Swedish writer (born 1922)Not to be confused with Hans Petersson or Hans Petersen (disambiguation).

Hans Peterson (born 26 October 1922) is a Swedish writer, mainly of children's literature. He was born in 1922 in Väring in Västergötland, Sweden, and has received several prizes and recognition for his work.

Contents

• 1 Prizes and recognition
• 2 Works
• 3 See also
• 4 References

Prizes and recognition

• The Svenska Dagbladet Literature Prize, 1955
• The Nils Holgersson Plaque, 1958 (for Magnus, Mattias och Mari)
• German Prize for Children's Literature (Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis), 1959
• The Astrid Lindgren Prize, 1971
• Wettergrens barnbokollon, 1992

Works

See also

• Children's literature portal

References