‘Lisa Aisato – pictures from the book about Astrid Lindgren’
An exhibition of pictures from a newly written biography for children about Astrid Lindgren, by Agnes-Margrethe Bjorvand. Lisa Aisato is an award-winning illustrator, author and visual artist. She has published many critically acclaimed children’s books and is one of Norway’s leading and most popular picture book artists. 14/11-4/12 2016.
About Lisa Aisato
Lisa Aisato (b. 1981) is an award-winning illustrator, author and visual artist. She has published many critically acclaimed children’s books and is one of Norway’s leading and most popular picture book artists. She also illustrates books for other authors, including Tor Åge Bringsværd and Gaute Heivoll. Since 2009, her pictures have been featured every week in Dagbladet’s Saturday magazine.
The Astrid Lindgren Book – A Biography for Children
The Astrid Lindgren Book – A Biography for Children won the Norwegian Literature Prize 2016 with the following reasons given: A well-illustrated biography that, in an inspiring way, provides children with knowledge about the person, author and editor Astrid Lindgren. Through stories, quotes, facts and magical illustrations, we become acquainted with one of the world’s greatest children’s book authors.
