An enchanting tale of friendship and adventure in a magical setting.
Astrid Lindgren was born in Sweden in 1907. During the course of
her life she wrote over 40 books for children. She once commented:
'I write to amuse the child within me, and can only hope that other
children may have some fun that way too.'
Many of her stories are based upon her memories of childhood, and
filled with lively and unconventional characters. Perhaps the best
known is Pippi Longstocking, first published in Sweden in 1945. It
was an immediate success with children, and was later published in
England in 1954.
During her lifetime, Lindgren was awarded dozens of Swedish and
international prizes for her writing, among them the prestigious
Hans Christian Andersen medal in 1958: widely considered the
ultimate accolade for an author of children's books.
In 1989 a theme park dedicated to her - Astrid Lindgren's World -
was opened in the author's home town of Vimmerby. She died in 2002.
`I adored Astrid Lindgren as a child'
Francesca Simon, author of the 'Horrid Henry' books.
`I read the book both as a child and as an adult, and I feel it's
one of the greatest books written for children'
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