STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) _ Popular children’s writer Astrid Lindgren, creator of the braided, freethinking Pippi Longstocking, died Monday. She was 94. Reaching into her childhood memories of the ...

The Swedish author Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002) is beloved around the world for her bestselling children’s books (most notably “Pippi Longstocking”), but “Becoming Astrid” doesn’t primarily concern ...

Created by Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002), the "Pippi Longstocking" series of kids' books was inspired by a story that the Swedish writer made up for her daughter, who was sick and off school one winter ...

She’s the strongest girl in the world. With her carrot-coloured pigtails, her striped mismatched socks and her freckles, she’s instantly recognisable. She’s a financially independent child, a reckless ...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Writer Astrid Lindgren, whose freethinking character Pippi Longstocking has been cherished by youngsters around the world for decades, died yesterday. She was 94. Drawing on her ...

“Tell me a story,” begged 7-year-old Karin, who was bedridden with pneumonia. “Tell me about Pippi Longstocking.” Her mother creatively complied, and a few years later when she was bedridden with her ...

The best-selling author of How to Train Your Dragon, Cressida Cowell, explains her love for the Swedish author, Astrid Lindgren. Born in 1907, Lindgren invented the Pippi Longstocking stories to tell ...