Anna Höglund
Anna Höglund is a Swedish writer and illustrator, considered to be one of Sweden's best illustrators.
Life and career
She was born in Stockholm and has no formal art training. Her first book was Sagan om Pannkakan, published in 1982. She has also written plays and made animated films. Sagan om Pannkakan was made into an animated film in 1992.Her work is included in the collections of the Gothenburg Museum of Art and the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm.
Selected works
Kan du vissla Johanna? text by Ulf Stark Resor jag aldrig har gjort Mina och Kåge Min syster är en ängel text by Ulf Stark Om detta talar man endast med kaniner- ''Förvandlingen''
Awards
- Zilveren Penseel award for Kan du vissla Johanna? in 1994
- Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for Kan du vissla Johanna? in 1995
- Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for Resor jag aldrig har gjort in 1996
- August Prize for Min syster är en ängel in 1996
- Pier Paolo Vergerio European Prize for children's literature for Mina och Kåge in 1998
- Nils Holgersson Plaque for Om detta talar man endast med kaniner in 2014