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 ...

Sutton Foster is bringing a beloved book character to life in a whole new way. The Tony Award winner, 49, will narrate a new series of Pippi Longstocking audiobooks, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal. The ...

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 ...

One of Sweden's most famous literary characters Pippi Longstocking turns 80 years old today. The first edition of the first book featuring the world's strongest girl was published on 26th November ...

CITYWIDE — City Parks Foundation will host “Cinderella Samba” at the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre, located at West 79th Street and West Drive in Central Park, and “Pippi Longstocking” with ...

Yvonne Draheim, LL.M., Dr. Patrick Fromlowitz, LL.M. In 1969, the defendant lyricist of the song "Hey, Pippi Langstrumpf" was asked to write the lyrics of the theme song for the German-Swedish ...

The books come in celebration of late author Astrid Lindgren’s 80th birthday Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she writes for both print and digital platforms. Amanda ...