The braids have been done to death. Remember Halloweens with little girls wrapping wire hangers into their hair? Add a blue dress, one sock up and one sock down, and voila, Pippi Longstocking. In some ...

Paddington duo Studiocanal and David Heyman are teaming with the Astrid Lindgren Company to develop a movie based on the classic Pippi Longstocking story. Jeffrey Clifford and Rosie Alison will also ...

Who is the strongest, brightest and richest girl in the world? Pippi Longstocking, of course, a fictional character created by renowned Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren. The 9-year-old girl, who lives ...

The world's best-known cheeky redhead is turning 70. Astrid Lindgren's creation, Pippi Longstocking, has been a role model for decades, but how much longer will she survive? "Hello, I am Pippilotta ...

Two German production companies are preparing to make the first feature-length film about the life of Sweden's most popular children's book author, Pippi Longstocking creator Astrid Lindgren, her ...

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 in ...

On March 7, the Swedish residence in New York City opened its doors to librarians and other members of the children’s book community for a gathering in honor of International Women’s Day and the 80th ...