Astrid Lindgren

Astrid Lindgren
Author: Jens Andersen
Publsiher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2018-02-27
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780300235135

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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
Publsiher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2010-07-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0192789945

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Ronia, the daughter of a robber who lives in a great fortress in an enchanted wood, causes mayhem by befriending the son of her father's sworn enemy. Together Ronia and Birk explore the magical forest, until one day they find they might actually have to survive in it . . .

Astrid Lindgren

Astrid Lindgren
Author: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Publsiher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2020-03-03
Genre: JUVENILE FICTION
ISBN: 9781786037626

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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.

Astrid Lindgren s Tomten Tales

Astrid Lindgren s Tomten Tales
Author: Astrid Lindgren
Publsiher: Flo
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-08-10
Genre: Children's stories, Swedish
ISBN: 1782504613

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Collector's combined edition of Astrid Lindgren's two classic Tomten tales, The Tomten and The Tomten and the Fox.

The Children on Troublemaker Street

The Children on Troublemaker Street
Author: Astrid Lindgren
Publsiher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Families
ISBN: 0689846746

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Jonas, Maria, and Lotta, the rambunctious Nyman children, have a year of exciting adventures and prove themselves to be unpredictable.

Do You Know Pippi Longstocking

Do You Know Pippi Longstocking
Author: Astrid Lindgren
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2015-05-21
Genre: Electronic Book
ISBN: 0192739034

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Do you know Pippi Longstocking? There's no one quite like her! Her cheeky, dare-devil spirit is much loved throughout the world, making her one of the all-time greatest children's characters.

Astrid Lindgren

Astrid Lindgren
Author: Jens Andersen
Publsiher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2018-01-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780300226102

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A powerful biography of the internationally renowned writer who created one of the most enduring characters in children's literature

Astrid Lindgren

Astrid Lindgren
Author: Johanna Hurwitz
Publsiher: Puffin
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2016
Genre: Authors, Swedish
ISBN: 9780147516688

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Chronicles the life of the Swedish storyteller, discussing her unplanned development as an author and the creation of her beloved carrot-topped heroine, Pippi Longstocking.