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Anyone with the name “Pippi Longstocking” has to be an interesting character. “With such an unusual name, she became an unusual girl,” noted the late Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, whose story about ...

Main Stage returned to Eureka’s Arkley Center to kick off the holidays with its limited, one weekend run of the charming, family friendly musical, “Pippi Longstocking,” performed Nov. 26 to 28 with ...

Every life is a universe all its own.

The former home of children's book writer Astrid Lindgren, known internationally for the Pippi Longstocking series, is being opened to the public — except for children. Starting Saturday, the Astrid ...

This week Sweden celebrates the life of the writer Astrid Lindgren by awarding the annual prize for children's literature set up in her name, external. But nine years after Lindgren's death, what is ...

It’s been over five decades since the beloved Pippi Longstocking TV series first aired in 1969, followed by its companion films. The story of the freckled, fearless Pippi and her kind-hearted ...

Sweden has sent the world a real-life Pippi Longstocking. I am not sure about the current generation, but back in the day a freckle-faced, pig-tailed young Swedish girl captured the imagination of ...

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 ...

Actress Tami Erin played the iconic role of Pippi Longstocking in the movie The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking which was released in 1988. Erin was based in Los Angeles and kept in touch with a ...