Pippi Longstocking (Puffin Modern Classics) [Paperback]

 The beloved story of a spunky young girl and her hilarious escapades.

A rollicking story. --The Horn Book

Tommy and his sister Annika have a new neighbor, and her name is Pippi Longstocking. She has crazy red pigtails, no parents to tell her what to do, a horse that lives on her porch, and a flair for the outrageous that seems to lead to one adventure after another! A rollicking story. --The Horn BookAstrid Lindgren, author of many popular books for children, won the Hans Christian Andersen Award for her contribution to children's literature.

1907Astrid Anna Emilia Ericsson born November 14 in Näs, near Vimmerby, Småland; second child of Samuel August and Hanna Ericson (brother Gunnar born 1906; sisters Stina and Ingegerd born 1911 and 1916, respectively).

1914Astrid begins attending school, and Näs receives electricity for the first time.

1923Astrid finishes school.

1924Starts work at theWimmerby Tidningen, the Vimmerby newspaper.

1926Moves to Stockholm for a secretary schooling; son Lars born December 4.

1931Astrid Ericsson marries Sture Lindgren.1934Birth of daughter Karin, May 21.

1937Starts working again.

1941Lindgren family moves to apartment in Dalagatan in Stockholm, where Astrid Lindgren lives since.

1944Writes her first story,Pippi Longstocking(Pippi Långstrump) as a birthday present for her daugther; second prize of Rabén & Sjöt;gren for her firstBritt-Maribook.

1945Pippi Longstockingwins first prize at Rabén & Sjögren's Best Children's Book Competition, age 6-10.

1946Begins work as children's book editor at Rabén & Sjögren.

1947-1948First time in England and the USA.

1949Hamburg publisher Friedrich Oetlinger travels to Stockholm and meets AstridlS