The document summarizes the life of Astrid Lindgren, the author of "Children of Bullerbyn". It discusses that she was born in 1907 in Sweden and started school in 1914. As a teenager, she enjoyed dancing and was the first in her town to cut her hair short. In 1924, she started working at a Swedish newspaper and married in 1931. She had two children, one of whom, Karin, inspired the character of Pippi Longstocking. Lindgren's books have been translated into 80 languages and sold over 80 million copies worldwide. She visited Poland in 1989 and received an honorary doctorate from the University of Warsaw. Lindgren passed away in 2002 at the age of 94.
The document summarizes the life of Astrid Lindgren, the author of "Children of Bullerbyn". It discusses that she was born in 1907 in Sweden and started school in 1914. As a teenager, she enjoyed dancing and was the first in her town to cut her hair short. In 1924, she started working at a Swedish newspaper and married in 1931. She had two children, one of whom, Karin, inspired the character of Pippi Longstocking. Lindgren's books have been translated into 80 languages and sold over 80 million copies worldwide. She visited Poland in 1989 and received an honorary doctorate from the University of Warsaw. Lindgren passed away in 2002 at the age of 94.
