The Pippi Longstocking series began through a trio of children’s chapter books published by Lindgren in the 1940s, which spun out into subsequent short stories and picture books.

The 70-year-old classic doesn’t look a day over nine. On May 21, 1945, author Astrid Lindgren gave the first Pippi manuscript to her daughter Karin on her 10th birthday (the book was published ...

Flowertown Players concludes its 2014 Children’s Theatre season with “Pippi Longstocking: the Musical,” with public performances May 3 and 4.