There is a bronze statue of her in a Stockholm park. This truly internationally known author was the recipient of the Albert Schweitzer Medal and has been honored repeatedly in her native Sweden. Her work has been acclaimed with many prestigious awards, among them the Hans Christian Andersen Medal (1958), the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award (1978), and the International Book Award (1993). Lindgren was born on November 14, 1907, in Sweden. Astrid Lindgren died in her sleep, in her home in Sweden on Januat the age of 94.Astrid Lindgren: NovemJanuThere are few children's authors more famous than Astrid Lindgren, creator of the feisty, legendary heroine, Pippi Longstocking. Her impact on the world of children's literature is immeasurable. She is hailed as the third most translated children's book author after H.C. Lindgren has been called the world's most read author of children's books. 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. Her daughter, Karin, named Pippi Longstocking, and the first written story was given to Karin as a birthday gift.
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 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. The inspiration for this long and illustrious career, spanning five decades, is the author's own childhood.
The annual children's literature award is known as the Astrid Lindgren Prize. The "World of Astrid Lindgren" is a theme park featuring the wholesome characters of her books. Astrid Lindgren: NovemJanuThere are few children's authors more famous than Astrid Lindgren, creator of the feisty, legendary heroine, Pippi Longstocking.
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