Pernilla Stalfelt


Pernilla Stalfelt is a Swedish children's writer and illustrator. She has gained a reputation for successfully explaining difficult concepts to children in their own language, for example by presenting the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Hurrraa!!! All barns rätt. 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 Uppsala County on 22 February 1962, Stalfelt was the daughter of the journalist Sven Olov Stalfelt and Ann-Marie Stalfelt, a physician. Barbro Lindgren's Loranga, Masarin och Dartanjang inspired her to become a children's writer. On completing high school, she studied at Uppsala University in the cultural section.
In 1996, she published the first in a series of works for children with boken in the title. These included Hårboken, Bajsboken, Dödenboken and Kärlekboken. Stalfeld is also employed by Stockholm's Moderna Museet as a cultural advisor.

Selected publications