5.  Astrid Lindgren was born
on the 14 November 1907.
She grew up on a farm near
Vimmerby, Sweden. She
had two sisters and one
brother, who became a
member of the Swedish
parliament. They helped the
maids and farmhands with
the everyday work on the
farm. It was in the kitchen of
one of the farmhands that
Astrid Lindgren heard
fairytales and stories which
ignited her love of books.

6.  She finished the school and took
a job with a local newspaper
in Vimmerby. Then she moved to
Stockholm to learn to become
a typist and stenographer.
In 1931 she married her boss,
Sture Lindgren (1898-1952). The family
moved in 1941 to an apartment on Dalagatan, with
a view over Vasaparken, where Astrid lived until
her death. Astrid Lindgren died in 2002, at the age
of 94.

7.  The Pippi Longstocking series
(1945-1971)
 The Karlson-on-the-Roof
series (1955-1972)
 Emil series (1963-1997)
 The Brothers Lionheart
(1973)
 Ronia the Robber’s
Daughter (1981)
and others.

8.  Astrid Lindgren was inspired to
write her Pippi Longstocking
books when her daughter Karin
was lying sick in bed. She
wanted to hear a story and asked
her mother to tell her about Pippi
Longstocking. Astrid Lindgren
used the name invented by her
daughter to make up stories to
entertain her. For Karin's tenth
birthday, Astrid Lindgren wrote
down the stories she had told
Karin about Pippi Longstocking.
She also sent a copy of the
stories to the publisher.

9.  The publication of Pippi
Longstocking changed
Astrid Lindgren’s life. The
book became a great
success and made her a
world-famous author.

10. Karlsson
It was built in the yard of the famous
company in Odessa “Dominion”. The owner
loved this kind children`s friend so much that
he built a monument to him.

11. Karlsson`s birthday is
celebrated every year in
September. The orphans from
the nearest orphanages are
invited to this place and they
are treated with fruit, sweets
and, of course, with the
favourite dish of the fairy-tale
character –jam from a big glass
jar.

12. During her life, Astrid
Lindgren received numerous
awards and honours,
including the Hans Christian
Andersen medal (1958), the
Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
(1973) and UNESCO Book
Award (1993).

13. The Astrid Lindgren Memorial
Award
After her death in 2002, the Swedish government founded
the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the world's largest
children’s and youth literature prize. The prize is awarded
each year to one or more recipients.

14. After Astrid Lindgren…
 One of the minor planets is called
 In Stockholm there will be a street called
 The international movable book exhibition is called
 One of the new bank notes of Sweden planned for 2014-15 will bear
a portrait of Astrid Lindgren.

15. The books of Astrid
Lindgren are in her
museum.

19. Lewis Carroll

20. Lewis CarrollCharles Lutwidge Dodgson ( /ˈtʃɑrlz
ˈlʌtwɪdʒ ˈdɒdʒsən/ ); 27 January
1832 – 14 January 1898), better
known by the pseudonym Lewis
Carroll (/ˈkærəl/ ), was an English
author, mathematician, logician,
Anglican deacon and photographer.

21. Alice's
Adventures
in
Wonderland

25. John
Ronald
Reuel
Tolkien

26. Tolkien and family
Edith Bratt, his wife Tolkien with his
mother

27. Francis
Morgan
a Catholic priest,
Influenced
Tolkien’s life.

28. Tolkien’s former home

29. The award-winning fantasy
novel The Hobbit—about
the small, furry-footed
Bilbo Baggins and his
adventures—was
published in 1937 and
was regarded as a
children’s book, though
Tolkien would state the
book wasn’t originally
intended for children. He
also created more than
100 drawings to support
the narrative.

30. Over the years, while working on scholarly
publications, Tolkien developed the work that
would come to be regarded as his masterpiece—
the Lord of the Rings series, partially inspired by
ancient European myths, with its own sets of
maps, lore and languages.

31. A book, I think, is very like
A little golden door
That takes me into places
Where I’ve never been before.
It leads me into fairyland
Or countries strange and far.
And, best of all, the golden door
Always stands ajar.