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Elsa Beskow (née Maartman; 11 February 1874 – 30 June 1953) was a famous Swedish author and illustrator of children's books. Among her better known books are Tale of the Little Little Old Woman and Aunt Green, Aunt Brown and Aunt Lavender .
The Elsa Beskow Plaque, established in 1958 by the Swedish Library Association (Svensk bibkioteksföreniningen), is a Swedish award given to the artist who has created the best Swedish picture book for children or the best illustrated Swedish children's book during the previous year.
Mary, the mother of Jesus in Christianity, is known by many different titles (Blessed Mother, Virgin Mary, Mother of God, Our Lady, Holy Virgin, Madonna), epithets (Star of the Sea, Queen of Heaven, Cause of Our Joy), invocations (Panagia, Mother of Mercy, God-bearer Theotokos), and several names associated with places (Our Lady of Loreto, Our Lady of Fátima).
Carol Norton – pen name under which certain works of Grace May North (1876–1960) were reprinted; Mary Norton (1903–1992) – The Borrowers series, Bedknob and Broomstick; Nikolay Nosov (1908–1976) – The Adventures of Dunno and his Friends; Christine Nöstlinger (1936–2018) – Fly Away Home
Mary Bly (born 1962, US, f/nf), pseudonym of Eloisa James Edward Wilmot Blyden (1832–1912, Danish W Indies/Liberia, nf) Reginald Horace Blyth (1898–1964, England/Japan, nf)
The son of a priest, Beskow graduated from secondary school in 1883 and got a degree in theological philosophy at Uppsala University in 1884. From 1888-92, he studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in Stockholm. He married the children's book author Elsa Beskow in 1897 while she was teaching at Djursholms samskola where he served as head ...
Sockerbagaren (The Pastry Chef), is a song written and composed by Swedish composer Alice Tegnér. It was first published in volume 3 of the song book series Sjung med oss, mamma! (Sing with us, mom) in 1895. The song's lyrics refer to a pastry chef. The final lines were originally; "Och har du pengar så kan du få, men har du inga så får du ...
Mary's suspicions are aroused by the repeat rescuing, and recalls having seen George before, swimming strongly at another resort. She is furious with him, but Mifflin explains George's initial gallantry and reluctance to repeat the act, and all is forgiven. Later, with George's play a success in London, he is accompanied into his box by a lady...