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Pippi Longstocking Around the World – Celebrating Astrid Lindgren’s Global Legacy at Lidingö City Library

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Pippi Longstocking Around the World – Celebrating Astrid Lindgren’s Global Legacy at Lidingö City Library

Stockholm, Sweden – Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002), the beloved matriarch of Swedish children’s literature, continues to inspire readers worldwide, exciting new milestones and meaningful events are unfolding in her honor.

Meta Velander's Lifelong Dedication to the Stage

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Meta Velander's Lifelong Dedication to the Stage

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She had acting dreams already during her school days. But when the graduation exam was completed, her mother's demands were explicit: first, Meta Velander had to get a "proper" job

Pippi Longstocking Now Speaks Nigerian Pidgin in 80th Translation

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Pippi Longstocking Now Speaks Nigerian Pidgin in 80th Translation

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Astrid Lindgren's beloved story about Pippi Longstocking has been translated into an 80th language – and is now also available in Nigerian Pidgin.

Pippi Longstocking Returns to Children's Radio with Fresh Voices

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Pippi Longstocking Returns to Children's Radio with Fresh Voices

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Laleh celebrates Pippi's 80th birthday with a birthday song

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Laleh celebrates Pippi's 80th birthday with a birthday song

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One of the world's most beloved children's book characters, Pippi Longstocking, turns 80 in 2025 and in her honor, the artist Laleh has created a new birthday song.

Pippi Longstocking, one of Sweden's most beloved and well-known figures in the world

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Pippi Longstocking, one of Sweden's most beloved and well-known figures in the world

You're probably familiar with Pippi Longstocking, a world-renowned character created by author [Astrid Lindgren](https://www. astridlindgren

The Astrid Lindgren Prize goes to a "tough-boiled" author

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The Astrid Lindgren Prize goes to a "tough-boiled" author

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Tough-boiled, easy to read, and immediate. This is how the jury describes this year's Astrid Lindgren prize winner Petter Lidbeck, who is awarded the prize of 100,000 kronor for an authorship that "grabs you from the very first page"