Gunnel Linde (14 October 1924 – 12 June 2014) was a Swedish writer who has written over forty

children's book Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. In addition to conventional literary genres, modern children's literature is classified by the intended age of the reade ...

s, among them ''

Den vita stenen ''Den vita stenen'' ("The White Stone") is a 1964 Swedish children's book written by Gunnel Linde. In 1965, Linde received the Nils Holgersson Plaque for this book. In 1973, a TV version of the story was produced. Plot The book takes place in a ...

'' and '' I Am a Werewolf Cub''. In 1971, she was one of the founders of

BRIS The ''brit milah'' (, , ; "Covenant (religion), covenant of circumcision") or ''bris'' (, ) is Religion and circumcision, the ceremony of circumcision in Judaism and Samaritanism, during which the foreskin is surgically removed. According to t ...

(''"Barnens rätt i samhället"'', in English ''Children's Rights in Society''). She has received the Swedish

Nils Holgersson Plaque The Nils Holgersson Plaque is an award given by Swedish Library Association. It was established in 1950, and named for the book ''The Wonderful Adventures of Nils'' by Selma Lagerlöf. It is an annual award given to the author of the best children' ...

in 1965 (for the book ''

'') and the

Astrid Lindgren Prize The Astrid Lindgren Prize () is a Swedish literary award for children's literature named after the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren. The prize was instituted by the publishing house Rabén & Sjögren in 1967 to honour Lindgren on her 60th birthda ...

in 1978.

Works

*'' Skräcknatten i Fasenbo'' (1985)

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