- Here you will find information about Astrid Lindgren as a person, about her stories and find out everything you want to know about her treasured characters.
- In memory of Lindgren, a memorial sculpture was created next to her childhood home, named Källa Astrid ("Astrid's Wellspring" in English).
- Astrid Lindgren went to school in Vimmerby, so the settings she created are born from both the countryside and the small town.
- Once, while travelling by train through Germany, a Swedish friend of mine happened to be rereading Astrid Lindgren's story The Brothers Lionheart.
- Lindgren received the gold medal of the Swedish Academy in 1971. The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, given for adolescent and children’s literature...
- Astrid Lindgren(1907-2002). Writer. Actress. Additional Crew. ... Astrid Lindgren. Grew up in Småland outside Vimmerby in the south of Sweden.
- Astrid Lindgren was born Astrid Anna Emilia Ericsson on the 14 November 1907 to Samuel August Ericsson (1875-1969) and Hanna Jonsson (1879-1961).
- Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren, who was born in 1907 and passed away in 2002, was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays.
- “Curious” is a word that Astrid Lindgren often used in her work. Curious is a word that also aptly describes Astrid herself and her life’s achievement.
- Lindgren's legacy lives on through the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, which is the world's largest award for children's and young adult literature.