- Tuula Kallioniemi
Tuula Kallioniemi (born
22 March 1951 in Kymi) is a master of Finnishchildren's literature . She was awarded the Topelius Prize in 1979, the State's Prize for Literature in 1985 and theAnni 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).
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