Lena Anderson (born 27 May 1939[1]) is a Swedish children's book illustrator and author.
[2] She first gained international success for her illustrations in the 1985 picture book Linnea in Monet's Garden, which was translated into English in 1987.
[2] She has worked on multiple other books with writer Christina Björk,[3] including a series of children's stories with the character Linnea.
[12] In 1988, Anderson won the Astrid Lindgren Prize along with Christina Björk.
[14] Anderson was awarded the Illis quorum medal by the Government of Sweden on 13 July 2023.