Tuula Kallioniemi

Tuula Kallioniemi (born 22 March 1951 in Kymi) is an author of Finnish children's literature.[1] She was awarded the Topelius Prize in 1979, the State's Prize for Literature in 1985 and the Anni Swan Medal in 1994.

Kallioniemi has created a large output, which includes the popular Reuhurinteen ala-aste series, the first book of which was published in 1997. The books are about lives of the pupils and teacher Aapeli Käki in a fictional elementary school in Finland.

Other works include Lätkässä (1990), Rääväsuu rakastuu (1991) and Ihmemies Topi (1998).

References

  1. "Tuula Kallioniemi". WorldCat.org. Retrieved 27 March 2010.


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