Major Awards and Honors
Nils Holgersson Medal
Swedish State Award for Writers of High Literary Standard
Hans Christian Andersen Award
- 1958: "Rasmus and the Vagabond"
Swedish State Award for Literature
Swedish Academy
Litteris et Artibus (Sweden)
Silvergriffel (Sweden)
- 1975: "The Brothers Lionheart"
Swede of the Year
UNESCO
- 1993: International Book Award
German Booksellers' Prize for Peace
Danish Academy
Selma Lagerlöf Award (Sweden)
Tolstoy Medal
Albert Schweitzer Medal
Astrid Lindgren
(Astrid Anna Emilia Ericsson)
(1907 – 2002)
Bibliography
Pippi Långstrump/ Pippi Longstocking
- Pippi Långstrump (1945)
(Pippi Longstocking)
- Pippi Långstrump Går Ombord (1946)
(Pippi Långstockings Goes Aboard; Pippi Goes on Board)
- Känner du Pippi Långstrump? (1947)
(Do You Know Pippi Longstocking?)
– Picture book.
- Pippi Långstrump i Söderhavet (1948)
(Pippi in the South Seas)
- Boken om Pippi Långstrump (1952)
(The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking)
- Pippi Longstocking
- Pippi Goes on Board
- Pippi in the South Seas
- Pippi flyttar in (1969)
(Pippi Moves In)
– Picture book.
- Pippi ordnar allt (1969)
(Pippi to the Rescue)
– Picture book.
- Pippi starkast i världen (1970)
– Picture book.
- Pippi håller Kalas (1970)
(Pippi goes to school)
– Picture book.
- På Rymmen med Pippi Långstrump (1971)
(Pippi on the Run)
– Picture book.
- Pippi går till Sjöss (1971)
– Picture book.
- Pippi vill inte bli stor (1971)
(Pippi's Extraordinary Ordinary Day)
– Picture book.
- Pippi goes to the Circus (1999)
- Pippi Långstrump har Julgransplundring (1979)
(Pippi Longstocking's After-Christmas Party)
- Pippi Långstrump i Humlegården (2001)
(Pippi Longstocking in the Park)
Kalle Blomkvist/ Bill Bergson
- Mästerdetektiven Blomkvist (1946)
(Bill Bergson, Master Detective)
- Mästerdetektiven Blomkvist lever farligt (1950)
(Bill Bergson Lives Dangerously)
- Kalle Blomkvist och Rasmus (1953)
(Bill Bergson and the White Rose Rescue)
Barn i Bullerbyn/ The Children of Noisy Village
- Alla vi Barn i Bullerbyn (1947)
(The Six Bullerby Children; The Children of Noisy Village)
- Mer om oss Barn i Bullerbyn (1949)
(Cherry Time at Bullerby)
- Bara roligt i Bullerbyn (1952)
(Happy Times in Noisy Village; Happy Days at Bullerby)
- Bullerbyboken (1961)
– Collection:
- The Children of Noisy Village
- Cherry Time at Bullerby
- Happy Times in Noisy Village
- Jul i Bullerbyn (1962)
(Christmas in Noisy Village; Christmas at Bullerby)
– Picture book.
- Vår i Bullerbyn (1965)
(Springtime in Noisy Village; Springtime in Bullerby)
– Picture book.
- Barnens Dag i Bullerbyn (1966)
(A Day in Bullerby)
– Picture book.
- All About the Bullerby Children (1970)
Karlsson på Taket/ Karlsson on the Roof
- Lillebror och Karlsson på Taket (1955)
(Eric and Karlsson-on-the-Roof; Karlsson on the Roof)
- Karlsson på Taket flyger igen (1962)
(Karlsson Flies Again)
- Karlsson på Taket smyger igen (1968)
(Karlsson-on-the-Roof Is Sneaking Around Again;
The World's Best Karlsson)
- Allt om Karlsson på Taket (1972)
– Collection.
Nils Karlsson-Pyssling/ Simon Small
- Nils Karlsson-Pyssling (1949)
(Simon Small)
- Nils Karlsson-Pyssling flyttar in (1956)
(Simon Small Moves In)
– Picture book.
Rasmus
- Rasmus på Luffen (1956)
(Rasmus and the Vagabond; Rasmus and the Tramp)
- Rasmus, Pontus och Toker (1957)
Lotta/The Children on Troublemaker Street
- Barnen på Bråkmakargatan (1958)
(The Children on Troublemaker Street; The Mischievous Martens)
- Lotta på Bråkmakargatan (1961)
(Lotta on Troublemaker Street)
- Visst kan Lotta cykla (1971)
(Lotta's Bike; Of Course Polly Can Ride a Bike)
– Picture book.
- Visst kan Lotta nästan allting (1977)
(Of Course Polly Can Do Almost Anything; Lotta's Christmas Surprise)
– Picture book.
- Visst är Lotta en Glad Unge (1990)
(Lotta's Easter Surprise)
– Picture book.
- Lottas Komihågbok (1993)
– Collection.
Madicken/Mardie
- Madicken (1960)
(Mischievous Meg; Mardie's Adventures)
- Madicken och Junibackens Pims (1976)
(Mardie to the Rescue)
- Titta, Madicken, det Snöar! (1983)
(The Runaway Sleigh Ride)
– Picture book.
- Allas vår Madicken (1983)
– Collection.
- När Lisabet pillade in en Ärta i Näsan (1991)
- Jullov är ett bra Påhitt, sa Madicken (1993)
Emil in Lönneberga
- Emil i Lönneberga (1963)
(Emil in Lönneberga; Emil in the Soup Tureen; This Emil)
- Nya Hyss av Emil i Lönneberga (1966)
(Emil's Pranks; Emil Gets into Mischief)
- Än lever Emil i Lönneberga (1970)
(Emil and Piggy Beast; Emil and His Clever Pig)
- Den där Emil (1972)
– Picture book.
- När Emil skulle dra ut Linas Tand (1976)
(Emil and the Bad Tooth)
– Picture book.
- Stora Emilboken (1984)
– Collection.
- När lilla Ida skulle göra Hyss (1984)
(Emil's Little Sister; When Little Ida Wants to Do Mischief)
- Emils Hyss Nr 325 (1985)
(Emil's Sticky Problem)
- Inget knussel, sa Emil i Lönneberga (1986)
- Ida och Emil i Lönneberga (1989)
– Collection.
- Emil och Paltsmeten (1995)
– Picture book.
- Emil och soppskålen (1997)
– Picture book.
Ronia
- Ronja Rövardotter (1981)
(Ronia, the Robber's Daughter)
- Från Pippi till Ronja (1981)
– Collection.
Foreign Countries
- Kati i Amerika (1950)
(Kati in America)
- Kati på Kaptensgatan (1952)
(Kati in Italy)
- Kati i Paris (1953)
(Kati in Paris)
- Eva möter Noriko-San (1956)
(Noriko-San, Girl of Japan)
– Picture book.
- Sia bor på Kilimandjaro (1958)
(Sia Lives on Kilimanjaro)
– Picture book.
- Marko bor i Jugoslavien (1962)
(Marko Lives in Yugoslavia)
– Picture book.
- Jackie bor i Holland (1963)
(Dirk Lives in Holland)
– Picture book.
- Randi bor i Norge; Randi bor i Lofoten (1965)
(Randi Lives in Norway; Gerda Lives in Norway)
– Picture book.
- Noy bor i Thailand (1966)
(Nor Lives in Thailand)
– Picture book.
- Matti bor i Finland (1968)
(Matti Lives in Finland)
– Picture book.
Småland; Folk- and Fairy Tales
- Småländska Tjurfäktare (1982)
– Collection.
- Sagorna: En Samlingsvolym (1980)
(Fairy Tales: A Collection)
- Skinn Skerping, Hemskast av all Spöken I Småland (1986)
(The Ghost of Skinny Jack)
– Picture book.
- Assar Bubbla (1987)
- Mitt Småland (1987)
– Collection.
- I Skymningslandet (1994)
– Picture book.
- Mirabell (2002)
(Mirabelle)
Christmas Stories
- Jul i Stallet (1961)
(Christmas in the Stable)
– Picture book.
- Tomten (1961)
(The Tomten)
- Forsslund Räven och Tomten (1966)
(The Tomten and the Fox; The Fox and the Tomten)
- Julberättelser (1985)
(Collection: A Call for Christmas)
- God Jul i Stugan (1992)
– Collection.
Stand-Alone Books
- Britt-Mari lättar sitt Hjärta (1944)
(The Confidences of Britt-Mari; Britt-Mari Unburdens Her Heart)
- Kerstin och Jag (1945)
(Kerstin and I)
- Mio, min Mio (1954)
(Mio, My Son)
- Sunnanäng (1959)
- Lilibet, Cirkusbarn (1960)
(Lilibet, Circus Child)
- Vi på Saltkråkan (1964)
(Seacrow Island)
- Salikons rosor (1967)
– Collection.
- Skrållan och Sjörövarna (1967)
(Skrållan and the Pirates; Scrap and the Pirates)
- Bröderna Lejonhjärta (1973)
(The Brothers Lionheart)
- Min Ko vill ha roligt (1990)
(Collection: My Cow Wants to Have Fun)
- Alla mina barn (2001)
– Collection: All My Children.
Picture Books
- Jag vill inte gå och lägga mig (1947)
(I Don't Want to Go to Bed)
- Kajsa Kavat hjälper Mormor (1950)
(Brenda Breve Helps Grandmother; Brenda Helps Grandmother)
- Jag vill också gå i Skolan (1951)
(I Want to Go to School Too)
- Jag vill också ha ett Syskon (1954)
(That's My Baby; I Want a Brother or Sister)
- Mina svenska Kusiner (1959)
(My Swedish Cousins)
- Allrakäraste Syster (1973)
(Most Beloved Sister)
- Spelar min Lind, sjunger min Näktergal (1984)
(My Nightingale is Singing)
- Draken med de röda Ögonen (1985)
(The Dragon with Red Eyes)
- När Bäckhultarn for till stan (1989)
- När Adam Engelbrekt blev tvärarg (1991)
(The Day Adam Got Mad)
Nonfiction
- Mina Påhitt (1971)
(Collection: My Ideas)
- Samuel August från Sevedstorp och Hanna i Hult (1975)
(Samuel August from Sevedstorp and Hanna from Hult)
– About Lindgren's parents.
- Never Violence! (1978)
– Acceptance speech for the German Booksellers' Prize for Peace.
For further information consult:
Astrid Lindgren's official website
Astrid Lindgren's biography at the Kirjasto Authors' Calendar
Themis-Athena's Guide to Women Writers: Part 1,
Part 2 and
Part 3
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