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Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002)

Author of Pippi Longstocking

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About the Author

Astrid Lindgren: November 7, 1907 - January 28, 2002 There are few children's authors more famous than Astrid Lindgren, creator of the feisty, legendary heroine, Pippi Longstocking. Lindgren was born on November 14, 1907, in Sweden. Her work has been acclaimed with many prestigious awards, among show more them the Hans Christian Andersen Medal (1958), the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award (1978), and the International Book Award (1993). This truly internationally known author was the recipient of the Albert Schweitzer Medal and has been honored repeatedly in her native Sweden. There is a bronze statue of her in a Stockholm park. Her picture is on a postage stamp. The "World of Astrid Lindgren" is a theme park featuring the wholesome characters of her books. The annual children's literature award is known as the Astrid Lindgren Prize. The inspiration for this long and illustrious career, spanning five decades, is the author's own childhood. Her memories - of free and often wild play with her brothers and sister, of loving parents, of a close-knit farm community, of reading about heroines like Pollyanna and Anne of Green Gables - became the foundations of her books. Lindgren has said, "I write to amuse the child within me, and I can only hope that in this way other children as well can have a little fun." Lindgren amused her own children by telling them stories. Her daughter, Karin, named Pippi Longstocking, and the first written story was given to Karin as a birthday gift. The next year, 1945, Pippi Longstocking won a best children's book competition and Lindgren began writing the perennially child-pleasing stories that make up her enormous body of work, some of which are the series based on "Children of Noisy Village", the fable "The Tomten", the rambunctious "Karlson-On-the-Roof", the irrepressible"Lotta on Troublemaker Street" , the controversial "The Brothers Lionheart", and the unforgettable, wildly funny superheroine, Pippi, was featured in other books and became a star of stage, screen and television. Lindgren has been called the world's most read author of children's books. She is hailed as the third most translated children's book author after H.C. Andersen and the Grimm brothers. Her impact on the world of children's literature is immeasurable. Astrid Lindgren died in her sleep, in her home in Sweden on January 28, 2002 at the age of 94. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Astrid Lindgren, ca. 1960 [source: Astrids bilder; author: unknown]

Series

Works by Astrid Lindgren

Pippi Longstocking (1945) 10,503 copies
Pippi in the South Seas (1948) 3,115 copies
Pippi Goes on Board (1946) 2,834 copies
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter (1981) 2,396 copies
The Brothers Lionheart (1973) 1,765 copies
The Children of Noisy Village (1949) 1,282 copies
The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1945) — Author — 1,200 copies
Mio, My Son (1955) 972 copies
The Tomten (1961) 901 copies
Emil in the Soup Tureen (1963) 533 copies
Happy Times in Noisy Village (1952) 485 copies
Christmas in Noisy Village (1962) 483 copies
Karlson on the Roof (1955) 481 copies
Seacrow Island (1964) 478 copies
Pippi on the Run (1971) 476 copies
The Tomten and the Fox (1960) 448 copies
Mischievous Meg (1963) 418 copies
Rasmus and the Vagabond (1957) 359 copies
Bill Bergson, Master Detective (1946) — Author — 321 copies
Lotta on Troublemaker Street (1961) 314 copies
The Six Bullerby Children (1946) 309 copies
Emil's Pranks (1966) 280 copies
Christmas in the Stable (1961) 267 copies
Emil's Clever Pig (1970) 264 copies
Pippi Goes to School (1998) 203 copies
Kalle Blomquist (1987) 160 copies
Karlson Flies Again (1955) 147 copies
The Red Bird (1978) 138 copies
Das entschwundene Land (1973) 135 copies
Mardie to the Rescue (1976) 132 copies
Märchen (1978) 130 copies
Springtime in Noisy Village (1965) 120 copies
The Runaway Sleigh Ride (1983) 111 copies
Lotta's Christmas Surprise (1977) 109 copies
Lotta's Bike (1972) 108 copies
The World's Best Karlson (1968) 102 copies
That Emil (1972) 92 copies
Kajsa Kavat (1975) 86 copies
I Want to Go to School Too (1976) 84 copies
The Dragon with Red Eyes (1985) 80 copies
Nils Karlsson-Pyssling (1970) 79 copies
Lotta's Easter Surprise (1990) 77 copies
I Don't Want to Go to Bed (1988) 72 copies
Pippi Goes to the Circus (1999) 68 copies
Most Beloved Sister (1972) 67 copies
A Calf for Christmas (1989) 66 copies
A Day at Bullerby (1966) 65 copies
Simon Small Moves In (1965) 63 copies
I Want a Brother or Sister (1979) 60 copies
Kati in America (1950) — Author — 58 copies
Emil's Sticky Problem (1972) 55 copies
Goran's Great Escape (1991) 53 copies
Emil's Little Sister (1984) 50 copies
Mirabelle (2002) 50 copies
Kerstin und ich (1945) 50 copies
In the Land of Twilight (1973) 47 copies
Kati In Italy (1952) 42 copies
Kati in Paris (1953) 41 copies
Erzählungen (1979) 41 copies
The Ghost of Skinny Jack (1986) 40 copies
Emil and the Bad Tooth (1975) 37 copies
My Nightingale is Singing (1984) 36 copies
Skrallan and the Pirates (1968) 29 copies
Geschichten aus Bullerbü (1976) 27 copies
Now that Night is Near (2019) 26 copies
Ur-Pippi (2007) 26 copies
Pippi håller kalas (1971) 24 copies
Julefortellinger (1985) 23 copies
Emil i snekkerbua (1992) 21 copies
Pippi findet einen Spunk (2000) 20 copies
Klingt meine Linde (1604) 17 copies
Peter og Petra (1977) 17 copies
Pippi Won't Grow Up (1971) 16 copies
Ich habe auch gelebt! (2016) 13 copies
Im Wald sind keine Räuber (2009) 13 copies
Mein Smaland (1987) 13 copies
Sagobok : en samlingsvolym (2002) 11 copies
Alle verhalen (1997) 11 copies
Dirk Lives in Holland (1962) 11 copies
Astrid Lindgren vertelt (1988) 11 copies
Never Violence! (2011) 10 copies
Noriko-San, Girl of Japan (1958) 9 copies
Pelle zieht aus (2006) 9 copies
Alle mine barn (2002) 8 copies
Pippi das Meias Altas (2013) 8 copies
Randi Lives in Norway (1962) — Author — 8 copies
Matti Lives in Finland (1969) 7 copies
Noy Lives in Thailand (1962) 7 copies
Lilibet Circus Child (1966) 7 copies
Fortellinger (1995) 7 copies
Den store boken om Lotta (2003) 7 copies
Winterverhalen (2012) 6 copies
Den store Emilboka. B.2 (1991) 5 copies
Märit (2015) 5 copies
Pippi Långstrumps visor (2005) 4 copies
My Swedish Cousins (1959) 4 copies
The World's Best Karlsson (2021) 4 copies
Le Renard et le Lutin (2018) 4 copies
Pippi Calcesllargues (1981) 4 copies
Pippi gaat op reis (1951) 3 copies
Sia Lives on Kilimanjaro — Author — 3 copies
Pippi se embarca (2020) 3 copies
Hurra, Pippi Langstrumpf (2014) 3 copies
L'uccellino rosso (2019) 3 copies
Tu tu tu! (2015) 3 copies
Verhalenreis (2007) 3 copies
Pippi får besøk (1992) 3 copies
Den store Emilboka. B.1 (1991) 3 copies
Kindertheaterstücke (1986) 3 copies
Fortællinger (1970) 2 copies
Salikons rosor (2003) 2 copies
Pippi gibt ein Fest (1971) 2 copies
Emils Store Billedbog (1995) 2 copies
Sagor, hyss & entyr (2010) 2 copies
Emil i Lönneberga (1977) 2 copies
la Pippi ho arregla tot (2021) 2 copies
Marko Lives in Yugoslavia (1962) 2 copies
Kalle Blomquist. CD (2006) 2 copies
Bullerbue (2010) 2 copies
Eemeli ja Kissankulma (2022) 2 copies
Pippi goes shopping (2016) 2 copies
Kati 2 copies
Emilovy skopičiny (2020) 2 copies
Lottas Merkbuch (1995) 2 copies
Peppi käy kaupoissa (2015) 2 copies
Fyra syskon berättar (1992) 2 copies
Una Aventura de Pippa (1975) 2 copies
Karlsson vom Dach. 2 CDs (2006) 2 copies
Feest in Villa Kakelbont (2010) 2 copies
Emil' i malyshka Ida (2009) 2 copies
Fortellinger. 2 (1996) 2 copies
Kajsa Kavats äventyr (1975) 2 copies
Swedish classics (2023) 1 copy
Vennad Lisamed (2021) 1 copy
Sagorna 1 copy
Vargsången (2022) 1 copy
Novità per Martina (2008) 1 copy
Pípi Entra a Bordo (2007) 1 copy
Pípi nos Mares do Sul (2007) 1 copy
Pipi das Meias Altas (2007) 1 copy
la Pippi al mar (2021) 1 copy
Pippi Vai ao Parque (2016) 1 copy
D'Pippi 1 copy
Se, her er Emil (2017) 1 copy
Karkulín je nejlepsí (2011) 1 copy
LONNEBERGA 1 copy
Pippi Uzuncorap (2009) 1 copy
Hei Pippi! (2017) 1 copy
JA, ÞESSI EMIL (2015) 1 copy
Pippi Langkous (2020) 1 copy
Kalle nyomozni kezd (2017) 1 copy
Emils jul (2004) 1 copy
Kati v Italii (2008) 1 copy
Pippi Șosețica (2020) 1 copy
Emilis is Lionebergos (1993) 1 copy
Madicken och Lisabet (2004) 1 copy
Julsagor (2004) 1 copy
Lille katt (2023) 1 copy
מדיקן (2015) 1 copy
Il mio piccolo Natale (2022) 1 copy
Första läseboken (1982) 1 copy
Madicken 1 1 copy
Pippi lo arregla todo (2020) 1 copy
Pippi Uzuncorap Korsan (2004) 1 copy
Lapsuuteni Smoolanti (1988) 1 copy
Marikkens jul (2003) 1 copy
Sögur og ævintýri (1998) 1 copy
Juharfalvi Emil (2013) 1 copy
Hujedamej (2005) 1 copy
Japi 1 copy
Magere lat (1987) 1 copy
Pippi Dlinnyy chulok (1993) 1 copy
Picirruku dhe Karlsoni (2002) 1 copy
Eventyrrejsen (2007) 1 copy
Vad gör Pippi? (2014) 1 copy
Det stora tabberaset (1993) 1 copy
Tredje läseboken (1984) 1 copy
Luckasta Lota (2010) 1 copy
Lota pravi lom (2010) 1 copy
Måla med Pippi (2012) 1 copy
Madikena (1999) 1 copy
Saulesplava (2009) 1 copy
Mêrga jêr (2003) 1 copy
The Tomten 1 copy
Andra läseboken (1983) 1 copy
Emiel is een held (2015) 1 copy
Ronja Räubertochte (2008) 1 copy
Pippi Longstocking 4 (1997) 1 copy
Sommaren min (2013) 1 copy
Tordenværsbarn (2018) 1 copy
Villvettene (2018) 1 copy
Digerfossen (2019) 1 copy
Bjørnehulen (2019) 1 copy

Associated Works

Spotty (1974) — Translator, some editions — 209 copies
It's Fine To Be Nine (2000) — Contributor — 125 copies
The Penguin Book of Classic Children's Characters (1997) — Contributor — 88 copies
Round the Christmas Tree (1983) — Author — 45 copies
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking [1988 film] (1988) — Original stories — 31 copies
The Remarkably Strong Pippi Longstocking (1974) — Series Creator — 17 copies
Echo: Scandinavian Stories about Girls (2000) — Contributor — 15 copies

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Biografien sind wohl einfach nicht so meins... Die Liebesgeschichte ihrer Eltern ist allerdings wirklich niedlich und berührend.
 
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Katzenkindliest | 3 other reviews | Apr 23, 2024 |
#ReadAroundTheWorld. #Sweden

This was a delightful middle grade read by famous Swedish children’s author Astrid Lindengren, presumably set in the 1950s or the 1960s when it was written. It takes place on Seacrow Island, a fictional island in the Stockholm archipelago, off the coast of Sweden where Melker and his four children went to spend their summer in a ramshackle cottage by the beach.

This is a story where not a great deal happens but the setting is evocative and the islanders memorable. The father bumbles along in an accident prone, incompetent fashion, the youngest son Pelle follows his love for animals, the eldest daughter Malin keeps house and then falls in love, and the middle sons have a wild old time roaming the island and having adventures with the neighbour’s girls. It is all very innocent and wholesome with the peace only threatened by a neighbour’s attempt to steal the pet seal Moses and a businessman’s wish to buy the cottage. My favourite characters were the feisty indomitable neighbouring girl Tjorvan and her dog Bosun. I enjoyed this escape into an enchanted world of innocence. My only complaint was I felt sorry for Malin who bore the brunt of the patriarchal attitudes and had to be the family maid, housekeeper and mother at the age of 19. Otherwise a lovely read.… (more)
 
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mimbza | 7 other reviews | Apr 10, 2024 |
Outrageous Pippi Longstocking has no parents around and no rules to follow, so she lives according to her own daredevilish ways. She's been treating her friends Tommy and Annika to wild adventures, too--like buying and eating seventy-two pounds of candy, or sailing off to an island in the middle of a lake to see what it's like to be shipwrecked. But then Pippi's long lost father returns, and she might have to leave Villa Villekulla!
 
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Works
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Popularity
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Rating
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Reviews
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ISBNs
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Languages
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Favorited
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