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Barnens lexikon

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Barnens lexikon
Barnens lexikon

AuthorLars Gunnar Larsson (text)
Hardy Hedman (text)
IllustratorTord Nygren
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish
Genrechildren/non-fiction
Published1981
No. of books6

Barnens lexikon was a series of Swedish encyclopedias for children of various ages published in a number of editions.

It was originally published in 1981 following an idea from Sven Lidman.[1] A later edition[2] was published in 2003 under the title Barnens A till Ö.[3]

The first edition was published in four volumes. A six-volume edition with identical contents was released for the members of Barnens bokklubb.[1] The first edition contained 2 500 entries accompanied by 1 200 coloured images drawn by Tord Nygren. As publishing loomed closer Nygren needed to produce 50 drawings per week. At an average rate of 2 hours per drawing he had to work 15-hour shifts seven days a week to finish on time.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Mählqvist, Stefan (1981-12-08). "Lexikon som bilderbok årets nyhet". Dagens Nyheter. p. 2.
  2. ^ "Barnens A till Ö : första uppslagsboken | WorldCat.org". www.worldcat.org. OCLC 186070962. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  3. ^ "Barnens A till Ö (Inbunden 2003) Sven Lidman (book review)". Bokrecensioner. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  4. ^ Carlstedt, Birgitta (1981-11-28). "Mångsidige Nygren har inte tid för hjärtebarnet". Dagens Nyheter. p. 20.