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Astrid Lindgren grew up in Smalandia in Sweden. Many of her books are based on her family and her childhood on a little farm. Pippi Longstocking, her most famous book, was originally invented for her bed-ridden daughter, Karin.

Astrid Lindgren was renowned both for her support for children's and animal rights, and for her opposition to corporal punishment. In 1993, she received the Right Livelihood Award (also known as the Alternative Nobel Prize), "...For her commitment to justice, non-violence and understanding of minorities as well as her love and caring for nature." In 1958, she became the second recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Award, an international award for youth literature.

After her death in 2002, the Government of Sweden instituted the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in her memory. The award is the world's largest monetary award for children's and youth literature, in the sum of five million SEK.

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The most well known books by Astrid Lindgren:

• the Pippi Longstocking series (Pippi Långstrump)
• Karlsson-on-the-Roof (Karlsson på taket)
• Emil i Lönneberga
• the Bill Bergson series (Mästerdetektiven Blomkvist)
• Madicken
• Ronia the Robber's DaughterRonia the Robber's Daughter (1981) is a book by the noted children's author Astrid Lindgren. Ronia, its main character, is a girl growing up in a castle in the wood in a band of robbers; as the chief's only child, she is expected to become the leader of t
• TjorvenThe name Tjorven comes from a popular Swedish family-show on television in the early 1960s. Based on a book by the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, the story is about a number of characters living in the archipelago outside Stockholm. A central character i på Saltkråkan
• The Six Bullerby ChildrenBooks by Astrid Lindgren featuring the Six Bullerby Children All About the Bullerby Children Cherry Time at Bullerby Six Bullerby Children Springtime at Bullerby Six Bullerby Children Six Bullerby Children Six Bullerby Children.
• Mio, my Mio (also known as Mio, my Son)
• The Brothers Lionheart (Bröderna Lejonhjärta)

An alphabetically sorted list of other books by Astrid Lindgren which are translated to English:

• A Calf for Christmas
• Brenda Helps Grandmother
• Christmas in Noisy Village
• Christmas in the Stable
• Circus Child
• Dirk Lives in Holland
• Gerda Lives in Norway
• Emil and the Bad Tooth
• Emil and His Clever Pig
• Emil Gets into Mischief
• Emil in the Soup Tureen
• Emil's Little Sister
• Emil's Pranks
• Emil's Sticky Problem
• Happy Times in Noisy Village
• I Don't Want to Go to Bed
• I Want a Brother or Sister
• I Want to Go to School Too
• Kati in America
• Kati in Paris
• Lotta
• Lotta's Bike
• Lotta's Christmas Surprise
• Lotta's Easter Surprise
• Lotta Leaves Home
• Lotta on Troublemaker Street
• Marko Lives in Yugoslavia
• Mardie
• Mardie to the Rescue
• Matti Lives in Finland
• Mirabelle
• Mischievous Martens
• Mischievous Meg
• Most Beloved Sister
• My Nightingale Is Singing
• My Swedish Cousins
• My Very Own Sister
• Noriko-San,girl of Japan
• Noy Lives in Thailand
• Rasmus and the Vagabond
• Rasmus and the tramp
• Scrap and the Pirates
• Seacrow Island
• Sia lives on Kilimanjaro
• Simon Small Moves in
• That's My Baby
• The Children of Noisy Village
• The Children on Troublemaker Street
• The Day Adam Got Mad
• The Dragon With Red Eyes
• The Ghost of Skinny Jack
• The Mischievous Martens
• The Runaway Sleigh Ride
• The Tomten
• The Tomten and the Fox
• The World's Best Karlson