9][10]
Awards and honors edit
- Elsa Beskow Plaque, 1993[2]
- BMF Plaque, 2001[1]
- Expressens Heffaklump, 2002[1]
- En Bok För Alla's Literary Humor Prize, 2003[2]
- Snöbollen's Best Picture Book of the Year, 2012[2]
- August Prize, 2013 for Snöret, fågeln och jag with Ellen Karlsson[11]
- Shortlist for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, 2014[12]
- Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, 2022
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Eva Lindström" (PDF). IBBY. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g Christensen, Samantha (2014). "Eva Lindström: Sweden ⋆ Illustrator". Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature. 52 (2): 49. doi:10.1353/bkb.2014.0100. S2CID 143374970. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ a b Sundmark, Björn (2014). "Eva Lindström and the Stories Colors Tell". Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature. 52 (4). Johns Hopkins University Press: 121–124. doi:10.1353/bkb.2014.0123. S2CID 144386950.
- ^ a b "Eva Lindström". www.norden.org. Nordic Council and Nordic Council of Ministers. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "The Cat Hat". Publishers Weekly. 1 September 1989. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Snöret, fågeln och jag". www.ijb.de. Internationale Jugendbibliothek. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "My Dog Mouse". Publishers Weekly. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "My Dog Mouse - Eva Lindstrom | Gecko Press". geckopress.com. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ^ "Everyone Walks Away". Kirkus Reviews. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Everyone Walks Away | Children's Books | Gecko Press". geckopress.com. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ^ "Augustpris till Eva Lindström" (in Swedish). Svenska Tecknare. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Eva Lindström". ALMA. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
External links edit
- Informative illustrated biography of Eva Lindström by Ulla Rhedin from the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY)