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Anna-Clara Tidholm
Anna-Clara Tjerneld
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Born (1946-01-07) 7 January 1946 (age 79)
Nationality Swedish
Spouse(s) Thomas Tidholm

Anna-Clara Beatrice Tidholm (born Tjerneld on January 7, 1946) is a famous Swedish writer and illustrator. She creates wonderful books for children. Anna-Clara was born in Stockholm, Sweden.

She grew up in a beautiful area of Stockholm called Djurgården. Since 1970, she has lived on a small farm in a place called Arbrå. Living in the countryside might give her lots of ideas for her stories and drawings!

Anna-Clara Tidholm's Amazing Awards

Anna-Clara Tidholm has won many important awards for her books. These awards show how much people love her stories and illustrations. They are a big honor for writers and artists.

Awards for Her Whole Collection

  • The Elsa Beskow Plaque in 1986 was given to her for all the books she had created up to that time. It's like a lifetime achievement award for children's book artists.
  • She received the Expressens Heffaklump in 1987. This is another special award for children's literature in Sweden.
  • In 1997, Anna-Clara won the Astrid Lindgren Prize. This award is named after the very famous Swedish author, Astrid Lindgren, who wrote Pippi Longstocking. It's a huge honor for children's writers.
  • The Countryside's Writer's Scholarship in 1998 recognized her connection to rural life.
  • She also won the ABF's Literature Prize in 2001.

Awards for Specific Books

  • In 1992, she won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in Germany. This award was for her book Resan till Ugri La Brek. It means "The Journey to Ugri La Brek".
  • The Wettergren's Children's Book Column award came in 1993.
  • Her book Adjö, herr Muffin (which means "Goodbye, Mr. Muffin") won the prestigious August Prize in 2002. This is one of Sweden's most important literary awards.
  • Also in 2002, Adjö, herr Muffin received the BMF Plaque and was recognized by the Book Jury in the 0–6 years category.
  • In 2003, she won the Carl von Linné Plaque for her book Flickornas historia, Europa (meaning "The Girls' History, Europe"). This award is for non-fiction books for young people.

Anna-Clara Tidholm's work continues to inspire and entertain children with her unique stories and beautiful illustrations.

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