Friis-Baastad was born in Bergen on 27 August 1921,[1][2] to Carl Heinrich Blauenfeldt and Edel Johanne Mønness, and grew up in Oslo as an only child. She passed examen artium in 1940, and subsequently commercial school, and then started studying philology. Her studies were eventually aborted due to marriage, child birth and fleeing to Sweden from the German occupation of Norway. She married pilot Kaare Friis-Baastad in 1942, and they had a total of four children.[2]
Careeredit
From 1953 on Friis-Baastad contributed to the children's radio shows Lørdagsbarnetimen and Barnetimen for de minste, writing sketches and audio plays. Her best known of these works is the series Tulutta og Makronelle, which saw several reprises and was published in book format in 1960.[2]
Her first children's book was Æresord from 1959, which was also translated into English, Dutch and Swedish.[2][3]
Further books are Kjersti (1962), Ikke ta Bamse (1964), Du må våkne, Tor! (1967), Hest på ønskelisten (1968), which was translated and published in the US in 1972 (with the English title Wanted! A horse!), and Hest i sentrum (1969).[2][3][1]
Three of Friis-Baastad's books were awarded the Dammprisen [no] from the publishing house Damm, and she received several prizes from the Ministry of Culture for her children's books.[2]
Referencesedit
^ abBolstad, Erik (ed.). "Babbis Friis-Baastad". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
^ abØrjasæter, Tordis (1997). "Barne- og ungdomslitteraturen". In Storsveen, Tove (ed.). Norges Litteraturhistorie. Etterkrigslitteraturen (in Norwegian). Vol. 2. Oslo: Cappelen. pp. 651–653, 678. ISBN82-02-16425-7.
^"Book awards: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award". librarything.com. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
January 01, 1970
babbis, friis, baastad, née, blauenfeldt, august, 1921, january, 1970, norwegian, children, writer, friis, baastadbornellinor, margrethe, blauenfeldt, 1921, august, 1921bergen, norwaydied10, january, 1970, 1970, aged, oslonationalitynorwegianoccupationchildren. Babbis Friis Baastad nee Blauenfeldt 27 August 1921 10 January 1970 was a Norwegian children s writer Babbis Friis BaastadFriis BaastadBornEllinor Margrethe Blauenfeldt 1921 08 27 27 August 1921Bergen NorwayDied10 January 1970 1970 01 10 aged 48 OsloNationalityNorwegianOccupationchildren s writer Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Awards and legacy 4 ReferencesPersonal life editFriis Baastad was born in Bergen on 27 August 1921 1 2 to Carl Heinrich Blauenfeldt and Edel Johanne Monness and grew up in Oslo as an only child She passed examen artium in 1940 and subsequently commercial school and then started studying philology Her studies were eventually aborted due to marriage child birth and fleeing to Sweden from the German occupation of Norway She married pilot Kaare Friis Baastad in 1942 and they had a total of four children 2 Career editFrom 1953 on Friis Baastad contributed to the children s radio shows Lordagsbarnetimen and Barnetimen for de minste writing sketches and audio plays Her best known of these works is the series Tulutta og Makronelle which saw several reprises and was published in book format in 1960 2 Her first children s book was AEresord from 1959 which was also translated into English Dutch and Swedish 2 3 Further books are Kjersti 1962 Ikke ta Bamse 1964 Du ma vakne Tor 1967 Hest pa onskelisten 1968 which was translated and published in the US in 1972 with the English title Wanted A horse and Hest i sentrum 1969 2 3 1 Ikke ta Bamse translated 1967 into English as Don t take Teddy is about an intellectually disabled boy viewed from the perspective of his younger brother Mikkel 2 In 1969 the publisher Charles Scribner s Sons received the Mildred L Batchelder Award for the translation of Don t take Teddy thereby labeled the year s most outstanding children s book translated into English language and published in the US 2 The book received the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1976 4 Awards and legacy editThree of Friis Baastad s books were awarded the Dammprisen no from the publishing house Damm and she received several prizes from the Ministry of Culture for her children s books 2 References edit a b Bolstad Erik ed Babbis Friis Baastad Store norske leksikon in Norwegian Oslo Norsk nettleksikon Retrieved 12 November 2017 a b c d e f g h Jorgensen Jorn Kr Babbis Friis Baastad In Helle Knut ed Norsk biografisk leksikon in Norwegian Oslo Kunnskapsforlaget Retrieved 12 November 2017 a b Orjasaeter Tordis 1997 Barne og ungdomslitteraturen In Storsveen Tove ed Norges Litteraturhistorie Etterkrigslitteraturen in Norwegian Vol 2 Oslo Cappelen pp 651 653 678 ISBN 82 02 16425 7 Book awards Lewis Carroll Shelf Award librarything com Retrieved 12 November 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Babbis Friis Baastad amp oldid 1147267472, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
