Lois Walfrid Johnson | |
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Born | November 23, 1936 |
Occupation | Author |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Gustavus Adolphus College |
Genre | Children's literature |
Website | |
lwjbooks |
Lois Walfrid Johnson (November 23, 1936) is an American children's book author. She writes from a Christian perspective. [1]
Johnson was born to Alvar Walfrid, a pastor and to Lydia Walfrid, a bookkeeper and business manager. [2] She grew up in Scandia, Minnesota. [2] At age nine, she knew she wanted to become a writer. [2]
Johnson graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a bachelor's degree. [2]
Johnson has been writing since the 1970s. Her second picture book, was considered a "silly spin-off of the Nativity" by School Library Journal. [3] In 1998, four books from her Let's-Talk-About-It series won a Gold Medallion Book Award. [4] In her books, she hides inside secrets, things which only she or those close to her would recognize. [2]
Other awards include the C. S. Lewis Medal for Best Series in the year in which it was published, the Wisconsin State Historical Society Award of Merit for Distinguished Service to History, and five Silver Angel Awards from Excellence in Media. [5]
Titles 1-4 available in Norwegian, Titles 1-5 available in German
Titles 1-10 available in German. Titles 1-6 available in Swedish.
Titles 1-6 available in German
Lois Walfrid Johnson | |
---|---|
Born | November 23, 1936 |
Occupation | Author |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Gustavus Adolphus College |
Genre | Children's literature |
Website | |
lwjbooks |
Lois Walfrid Johnson (November 23, 1936) is an American children's book author. She writes from a Christian perspective. [1]
Johnson was born to Alvar Walfrid, a pastor and to Lydia Walfrid, a bookkeeper and business manager. [2] She grew up in Scandia, Minnesota. [2] At age nine, she knew she wanted to become a writer. [2]
Johnson graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a bachelor's degree. [2]
Johnson has been writing since the 1970s. Her second picture book, was considered a "silly spin-off of the Nativity" by School Library Journal. [3] In 1998, four books from her Let's-Talk-About-It series won a Gold Medallion Book Award. [4] In her books, she hides inside secrets, things which only she or those close to her would recognize. [2]
Other awards include the C. S. Lewis Medal for Best Series in the year in which it was published, the Wisconsin State Historical Society Award of Merit for Distinguished Service to History, and five Silver Angel Awards from Excellence in Media. [5]
Titles 1-4 available in Norwegian, Titles 1-5 available in German
Titles 1-10 available in German. Titles 1-6 available in Swedish.
Titles 1-6 available in German