Mrs. Lindgren was born Astrid Ericsson into a large farm family in the Swedish province of Smaaland. She once recalled that she was "born in an old red house surrounded by apple trees" where she ...

Astrid Lindgren introduced the world to Pippi Longstocking, who would become her most famous creation, in 1945. (Pressens Bild/AFP/Getty Images) Lindgren's family has preserved the apartment as it ...

A Berlinale regular, from her 2006 breakthrough prize-winning debut "A Soap" to the Astrid Lindgren biopic "Becoming ... For the director who's often put family at the core of her work, her ...

The books come in celebration of late author Astrid Lindgren’s 80th birthday Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she writes for both print and digital platforms.

The Danish filmmaker will direct the potential family series ... as well as The Astrid Lindgren Company. Development on the project begins this month. Related Stories News HBO Nabs 'Baby Queen ...

Malaysian children's book illustrators and storytellers Emila Yusof and Nor Azhar Ishak have been nominated for the prestigious 2024 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) in Sweden. A total of 245 ...

"Astrid maintained her personality until the end," her friend, Margareta Stroemstedt, told the newspaper Expressen, adding that Lindgren spent her final days surrounded by family members.

A Berlinale regular, from her 2006 breakthrough prize-winning debut “A Soap” to the Astrid Lindgren biopic “Becoming ... For the director who’s often put family at the core of her work ...