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Astrid Lindgren

Bio

Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002) was born in Sweden. After college, she worked in a newspaper office and a Swedish publishing house. Her most famous and beloved book, Pippi Longstocking, was originally published in Swedish in 1950 and was later translated into many other languages. It was followed by two sequels, Pippi Goes on Board and Pippi in the South Seas. Ms. Lindgren had a long, prolific career, writing more than 100 picture books, poems, short stories, plays, screenplays, and novels. In 1958, she won the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, the highest international award in children’s literature.

Astrid Lindgren Books

The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking book cover

The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

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Nothing But Fun in Noisy Village book cover

Nothing But Fun in Noisy Village

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Happy Times in Noisy Village book cover

Happy Times in Noisy Village

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The Children of Noisy Village book cover

The Children of Noisy Village

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Pippi Fhad-stocainneach book cover

Pippi Fhad-stocainneach

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Pippi Goes on Board book cover

Pippi Goes on Board

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Pippi in the South Seas book cover

Pippi in the South Seas

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Pippi Longstocking book cover

Pippi Longstocking

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War Diaries, 1939–1945 book cover

War Diaries, 1939–1945

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Seacrow Island book cover

Seacrow Island

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