Astrid Lindgren
Astrid Lindgren

Author: Jens Andersen

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2018-02-27

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 0300235135

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The first English†‘language biography of Astrid Lindgren provides a moving and revealing portrait of the beloved Scandinavian literary icon whose adventures of Pippi Longstocking have influenced generations of young readers all over the world. Lindgren’s sometimes turbulent life as an unwed teenage mother, outspoken advocate for the rights of women and children, and celebrated editor and author is chronicled in fascinating detail by Jens Andersen, one of Denmark’s most popular biographers. Based on extensive research and access to primary sources and letters, this highly readable account describes Lindgren’s battles with depression and her personal struggles through war, poverty, motherhood, and fame. Andersen examines the writer’s oeuvre as well to uncover the secrets to the books’ universal appeal and why they have resonated so strongly with young readers for more than seventy years.

Ronia, the Robber's Daughter
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter

Author: Astrid Lindgren

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1985-02-05

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 0140317201

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Read the book that inspired Studio Ghibli's series, Ronja the Robber’s Daughter! A thrilling adventure crafted by the author of Pippi Longstocking On the night Ronia was born, a thunderstorm raged over the mountain, but in Matt's castle and among his band of robbers there was only joy - for Matt now had a spirited little black-haired daughter. Soon Ronia learns to dance and yell with the robbers, but it is alone in the forest that she feels truly at home. Then one day Ronia meets Birk, the son of Matt's arch-enemy. Soon after Ronia and Birk become friends the worst quarrel ever between the rival bands erupts, and Ronia and Berk are right in the middle.

Astrid Lindgren
Astrid Lindgren

Author: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books

Published: 2020-03-03

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1786037629

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Discover how Astrid Lindgren grew up to become one of the world's best-loved authors, and the creator of the irresistible Pippi Longstocking.

Happy Times in Noisy Village
Happy Times in Noisy Village

Author: Astrid Lindgren

Publisher: Bethlehem Books

Published: 2003-06-01

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 1883937663

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Welcome to Noisy Village! Well, it's not really quite what it sounds. Lisa, who tells the story, lives on Middle Farm with her parents and two brothers, Karl and Bill. Britta and Anna live at North Farm and Olaf and Kerstin live at South Farm. It is because the houses are right next door to each other in a clump as they liked to do these things in rural Sweden years ago, and because the because the children make so much racket that the farmhouses came to be so honestly and happily named. A large linden tree grows between Middle and South Farms and so the boys in the two houses visit each other by climbing through the branches--even the girls do it sometimes, like the night they all waited for Olaf to go to sleep so that they could pull out his loose tooth without his knowing it! That is only one of the many escapades designed to make readers young and old wish they could step right into the pages of this little book. Join the fun in this companion volume to The Children of Noisy Village (published by Viking Penguin). Illustrated with delightful line drawings by Ilon Wikland; translated by Florence Lamborn.

The Children of Noisy Village
The Children of Noisy Village

Author: Astrid Lindgren

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1988-02-02

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 014032609X

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Let the beloved author of Pippi Longstocking take you on an adventure to Noisy Village! Go crayfishing in the summer at Nocken, “dipping in the pot” at Christmastime with Lisa and Karl, and join Britta and Anna who know the best way to go about “nutting” for the New Year. In this gently humorous tale, master storyteller Astrid Lindgren takes us through a year in the lives and customs of six Swedish children living on a group of three farms in the countryside. “A timeless story . . . Each chapter has its accounts of highly inventive fun and distinctly merry Swedish festivities around the year.”—Horn Book

Mio, My Son
Mio, My Son

Author: Astrid Lindgren

Publisher: Nyrb Kids

Published: 2019-06-18

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 1681373505

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A delightful fantasy tale about family by the author of the internationally best-selling Pippi Longstocking books, now in paperback Nine-year-old Karl Anders Nilsson is the unwelcome foster child of an uncaring couple. Lonely and neglected, he yearns for simple things, things that many children already have: a warm and loving home of his own, someone to share his sorrows and joys with, and, most important, his real father. Then, on October 15, Karl simply disappears. Where has he gone? (Police are searching for him ) But Karl is far away from chilly Stockholm, in Farawayland, where he has found his father, who is none other than the king of that land. And now Karl faces a truly dangerous mission. Prophecies have foretold his coming for thousands of years. He, his new best friend Pompoo, and Miramis, his wonderful flying horse with a golden mane, must travel together into the darkness of Outer Land to do battle with Sir Kato, the cruel abductor of the children of Farawayland. Only a child of the royal blood can stop him...

A World Gone Mad
A World Gone Mad

Author: Astrid Lindgren

Publisher: Pushkin Press

Published: 2016-10-27

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 1782272321

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A civilian, a mother, and a writer's unique account of a world devastated by conflict 'A rare glimpse of life in neutral Sweden and an insight into the dark setting that created her best-known work' FT Before she became internationally known for her children's books, Astrid Lindgren was an aspiring author living in Stockholm with her family at the outbreak of The Second World War. In these diaries, Lindgren emerges as a morally courageous critic of violence and war, as well as a deeply sensitive and astute observer of world affairs. Alongside political events, she includes delightful vignettes of domestic life, moments of personal crisis, and reveals the origins of Pippi Longstocking - soon to become one of the most famous and beloved children's books of the twentieth century.

Emil's Clever Pig
Emil's Clever Pig

Author: Astrid Lindgren

Publisher:

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 9780192776242

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Whether he's teaching his pet pig to dance, being chased by a mad cow or wrestling a robber, Emil's adventures never stop. Hens, dogs, little sisters - and adults - all flee his path. But Emil doesn't mean to be bad, it's just that trouble - and fun - follow him wherever he goes.A collection of utterly engaging tales from one of the world's best-loved children's authors.

Master Detective: a Kalle Blomqvist Mystery
Master Detective: a Kalle Blomqvist Mystery

Author: Astrid Lindgren

Publisher:

Published: 2017-05-04

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 9780192749277

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A super sleuth like Kalle Blomqvist is always looking for the next case to crack. So when a mysterious stranger arrives in town he finds the perfect excuse to start an investigation, one that will draw him and his friends into a thrilling case of theft and deception.

Emil and the Great Escape
Emil and the Great Escape

Author: Astrid Lindgren

Publisher:

Published: 2020-08-06

Total Pages: 89

ISBN-13: 9780192776228

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Emil doesn't mean to be bad, it's just that trouble - and fun - follow him wherever he goes. In this collection of stories Emil is up to his hilarious best and no-one is safe!