Fam Kristina Ekman (born 6 October 1946) is a Swedish－Norwegian children's writer and illustrator. Early life She was born in Stockholm, Sweden to actors Hasse Ekman and Eva Henning, and moved to Oslo in 1954. Career She made her literary début in 1969 with . Her literary breakthrough was from 1976. She was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for the year's best children's or youth's literature in 2007, for . She has received several prizes for her art work, and is represented in the Norwegian National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design. Notable works Hva skal vi gjøre med lille Jill? Kall meg onkel Alf Awards Brage Prize 1992 Norwegian Critics Prize for the year's best children's or youth's literature 2007 References 1946 births Living people Norwegian children's writers Norwegian children's book illustrators Norwegian women illustrators Norwegian women children's writers Writers from Oslo Swedish emigrants to Norway Artists from Oslo